Cha Young-hyun
Cha at the 2018 Junior Worlds
Native name차영현
Born (2003-09-24) September 24, 2003
Seoul, South Korea
HometownPaju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySouth Korea South Korea
CoachChoi Hyung-kyung
Began skating2008
Cha Young-hyun
Hangul
차영현
Revised RomanizationCha Yeonghyun
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Yŏnghyŏn

Cha Young-hyun (Korean: 차영현; born September 24, 2003)[1] is a South Korean figure skater and a tightrope dancer (eoreum-sani) of Namsadang. He is the 2017 South Korean national junior champion [2] and the 2021 South Korean national bronze medalist. He has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships (2018 World Junior Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships).

Personal life

Cha was born on September 24, 2003, in Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. He is currently a student at Korea University.[3]

Career

Early career

Cha started skating in 2007. He performed traditional Korean tightrope dancing in 2011[4] and holds the record as the youngest tightrope dancer (eoreum-sani)[5] of Namsadang at eight years old.

2017-2018 season

Cha made his international debut at the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Italy, where he finished in sixteenth place.[6] Following a fifth-place finish at the 2018 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, Cha was selected to compete at the 2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, where he placed nineteenth.[7]

Following the season, Cha made a coaching change from Lee Eun-hee to Hong Ye-Seul.[8]

2018-2019 season

Cha began his season with eighth and seventh place finishes at 2018 JGP Austria and 2018 JGP Slovenia, respectively. Cha was once again selected to compete at the World Junior Championships after placing fourth at the 2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships. He ultimately finished in twentieth at the Junior Worlds.[7]

2019-2020 season

Cha started his season by finishing fifth at 2019 JGP Russia and eleventh at 2019 JGP Italy. He then went on to make his senior international debut at the 2019 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy, where he placed seventh. Following Cha's second consecutive fourth-place finish at the 2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, he was selected to represent South Korea at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. Cha managed to finish fifth at that event after placing fifth both in both short and free program segments of the competition.[7]

2020-2021 season

Cha only competed at the 2021 South Korean Figure Skating Championships during this season, where he won the bronze medal.[7]

He switched coaches from Hong Ye-Seul to Choi Hyung-kyung following the season.[9]

2021-2022 season

Cha started season by respectively finishing seventh and fourth at 2021 JGP Slovakia and 2021 JGP Slovenia. After finishing fourth at the 2022 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, Cha concluded his season by finishing nineteenth at the 2022 World Junior Championships.[7]

2022-2023 season

Cha began the season with a silver medal at 2022 JGP France. He then went on to compete on the senior level at 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where he placed tenth. At the 2022 JGP Poland I, Cha's second Junior Grand Prix assignment, he finished fourth. One month later, Cha competed at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge, where he placed tenth.

Cha finished sixth at the 2023 Korean Championships.[7]

2023–2024 season

Cha started the season by winning the silver medal at the 2023 Asian Open Trophy, and then came seventh at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy.[10]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[10]
  • The Devil
    arranged by Kim Youngah
    performed by Seoul Classical Players
    choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2022–2023
[11]
  • The Devil
    arranged by Kim Youngah
    performed by Seoul Classical Players
    choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
  • Wandering (방황)
    composed by Kyung Sub Lee
2021–2022
[9]
2020–2021
2019–2020
[12]
2018–2019
[8]
  • Wandering (방황)
    composed by Kyung Sub Lee
2017–2018
[13]
2016–2017
2015–2016
  • Wandering (방황)
    composed by Kyung Sub Lee
  • Wandering (방황)
    composed by Kyung Sub Lee
2014–2015
2013–2014
  • Ninja Assassin
    composed by Andy Brown
2012–2013
  • Arirang (아리랑)
    composed by Elec Cookie
2011–2012

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Four ContinentsTBD
CS Asian Open7th
CS Ice Challenge10th
CS Finlandia7th
CS Nebelhorn10th
Asian Open2nd
Universiade7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds19th20th19th
Youth Olympics5th
JGP Austria8th
JGP Italy16th11th
JGP France2nd
JGP Poland I4th
JGP Russia5th
JGP Slovakia7th
JGP Slovenia7th4th
Children of Asia3rd
National
South Korea Champ.1st J5th4th4th3rd4th6th6th
Ranking Comp.2nd J5th3th4th4th5th6th7th
Team events1
Youth Olympics4th T
3rd P
1 Medals awarded for team results only.
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Senior level

