Kim Hyung-tae(Korean:김형태;born September 1, 1997) is a South Koreanpair skater.With his sister,Kim Su-yeon,he is the 2017Asian Open Figure Skating Trophychampion, the 2017Toruń Cupsilver medalist and the 2017South Korean nationalsilver medalist. They competed at the2017 Four Continents Championships.
| Kim Hyung-tae | |
|---|---|
 The Kim siblings at the2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
| Born | September 1, 1997 Gwacheon,South Korea |
| Hometown | Incheon,South Korea |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Partner | Kim Su-yeon |
| Coach | Chung Bo-kyung,Mariusz Siudek |
| Skating club | Incheon |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Career
editKim Hyung-tae began learning to skate in 2010.[1]He and his sister,Kim Su-yeon,started competing as a pair in the 2015–2016 season. Their international debut came in February 2016 at theWinter Youth OlympicsinHamar,Norway. The pair finished 8th at the event.[2]
The Kim siblings debuted on theJunior Grand Prixseries in September 2016, placing 13th inOstrava,Czech Republic, and 8th inSaransk,Russia. Making their senior debut, they finished 7th at the2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memoriala couple of weeks later. In early January 2017, the pair obtained the silver medal at theSouth Korean Championships,having placed third in the short program and first in the free skate. Later in the same month, they received their first senior international medal, winning silver at theToruń CupinToruń,Poland. In February, the siblings competed at their firstISU Championship— the2017 Four Continents ChampionshipsinGangneung,South Korea. They finished 12th at the event.[3]
Programs
edit(with Kim Su-yeon)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 |
Queenmedley |
The Beatlesmedley |
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| 2016–2017 [1] |
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| 2015–2016 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
editCS:Challenger Series;JGP:Junior Grand Prix
With Kim Su-yeon
| International[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Four Continents Champ. | 12th | ||
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 15th | ||
| CSNepela Memorial | 7th | ||
| Asian Winter Games | 4th | ||
| Asian Open | 1st | ||
| Toruń Cup | 2nd | ||
| International: Junior[5] | |||
| World Junior Champ. | 8th | ||
| Youth Olympics | 8th | ||
| JGPCzech Republic | 13th | ||
| JGPRussia | 8th | ||
| National[5] | |||
| South Korean Champ. | 1st J | 2nd | |
| TBD = Assigned J = Junior level | |||
Detailed results
edit| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27–30, 2017 | 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Senior | 16 40.75 |
15 88.25 |
15 129.00 |
| August 2–5, 2017 | 2017 Asian Figure Skating Trophy | Senior | 1 46.30 |
3 87.51 |
1 133.81 |
| 2016–17 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| March 15–19, 2017 | 2017 World Junior Championships | Junior | 9 49.20 |
7 86.09 |
8 135.29 |
| February 23–26, 2017 | 2017 Asian Winter Games | Senior | 4 49.28 |
4 100.12 |
4 149.40 |
| February 15–19, 2017 | 2017 ISU Four Continents Championships | Senior | 13 49.88 |
12 90.80 |
12 140.68 |
| January 10–15, 2017 | 2017 Toruń Cup | Senior | 3 49.78 |
2 96.48 |
2 146.26 |
| January 6–8, 2017 | 2017 South Korean Championships | Senior | 3 44.24 |
1 93.38 |
2 137.62 |
| September 30–October 2, 2016 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Senior | 7 39.70 |
7 78.30 |
7 118.00 |
| September 14–17, 2016 | 2016 JGP Russia | Junior | 7 42.61 |
10 67.34 |
8 109.95 |
| August 31–September 3, 2016 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 13 40.20 |
13 66.96 |
13 107.16 |
| 2015–16 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 12–21, 2016 | 2016 Youth Olympics | Junior | 8 35.86 |
8 72.67 |
8 108.53 |
| January 8–10, 2016 | 2016 South Korean Championships | Junior | 1 35.35 |
1 63.28 |
1 98.63 |
References
edit- ^ab"Su Yeon KIM / Hyungtae KIM: 2016/2017".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Info System: Athletes / KIM Hyungtae".sportresult.Archivedfrom the original on March 9, 2017.
- ^Joo, Kyung-don (February 18, 2017)."S. Korea's pairs skating teams say Four Continents big learning experience".Yonhap.Archivedfrom the original on March 9, 2017.
- ^"Su Yeon KIM / Hyungtae KIM: 2015/2016".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^abc"Competition Results: Su Yeon KIM / Hyungtae KIM".International Skating Union.