Kim Chae-yeon, the figure who is the number one female single, said, "AG+World Championships, I will trust myself and enjoy myself."
Kim Chae-yeon, the figure who is the number one female single, said, "AG+World Championships, I will trust myself and enjoy myself."
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Kim Chae-yeon (Surigo), who has established herself as the strongest figure skating women's single player, has pledged to do well in various international competitions as a member of the national team in the new year.
Kim Chae-yeon ranked first with a total score of 145.66 in the women's single free skating with 77.20 in technical score (TES) and 68.46 in art score (PCS) at KB Financial Korea Figure Skating Championship 2025 National Men's and Women's National Figure Skating Championship held at Uijeongbu Ice Rink in Gyeonggi Province on the 5th.
Kim Chae-yeon, who finished second with 70.43 points in the short program a day earlier, achieved a total of 216.09 points by overwhelming her performance in the free skating competition. She beat Shin Ji-ah (72.08 points) in the first place in the short program, and finished the competition in the second place (142.07 points) and the final second place (214.15 points).
Kim Chae-yeon became the No. 1 single female player by winning both the first and second trials for the Korean national team. She ranked first overall with 71.59 points for short program, 141.92 points for free skating, and 213.51 points for the first trials for the president's cup ranking and national team, which ended on Dec. 1 last year.
The top three skaters among those who meet the International Skating Union's age standards (aged 17 and older as of July 1, 2024) will be given the berth to the Four Continents Championships. The Four Continents Championships will be held in February at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul.
The top three players who met the age criteria for the second round of selection were given the right to participate in the ISU World Championship. Kim Chae-yeon, who easily won the ticket again this time, will be able to participate in the World Championship in Boston in March. This year's World Championship also has national quotas for the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics.
Kim Chae-yeon won a silver medal at the World Championships in February last year. She then won a bronze medal at the World Championships in April. She was the third Korean female figure skater to win a medal at the World Championships, following Kim Yu-na (retired) and Lee Hae-in (Korea University). If Kim wins a medal at the World Championships again this year, she will become the first player since Kim Yu-na to win a gold medal at the World Championships for two consecutive years.
In addition, Kim Chae-yeon was also listed as the No. 1 overall on the women's single national team list in the 2025-2026 season, which will be decided by summing up the results of the first and second selection matches.
Kim Chae-yeon won a bronze medal at the ISU Grand Prix Series Japan in November last year, becoming the only Korean female singles player to win an ISU Grand Prix Series medal this season. 안전놀이터
"I was a little nervous, but I'm really happy that I showed you what I practiced in my short program and free skating. I'm so happy to win," said Kim after finishing the competition well.
Since the beginning of this season, he has been sweating with the goal of participating in the Asian Games to be held in Harbin, China, in February. In October last year, he won the national figure skating competition at the Harbin Winter Asian Games with a total score of 217.66, securing the right to participate.
This year's Asian Games will feature Japan's elite members, including world No. 1 Stingray Sakamoto and No. 4 Yoshida Hana. Kim Chae-yeon is ranked third.
Kim Chae-yeon, who recalled the Asian Games, said, "As it is a meaningful competition in a good place, I hope you prepare well and just do what you practice. I don't care much about competition with other players, but try to focus on myself."
When asked about his commitment to the Four Continents Championships and the World Championships, he said, "First of all, I am practicing by finding what I am lacking or what I can score more. I hope I will get better results in the two competitions than in the last season."
In particular, regarding the World Championships, he emphasized, "I think I was very nervous last season. I want to get better scores by trusting myself and enjoying myself more this year."