Lim Eun-soo

Lim Eun-soo
Personal information
Native name 임은수
Country represented South Korea South Korea
Born (2003-02-26) February 26, 2003
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Home town Gyeonggi-do
Residence Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Coach Rafael Arutyunyan
Former coach Chi Hyun-jung
Choreographer Jeffrey Buttle, Akiko Suzuki
Former choreographer Scott Brown, Cindy Stuart, Kenji Miyamoto, Shin Yea-ji, Alex Chang
Training locations Lakewood, California, United States
Former training locations Taeneung, South Korea
Began skating 2009
World standing 19 (As of 19 September 2018)[1]
Season's bests 18 (2018–19)[2]
34 (2017–18)[3]
37 (2016–17)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 187.30
2018 CS U.S. Classic
Short program 68.09
2018 CS Asian Trophy
Free skate 122.45
2018 CS U.S. Classic

Lim Eun-soo (Hangul:임은수, born February 26, 2003) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2018 CS Asian Trophy champion, the 2018 CS U.S. International Classic silver medalist, the 2017 South Korean national champion and a two-time national bronze medalist (2016, 2018). In the junior level, she won two medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (bronze at the 2016 JGP Germany and silver at the 2017 JGP Austria) and finished within the top five at the World Junior Championships for two consecutive years (4th in 2017 and 5th in 2018).

Personal life

Lim was born on 26 February 2003 in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.

Career

Early years

Lim began skating in 2009.[5] She started training with Chi Hyun-jung as her coach in 2014.[6]

Nationally, Lim started competing at the senior level during the 2014-15 figure skating season. She obtained the bronze medal at the 2016 South Korean Championships, finishing behind You Young and Choi Da-bin.

2016–2017 season: Junior international debut and national title

Lim at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

Lim debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in September 2016, placing 4th in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In October, she received the bronze medal at a JGP event in Dresden, Germany. In January 2017, she won her first senior national title.[7] In March, Lim placed 4th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships, scoring personal bests in every segment of the competition in her ISU championship debut.

2017–2018 season: Second JGP medal

Lim started off the season with a silver medal at the Asian Open Trophy in August. In September, she received the silver medal at JGP Salzburg, Austria with a score of 186.34. She surpassed her old record, with a difference of almost six points. In her next JGP event, in Gdansk, she received a score of 58.60, after struggling on the first spin of her program, and an edge warning on her opening combination, a triple flip-triple toe loop. In the free skate, she received another unclear edge in her flip jump, and popped a triple toe loop in her double axel, triple toe loop combination. Lim later suffered a fall on a triple salchow, along with a jump repetition violation on her double axel, double toe loop combination near the end of her program, after doing it again halfway through her program. With a final score of 162.58, she placed fourth overall, losing her chance of making it to the Junior Grand Prix Final.

Lim announced at the beginning of December that she was diagnosed with a fracture on her right big toe.[8]

Lim at the 2018 World Junior Championships

In January, she placed third at the national championships. Lim was subsequently named as part of Korea's team to the 2018 World Junior Championships. She would go on to place 5th in the short program and 6th in the free skate to finish 5th overall.

On April 18th, it was reported that she would be moving to California to train with Rafael Arutyunyan.[9]

2018-2019 season: Senior international debut

Lim started the 2018-2019 season with a win at the 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy, placing first in the short program and second in the free. She obtained a personal best in the short with a score of 68.09. Lim's second competition was the 2018 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. At the event, she won a silver medal behind Satoko Miyahara of Japan and ahead of Kim Ye-lim, her Korean teammate.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–2019
[10]
2017–2018
[11][12]
2016–2017
[5]
2015–2016
2014–2015
2013–2014
2012–2013
  • Evita
    by Andrew Lloyd Webber
    choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2011–2012
    • Kung Fu Panda
      by Hans Zimmer
      choreo. by Shin Yea-ji

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[17]
    Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
    GP RostelecomTBD
    CS Asian Open1st
    CS U.S. Classic2nd
    International: Junior or novice[17]
    Junior Worlds4th5th
    JGP Austria2nd
    JGP Germany3rd
    JGP Poland4th
    JGP Slovenia4th
    Asian Open1st N3rd J2nd J
    National[17]
    South Korea4th N4th J9th3rd1st3rd
    Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
    TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

    Detailed results

    Senior level

    2018–19 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    November 16–18, 2018 2018 Rostelecom Cup
    TBD

    September 12–16, 2018 2018 CS U.S. International Classic 2
    64.85    		 2
    122.45    		 2
    187.30
    August 1–5, 2018 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy 1
    68.09    		 2
    116.24    		 1
    184.33

