Figure Season Begins... Kim Yoo-seong and Han Hee-soo Participa

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  Posted by cristellecruz seven August 27, 2023 - Filed in Sports - 99 views
  

  

  Figure Season Begins... Kim Yoo-seong and Han Hee-soo Participate in the 1st Junior Grand Prix Competition

   

  Opening in Bangkok on the 24th... Men's singles Seo Min-gyu, ice dance Kim Jin-ni - Inamu Jo-do challenge

   

  Kim Yoo-seong (Pyeongchon Middle School) and Han Hee-soo (Seonil Girls' Middle School), prospective women's figure skating singles, will challenge to win their first medal at the 2023 International Skating Union (ISU) Figure Skating Junior Grand Prix 1st round.

   

  Kim Yu-seong and Han Hee-soo are aiming for a prize in an international major competition at the Grand Prix event held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 24th (Korean time).

   

  Kim Yu-seong is the identical twin sister of Kim Yu-jae (Pyeongchon Middle School), who finished fourth at the Junior World Championships last year.

   

  Kim Yu-seong is famous for her high-level technical skills. 바카라사이트

   

  He also garnered much attention last month by cleanly handling the triple axel after 3 1/2 laps in the preliminary round.

   

  Among domestic players, only female singles players who use the triple axel are Yoo Young, Kim Yu-jae, and Kim Yu-seong.

   

  However, stamina and acting stability are considered supplementary tasks.

   

  Han Hee-soo, who placed 5th in the selection, received two tickets and applied to participate in this competition.

   

  The biggest competitor between the two players is Nakai Ami of Japan.

   

  Nakai is a Japanese figure skater who won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships last year, and is a strong candidate to win this tournament.

   

  Men's singles Seo Min-kyu (Kyung Shin-joong) and ice dance Kim Jin-ni-Inamu (Gyeonggi-do Ice Skating Federation) group will also participate.

   

  A total of seven Junior Grand Prix events will be held this season.

   

  Athletes can participate in up to two competitions, and the final ranking is determined by adding up the results of the competitions they participated in.

   

  The top 6 players (teams) in men's and women's singles, ice dance, and pair events can compete in the Junior Grand Prix Final, the king of kings.

   

  The Junior Grand Prix Final will be held in Beijing, China from December 7-10.

   

  Junior Grand Prix is ​​open to athletes between the ages of 13 and 19, and male ice dancing and pair skating athletes up to the age of 21.

   

  Players from Russia and Belarus, who were banned from participating due to the invasion of Ukraine, will not be able to compete this season.

   

  In Korea, 9 female singles players, 5 male singles players, and 1 ice dancing team will compete in the Junior Grand Prix Series.

   

  Shin Ji-ah (Yeongdong Middle School), the “future of Korean figure skating” who won first place in the women’s singles selection last month, is scheduled to compete in the 2nd competition to be held in Linz, Austria from the 30th and the 5th competition to be held in Budapest, Hungary from September 20th.

   

  Jia Shin is undergoing intense training in Japan ahead of the opening of her new season.