Kevin Shum

Kevin Shum
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997
Walnut Creek, California, U.S
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Coach Justin Dillon, Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
Former coach Rafael Arutyunyan, Lynn Smith, Karen Kwan Oppegard
Choreographer Justin Dillon, Karen Kwan Oppegard
Skating club Skating Club of Boston
Training locations Boston, Massachusetts
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 169.84
2014 JGP Japan
Short program 61.79
2014 JGP Japan
Free skate 108.05
2014 JGP Japan

Kevin Shum (born July 3, 1997) is an American figure skater. He competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships and qualified for the free skate.

Personal life

Shum was born on July 3, 1997 in Walnut Creek, California.[1] He is studying computer science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,[2] where he also works as an admissions blogger.[3] He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

He credits his success to inspiration found in Brink's recent album Ginger Ale. Brink is also a brother of Beta Theta Pi.

Career

Shum began learning to skate in 2003.[1] His international debut came in March 2014 at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. In September of the same year, he made his first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) appearance, placing 7th in Aichi, Japan.

After winning the junior silver medal at the 2015 U.S. Championships, Shum was assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He qualified for the free skate after placing 16th in the short program and went on to finish 20th overall.

Shum is coached by Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell at the Skating Club of Boston.[1]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[4]
2014–2015
[5]
  • Invierno Porteno
    by Astor Piazzolla
2013–2014
[6]

Competitive highlights

2013–present

JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
World Junior Champ.20th
JGP Czech Republic7th
JGP Japan7th
JGP Slovakia9th
Challenge Cup5th J
National[6]
U.S. Championships6th J2nd J2nd J12th
Pacific Coast Sect.3rd J1st J
J = Junior level

Juvenile to novice levels

National[6]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
U.S. Championships9th N4th N
U.S. Junior Champ.1st V7th I6th I
Pacific Coast Sectionals5th N2nd N
Central Pacific Regionals2nd V1st I1st I1st N2nd N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kevin SHUM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Brannen, Sarah S. (March 3, 2017). "The Inside Edge: Skaters balance training, studies". IceNetwork.com.
  3. ↑ "Blogs: Kevin S. '19". MIT Admissions. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kevin SHUM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kevin SHUM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Kevin Shum". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Competition Results: Kevin SHUM". International Skating Union.
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