    Junior level

    Lim at the 2018 World Junior Championships
    Lim at the 2017 World Junior Championships.
    2017–18 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 5
    62.96    		 6
    122.16    		 5
    185.12
    January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships Senior 2
    66.10    		 4
    119.78    		 3
    185.88
    October 4–7, 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 4
    58.60    		 5
    103.98    		 4
    162.58
    August 31–September 2, 2017 2017 JGP Austria Junior 2
    64.79    		 2
    121.55    		 2
    186.34
    August 2–5, 2017 2017 Asian Open Trophy Junior 3
    58.43    		 2
    118.82    		 2
    177.25
    2016–17 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 4
    64.78    		 4
    116.03    		 4
    180.81
    January 6–8, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships Senior 1
    64.53    		 1
    127.45    		 1
    191.98
    October 5–9, 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 2
    63.83    		 5
    109.38    		 3
    173.21
    September 21–25, 2016 2016 JGP Slovenia Junior 6
    55.88    		 3
    111.03    		 4
    166.91
    August 4–5, 2016 2016 Asian Open Trophy Junior 2
    60.61    		 3
    108.44    		 3
    169.05
    2015–16 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships Senior 4
    59.33    		 3
    116.64    		 3
    175.97
    2014–15 season
    January 7–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 8
    51.10    		 10
    89.53    		 9
    140.63
    2013–14 season
    January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Junior 1
    48.90    		 6
    82.46    		 4
    131.36
    August 8–11, 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy Novice
    		1
    41.97    		 1
    41.97
    2012–13 season
    January 4–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Novice 7
    27.20    		 3
    50.32    		 4
    77.52
    • Personal best highlighted in bold.

    Awards and recognition

    Year Awards
    2017 Harper's Bazaar: January Issue Model

    References

    1. ↑ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. August 15, 2018.
    2. ↑ "Season Best Score 2018/2019". International Skating Union.
    3. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2017/2018". International Skating Union.
    4. ↑ "Seasons Best Score 2016/2017". International Skating Union.
    5. 1 2 "Eunsoo LIM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017.
    6. ↑ 조, 영준 (May 3, 2016). "[피플人 인터뷰] '피겨 유망주' 임은수, "2022년 베이징올림픽 金이 꿈"" [Eunsoo Lim said "My goal is the gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics] (in Korean). Spotv News.
    7. ↑ Lee, Soon-heung (January 9, 2017). "Teen Figure Skaters Lay Claim to Kim Yu-na's Laurels". The Chosun Ilbo.
    8. ↑ Lim, Eunsoo (December 3, 2017). "저는 이번 시합 2주전 운동중 오른쪽 엄지발가락에 골절판정을 받게 되었습니다" (Instagram).
    9. ↑ Hersh, Philip (April 18, 2018). "Fresh faces: Arutunian set to welcome new pupils". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on April 19, 2018.
    10. ↑ "피겨 최다빈, 새 시즌 프로그램 공개…첫 탱고 음악 사용" (in Korean). Yonhap. August 1, 2018.
    11. ↑ 김, 경윤 (July 25, 2017). "임은수·김예림·유영, 28일 피겨 대회서 새 프로그램 공개". Yonhap.
    12. ↑ "Eunsoo LIM: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
    13. ↑ "All That Skate 2018". All That Sports. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
    14. ↑ [김연아 아이스쇼] 제프리 버틀 - Gotta Get Thru This (Television production) (in Korean). Seoul Broadcasting System. May 22, 2018. Event occurs at 4 min 15 sec.
    15. ↑ 2017 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy - Exhibition - Junior Ladies - 2nd: Eun Soo LIM[KOR] (YouTube). Hong Kong: Mega Ice Hong Kong (Official channel). August 5, 2017.
    16. ↑ Ge, Misha (June 23, 2017). "As a Korean tradition "Be Cute and Peace to the camera" #NewChoreo #EunsooLim #SwishSwish" (Instagram).
    17. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Eunsoo LIM". International Skating Union.
    18. "Personal Best: Ladies Total Score". International Skating Union.

    Further reading

    World Record Holders
    Preceded by
    —    		 Ladies' Short Program
    4 August 2018 – 23 August 2018    		 Succeeded by
    Russia Anna Shcherbakova
    Preceded by
    —    		 Ladies' Total Score
    5 August 2018 – 25 August 2018    		 Succeeded by
    Russia Anna Shcherbakova
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