Choi Da-bin

Choi Da-bin (Hangul: 최다빈; born January 19, 2000) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion and a 5-time South Korean national medalist (three silver, two bronze). She has placed in the top-ten at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the 2017 World Championships, the Four Continents Championships (2016, 2017, 2018). Earlier in her career, she won two bronze medals during the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series in Austria and Latvia. She has placed in the top-ten at the World Junior Championships (2014, 2015).

Choi Da-bin
Personal information
Native name최다빈
Country represented South Korea
Born (2000-01-19) January 19, 2000
Seoul, South Korea
Home townNamyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
ResidenceSeoul, South Korea
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
CoachShin Hea-sook
Former coachLee Eun-hee, Christa Fassi, Ghislain Briand, Chi Hyun-jung
ChoreographerKenji Miyamoto
Former choreographerTetsuya Nakajima, Nikita Mikhailov, David Wilson, Pasquale Camerlengo
Training locationsTaeneung, South Korea
Began skating2004
World standing18 (As of 10 February 2018)[1]
Season's bests18 (2017–18)[2]
24 (2016–17)[3]
33 (2015–16)[4]
40 (2014–15)[5]
41 (2013–14)[6]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total199.26
2018 Winter Olympics
Short program67.77
2018 Winter Olympics
Free skate131.49
2018 Winter Olympics
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Figure skating: Ladies' singles
Asian Winter Games

2017 SapporoLadies' singles
Choi Da-bin
Hangul
최다빈
Hanja
崔 多彬
Revised RomanizationChoe Dabin
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Tabin
This is a Korean name; the family name is Choi.

Personal life

Choi was born on January 19, 2000, in Seoul.[7] She attended Suri High School as a student, same as fellow skater Kim Yuna .[8]

Choi's mother died on June 26, 2017 while battling cancer. [9] Choi has said that her mother was her biggest supporter and fan. Her 2017-18 season short program 'Papa Can You Hear Me?' is dedicated to her.

Career

Early years

As a nine-year-old, Choi won the novice silver medal at the 2010 South Korean Nationals. Competing on the senior level, she won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2013 Nationals.

2013–2014 season: Junior international debut

In the 2013–14 season, Choi debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing fourth and fifth at her two events. At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she placed ninth in the short program, sixth in the free skate, and sixth overall setting a new personal best score of 162.35 points.

2014–2015 season
Choi at the 2015 Junior World Championships.

In the 2014–15 season, Choi finished fourth and fifth at her JGP events in France and Japan. At the 2015 South Korean Nationals, she placed second in both programs to win silver behind Park So-youn. At the 2015 World Junior Championships, she placed ninth in the both programs, and ninth overall, thus securing two spots for her country at the 2016 edition.

2015–2016 season: Two JGP medals and senior international debut
Choi at the 2016 Four Continents Championships.

In the 2015–16 season, Choi won her first JGP medals, taking bronze in Riga, Latvia, and Linz, Austria. Making her senior international debut, Choi finished eighth at the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy. At the 2015 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition, she won her first gold medal at a national competition. At the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, she placed 8th with personal bests in the free skate and total scores.

2016–2017 season: Winter Asian Games champion

Making her senior Grand Prix debut, Choi placed 7th at the 2016 Skate Canada International and 8th at the 2016 NHK Trophy. She placed fourth at the 2017 South Korean Championships. She changed her short program music from Qué rico el mambo into Steven Universe and La La Land in the middle of the season.[10] She also changed coaches, deciding to join Lee Eun-hee.[8] She placed fifth at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, improving her personal best scores in all categories.

Called up to replace the injured Park So-youn at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Choi won her country's first-ever figure skating gold medal at the event.[10][11] South Korea also selected Choi to replace the injured Kim Na-hyun at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[11] She would place tenth in Finland, allowing her country to send two ladies' single skaters to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and 2018 World Championships in Milan.

