Kim Hyun-gyeom (Korean: 김현겸; born June 27, 2006)[1] is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2024 Winter Youth Olympic champion in both the men's and team events, the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, the 2023 South Korean silver medalist, and the 2020 South Korean Junior bronze medalist.
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Full name | Kim Hyun-gyeom | ||||||||||||||||||
Native name | 김현겸 | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | Seoul, South Korea | June 27, 2006||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Men's singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Chi Hyun-jung Kim Jin-seo | ||||||||||||||||||
Skating club | Hankwang High School | ||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editKim was born on June 27, 2006, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Before he began figure skating, Kim played soccer at a youth soccer academy. Moreover, he also practiced ballet and took piano lessons as a child.[2][3]
Kim can speak some Japanese as a result of his mother being fluent in the language.[2] He also speaks a bit of English.[4]
He looks up to training mate, Cha Jun-hwan, as well as fellow skaters, Yuma Kagiyama and Adam Siao Him Fa.[2][3]
Career
editEarly career
editKim began figure skating at the age of eight and has trained under coach, Chi Hyun-jung since the age of nine.[3]
As an intermediate novice skater, Kim competed at 2018 Asian Open Trophy, where he won the gold medal.[5] He then went on to finish fourth at the 2019 Korean Junior Championships that same year.[6]
The following season, at 2019 Asian Open Trophy, Kim won the bronze medal as an advanced novice.[7] Then going on to compete at the 2020 Korean Junior Championships, Kim won the bronze medal.[8]
2020–21 season
editDebuting on the senior national level, Kim placed eighth at the 2021 Korean Championships.[9]
2021–22 season
editMaking his international Junior Grand Prix debut, Kim finished eighth and ninth at the JGP Poland and JGP Austria, respectively.[9]
Following a seventh-place finish at the 2022 Korean Championships, Kim closed his season with a gold medal in the junior event of the 2022 Triglav Trophy.[9]
2022–23 season
editKim began the 2022–23 figure skating season by making his senior international debut at 2022 Ondrej Nepela Trophy, where he placed fourth before going on to finish twelfth at 2022 Finlandia Trophy.[9]
At the 2023 Korean Championships, Kim managed to win the silver medal behind Cha Jun-hwan after delivering two clean performances. As a result, Kim was selected to represent South Korea at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, Alberta.[10][11]
At those championships, Kim placed eighth in the short program and sixth in the free skate segments of the competitions, scoring personal bests and finishing sixth overall. This placement earned two spots for South Korean men's singles skaters at the 2024 World Junior Championships.[12]
2023–24 season
editIn late July, Kim competed at the 2023 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers, where he won the silver medal behind Seo Min-kyu, earning two assignments on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.[13] At his first assignment, the 2023 JGP Austria, he won the silver medal and set a new personal best score in the free skate in the process. He was the only skater at the event to attempt quadruple jump, but it was deemed underrotated.[14] Kim then won gold at the 2023 JGP Hungary, again improving his free skate personal best and setting a new personal best in total score as well. His results qualified him for the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final.[15] The following week he appeared on the senior level at the Nepela Memorial, finishing fourth for the second consecutive season.[9]
Following the Junior Grand Prix, Kim won the national qualifier for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, to be hold on home ice in Gangwon.[16] He went on to compete at the senior national ranking competition, finishing fourth.[17]
Kim then competed at the Junior Grand Prix Final in Beijing, where he won the short program. Second in the free skate, he dropped to second overall and won the silver medal. After falling on his quad attempt, he said he was "not that satisfied with my performance" but "happy with the result."[18] He went on to place fourth at the 2024 South Korean Championships.[9]
At the Youth Olympics, Kim came third in the short program of the men's event. He won the free skate, rising to first overall and claiming the gold medal, the first Olympic medal for a Korean man.[19] He then joined Team Korea for the team event, again winning the men's segment and winning gold with the rest of the team, another first for Korea.[20]
Kim concluded the season making his senior World Championship debut at the 2024 edition, where he came eighteenth.[9]
Programs
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2015–16 |
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2017–18 |
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2019–20 |
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2020–21 |
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2021–22 |
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2022–23 |
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2023–24 |
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2024–25 |
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Competitive highlights
edit- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
Season | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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World Championships | 18th | ||||
South Korean Championships | 8th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | |
GP Cup of China | TBD | ||||
CS Cranberry Cup | 7th | ||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 12th | ||||
CS Nepela Memorial | 4th | 4th |
Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 |
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Winter Youth Olympics | 1st | ||||
Winter Youth Olympics (Team event) |
1st | ||||
World Junior Championships | 6th | ||||
Junior Grand Prix Final | 2nd | ||||
South Korean Championships | 4th | 3rd | |||
JGP Austria | 9th | 2nd | |||
JGP Hungary | 1st | ||||
JGP Poland | 8th | ||||
Triglav Trophy | 1st |
Detailed results
editSegment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 230.46 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial |
Short program | TSS | 77.01 | 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final |
TES | 41.40 | 2023 World Junior Championships | |
PCS | 35.91 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | |
Free skating | TSS | 155.22 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial |
TES | 81.96 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | |
PCS | 73.26 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial |
Senior level
editDate | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Feb 24–26, 2021 | 2021 South Korean Championships | 8 | 47.27 | 8 | 99.32 | 8 | 146.59 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Jan 7–9, 2022 | 2022 South Korean Championships | 6 | 66.18 | 7 | 133.10 | 7 | 199.28 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 29 – Oct 1, 2022 | 2022 CS Nepela Memorial | 7 | 67.21 | 4 | 134.98 | 4 | 202.19 |
Oct 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 13 | 63.87 | 11 | 129.11 | 12 | 192.98 |
Jan 5–8, 2023 | 2023 South Korean Championships | 3 | 78.60 | 3 | 158.63 | 2 | 237.23 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Sep 28–30, 2023 | 2023 CS Nepela Memorial | 8 | 75.24 | 4 | 155.22 | 4 | 230.46 |
Jan 4–7, 2024 | 2024 South Korean Championships | 3 | 79.44 | 6 | 150.06 | 4 | 229.50 |
Mar 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 21 | 74.89 | 18 | 147.90 | 18 | 222.79 |
Junior level
editDate | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jan 11–13, 2019 | 2019 South Korean Championships (Junior) | 5 | 34.76 | 4 | 74.72 | 4 | 109.48 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Jan 3–5, 2020 | 2020 South Korean Championships (Junior) | 3 | 42.93 | 3 | 90.67 | 3 | 133.60 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Sep 29 – Oct 2, 2021 | 2021 JGP Poland | 7 | 62.30 | 8 | 119.40 | 8 | 181.70 |
Oct 6–9, 2021 | 2021 JGP Austria | 7 | 62.42 | 9 | 114.91 | 9 | 177.33 |
Apr 13–17, 2022 | 2022 Triglav Trophy | 1 | 66.29 | 1 | 129.45 | 1 | 195.74 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Feb 7–12, 2023 | 2023 World Junior Championships | 8 | 75.77 | 6 | 137.79 | 6 | 213.56 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Aug 30 – Sep 2, 2023 | 2023 JGP Austria | 2 | 73.45 | 3 | 138.31 | 2 | 211.76 |
Sep 20–23, 2023 | 2023 JGP Hungary | 2 | 72.61 | 1 | 149.54 | 1 | 222.15 |
Dec 7–10, 2023 | 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final | 1 | 77.01 | 2 | 146.60 | 2 | 223.61 |
Jan 27–29, 2024 | 2024 Winter Youth Olympics | 3 | 69.28 | 1 | 147.45 | 1 | 216.73 |
Feb 1, 2024 | 2024 Winter Youth Olympics (Team event) | – | – | 1 | 136.38 | 1 | – |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hyungyeom KIM: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c Kim, Monica. "피겨 김현겸 인터뷰: "평창 2018이 올림픽을 의식하기 시작한 순간이 아닐까요?"". Olympics.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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- ^ "2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results". Korean Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Asian Open Trophy 2019 - Intermediate Novice Men's Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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- ^ "차준환·신지아, 2023/24 피겨 국가대표 1차 선발전에 이어 2차전도 우승". Olympics.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "South Korea World Junior Team Announcement". Twitter. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ 강, 예진. "첫 주니어대회서 최고 점수…준비된 '애어른' 김현겸에게 찾아온 '꽃길'[SS인터뷰]". News Naver. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ Cho, Young-joon (July 23, 2023). "'Junior Ace of Figure Skating' Shin Jia wins the Junior Grand Prix Qualifying Tournament". SPOTV News. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Gold medals at ISU Junior Grand Prix in Linz (AUT) go to Korea, Slovakia, Canada and Germany". International Skating Union. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Six Skaters celebrate their spots for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final after competing in Budapest (HUN)". International Skating Union. September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ Park, Ji-min (October 15, 2023). "2024 강원 동계청소년올림픽대회 선발전 – 남자 주니어 우승 김현겸" [2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games Selection Competition – Men's Junior Winner Kim Hyun-gyeom]. mfocus.kr (in Korean). Retrieved October 18, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Ranking Competition Results". Twitter. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Slater, Paula (December 10, 2023). "Nakata rebounds to capture gold at Junior Grand Prix Final". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Youth Olympic Games - Gangwon 2024 Blog - Day 11". International Skating Union. January 29, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Youth Olympic Games - Gangwon 2024 Blog - Day 14". International Skating Union. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
- ^ "Hyungyeom KIM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- ^ "Hyungyeom KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
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- ^ a b "Hyungyeom Kim". SkatingScores.com.
- ^ "Personal Bests Hyungyeom Kim (KOR)". International Skating Union.
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External links
edit- Hyungyeom Kim at the International Skating Union
- Hyungyeom Kim at SkatingScores.com