2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 4-7, 2024 2024 South Korean Championships 7
71.38		 7
146.10		 6
217.48
October 4-8, 2023 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy 9
68.77		 6
142.38		 7
211.15
August 16–19, 2023 2023 Asian Open Trophy 2
64.84		 1
127.53		 2
192.37

Junior level

Cha at the 2018 World Junior Championships
2022–2023 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 13–15, 2022 2023 Winter Universiade Senior 10
67.13		 7
140.90		 7
208.03
November 9–13, 2022 2022 CS Ice Challenge Senior 14
59.27		 6
136.74		 10
196.01
September 28–October 1, 2022 2022 JGP Poland I Junior 7
65.72		 3
133.46		 4
199.18
September 21–24, 2022 2022 CS Nebelhorn Trophy Senior 14
53.94		 6
129.15		 10
183.09
August 24–27, 2022 2022 JGP France Junior 2
70.25		 2
125.90		 2
196.15
2021–2022 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 13–17, 2022 2022 World Junior Championships Junior 19
60.32		 18
115.31		 19
175.63
January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Championships Senior 3
69.47		 4
138.98		 4
208.45
September 22–25, 2021 2021 JGP Slovenia Junior 2
67.33		 6
124.00		 4
191.33
September 1–4, 2021 2021 JGP Slovakia Junior 9
58.84		 5
123.45		 7
182.29
2020–2021 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 24–26, 2021 2021 South Korean Championships Senior 5
61.90		 3
131.54		 3
193.44
2019–2020 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team Junior – 3
133.13		 4T/3P
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 5
69.61		 5
129.51		 5
199.12
October 30–November 3, 2019 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy Senior 7
64.64		 7
116.31		 7
180.95
September 11–14, 2019 2019 JGP Russia Junior 8
61.05		 4
122.56		 5
183.61
October 2–5, 2019 2019 JGP Italy Junior 12
60.85		 9
125.16		 11
186.01
2018–2019 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 4–10, 2019 2019 World Junior Championships Junior 21
61.75		 19
115.47		 20
177.22
February 13–15, 2019 2019 Children of Asia ISG Junior 4
64.39		 3
128.99		 3
193.38
January 11–13, 2019 2019 South Korean Championships Senior 2
67.42		 5
115.95		 4
183.37
October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 8
62.39		 7
121.60		 7
183.99
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 11
56.08		 7
117.74		 8
173.82
2017–2018 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 23
57.57		 16
116.56		 19
174.13
January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships Senior 7
61.23		 5
134.19		 5
195.42
October 11–14, 2017 2017 JGP Italy Junior 15
50.35		 15
101.01		 16
151.36
2016–2017 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 7–9, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships Junior 1
49.95		 1
112.91		 1
162.86
  • Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

  1. ↑ "Biography: Young Hyun CHA". International Skating Union. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. ↑ "-피겨- 최소은·차영현, 종합선수권 2그룹 쇼트프로그램 1위" [Figure skaters Choi So-eun and Cha Young-hyun win national championships in Junior short program] (in Korean). Yonhap. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  3. ↑ "Younghyun CHA FS/FISU Lake Placid 2023". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "892회 국악한마당 여름방학특집 국악놀이터 친구야놀자" [891th Korean classical music stage-tightrope dancing] (in Korean). KBS1. 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. ↑ "국립민속국악원, 추석 맞아 한가위 연희난장 공연" [National Folk & Cultural Center, Chuseok performance]. Gukje News (in Korean). 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  6. ↑ "[피겨 주니어GP] 이시형, 7차 대회 男싱글 최종 10위…차영현 16위" [Men single figure skater Lee Si-hyeong takes 10th place and Cha Young-hyun takes 16th place in 7th junior GP series] (in Korean). SPOTV. 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cha Young-hyun ISU Results". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Younghyan CHA: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. 1 2 "Younghyan CHA: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. 1 2 "Younghyun CHA: 2024/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Younghyun CHA: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "Younghyan CHA: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  13. ↑ "Younghyun CHA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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