2017-2018 season: 2018 Winter Olympics
Choi at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Choi began the season competing at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, placing fourth. At the first of her two assignments on the 2017-18 Grand Prix circuit, the 2017 Cup of China, she placed a disappointing ninth, hampered by a foot injury. She subsequently withdrew from her second Grand Prix event at the 2017 Skate America as a result of the injury.[12]

Choi and Kim Ha-nul were selected to compete at both the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, and the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships in Milan, Italy. They were joined by Park So-youn for the 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei.

At the Four Continents Championships, Choi just missed the podium, coming in fourth just behind Japan's Satoko Miyahara. Choi reverted to her Doctor Zhivago free skate program for this and all subsequent competitions for the season, citing the difficulty in performing its replacement to the standard she desired.[13]

Choi received a standing ovation for her short program at the Olympics, including from South Korea's Yuna Kim. She set personal bests in both the short program and free skate, and finished seventh overall.[14] Her short program for the season, set to "Papa, Can You Hear Me?" was dedicated to her mother, who had died shortly before the South Korean qualifying event. Choi commented following her performance in the team event: "I am very thankful to my mother, who is watching me from Heaven."[15]

After skating the short program at the 2018 World Championships, Choi was compelled to withdraw due to equipment failure.[16]

Programs
Choi performing her gala program "Jeongseon Arirang Rapsody" at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Choi performing a Biellmann spin during her free skate "Andante spianato" at the 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2019–2020
2018–2019
[17]
2017–2018
[18][19]
  • Jeongseon Arirang Rapsody[23]
2016–2017
[7][10][24][25]
2015–2016
[26]
    2014–2015
    [27]
    • Andante spianato et
      grande polonaise brillante op. 22
      by Frederic Chopin
      2013–2014
      [28]
      2012–2013
      2011–2012

      Competitive highlights

      2013–14 to present

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

      International[29]
      Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
      Olympics7th
      Worlds14th10thWD
      Four Continents8th5th4th
      GP Skate AmericaWD
      GP Skate Canada7thWD
      GP Cup of China9th
      GP NHK Trophy9thWD
      CS Finlandia9th
      CS Nebelhorn7th
      CS Ondrej Nepela4th4thWD
      CS Tallinn Trophy8th
      CS U.S. Classic4th
      CS Warsaw Cup12th
      Asian Games1st
      Asian Trophy2nd
      Denis Ten MC4th
      International: Junior[29]
      Junior Worlds6th9th
      JGP Austria3rd
      JGP Belarus4th
      JGP France5th
      JGP Japan4th
      JGP Latvia3rd
      JGP Mexico5th
      Asian Trophy3rd2nd
      Triglav Trophy1st
      National[29]
      South Korea4th2nd2nd4th2ndWD
      Team events
      Olympics9th T
      6th P
      Levels: J = Junior
      TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
      T = Team result; P = Personal result.

      2007–08 to 2012–13: Pre-junior international debut
      International: Novice[29]
      Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13
      Asian Trophy1st N1st N
      National[29]
      South Korean16th N8th N2nd N12th J3rd3rd
      Levels: J = Junior; N = Novice

      Detailed results

      Senior level
      Choi at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

      At team events, medals awarded for team results only.

      2019–20 season
      Date Event SP FS Total
      October 9–12, 2019 2019 Denis Ten Memorial 4
      54.65      		 5
      105.93      		 4
      160.58
      September 25-28, 2019 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8
      53.91      		 7
      103.27      		 7
      157.18
      2018–19 season
      Date Event SP FS Total
      November 9–11, 2018 2018 NHK Trophy WD WD WD
      October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International WD WD WD
      2017–18 season
      Date Event SP FS Total
      March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 21
      55.30      		 WD
      		WD
      February 14–23, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics (ladies' singles) 8
      67.77      		 8
      131.49      		 7
      199.26
      February 9–12, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics (team event) 6
      65.73      		 – 9T
      January 22–28, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 5
      62.30      		 4
      127.93      		 4
      190.23
      January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships 4
      64.11      		 2
      126.01      		 2
      190.12
      November 3–5, 2017 2017 Cup of China 9
      53.90      		 9
      112.09      		 9
      165.99
      October 6–8, 2017 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy 10
      52.06      		 9
      106.47      		 9
      158.53
      September 21–23, 2017 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 4
      56.62      		 3
      122.31      		 4
      178.93
      2016–17 season
      Date Event SP FS Total
      March 27–April 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 11
      62.66      		 7
      128.45      		 10
      191.11
      February 23–26, 2017 2017 Asian Winter Games 1
      61.30      		 1
      126.24      		 1
      187.54
      February 15–19, 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 6
      61.62      		 4
      120.79      		 5
      182.41
      January 6–8, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships 4
      60.19      		 3
      121.29      		 4
      181.48
      November 25–27, 2016 2016 NHK Trophy 11
      51.06      		 9
      114.57      		 9
      165.63
      October 28–30, 2016 2016 Skate Canada 8
      53.29      		 6
      112.49      		 7
      165.78
      September 28–October 2, 2016 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial 10
      48.01      		 2
      112.61      		 4
      160.62
      September 14–18, 2016 2016 CS U.S. Classic 3
      58.70      		 5
      94.29      		 4
      152.99
      August 4–7, 2016 2016 Asian Open Trophy 2
      51.71      		 1
      108.56      		 2
      160.27
      2015–16 season
      Date Event SP FS Total
      March 28 – April 3, 2016 2016 World Championships 16
      56.02      		 15
      103.90      		 14
      159.92
      February 16–21, 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships 10
      56.79      		 6
      116.92      		 8
      173.71
      January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships 2
      60.32      		 2
      116.97      		 2
      177.29
      November 17–22, 2015 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy 13
      43.74      		 7
      102.18      		 8
      145.92

      Junior level
      Choi at the 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
      2015–16 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      September 9–13, 2015 2015 JGP Austria Junior 4
      57.27      		 3
      115.11      		 3
      172.38
      August 26–30, 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 4
      57.21      		 3
      111.08      		 3
      168.29
      2014–15 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      April 15–19, 2015 2015 Triglav Trophy Junior 1
      56.61      		 1
      109.39      		 1
      166.00
      March 2–8, 2015 2015 World Junior Championships Junior 9
      54.32      		 9
      102.06      		 9
      156.38
      January 5–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 2
      54.04      		 2
      106.76      		 2
      160.80
      September 17–21, 2014 2014 JGP Japan Junior 7
      52.66      		 3
      105.94      		 4
      158.60
      August 20–24, 2014 2014 JGP France Junior 7
      46.04      		 5
      91.47      		 5
      137.51
      August 6–10, 2014 2014 Asian Open Trophy Junior 3
      55.55      		 2
      101.40      		 2
      156.95
      2013–14 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      March 10–16, 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 9
      53.69      		 6
      108.66      		 6
      162.35
      January 1–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Senior 10
      50.38      		 3
      108.26      		 4
      158.64
      September 25–29, 2013 2013 JGP Belarus Junior 11
      45.18      		 2
      98.51      		 4
      143.69
      September 4–8, 2013 2013 JGP Mexico Junior 7
      47.48      		 5
      94.75      		 5
      142.23
      August 8–11, 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy Junior 3
      48.68      		 3
      92.40      		 3
      141.08
      2012–13 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      January 2–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Senior 2
      53.21      		 3
      99.88      		 3
      153.09
      August 7–12, 2012 2012 Asian Open Trophy Novice 2
      42.52      		 1
      70.29      		 1
      112.81
      2011–12 season
      Date Event Level SP FS Total
      January 12–16, 2012 2012 South Korean Championships Senior 4
      44.20      		 2
      97.26      		 3
      141.46
      August 22–26, 2011 2011 Asian Open Trophy Novice 1
      39.50      		 3
      48.70      		 1
      88.20
      • Personal bests highlighted in bold.

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