Kim Hyun-gyeom
Full nameKim Hyun-gyeom
Native name김현겸
Born (2006-06-27) June 27, 2006
Seoul, South Korea
HometownIncheon, South Korea
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySouth Korea South Korea
CoachChi Hyun-jung
Kim Jin-seo
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Figure skating: Men's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Silver medal – second place2023–24 BeijingMen's singles

Kim Hyun-gyeom (Hangul: 김현겸; born June 27, 2006)[1] is a South Korean figure skater.

He is the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist, a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist, 2023 South Korean silver medalist, and the 2020 South Korean Junior bronze medalist.

Personal life

Kim was born on June 27, 2006, in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Career

Early career

As an intermediate novice skater, Kim competed at 2018 Asian Open Trophy, where he won the gold medal.[2] He then went on to finish fourth at the 2019 Korean Junior Championships that same year.[3]

The following season, at 2019 Asian Open Trophy, Kim won the bronze medal as an advanced novice.[4] Then going on to compete at the 2020 Korean Junior Championships, Kim won the bronze medal.[5]

2020–21 season

Debuting on the senior national level, Kim placed eighth at the 2021 Korean Championships.[6]

2021–22 season

Making his international Junior Grand Prix debut, Kim finished eighth and ninth at Junior Grand Prix Poland and Junior Grand Prix Austria, respectively.[6]

Following a seventh-place finish at the 2022 Korean Championships, Kim closed his season with a gold medal in the junior event of 2022 Triglav Trophy.[6]

2022–23 season

Kim 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.[6]

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.[7][8]

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.[9]

2023–24 season

In 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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] The following week he appeared on the senior level at the Nepela Memorial, finishing fourth for the second consecutive season.[6]

Following the Junior Grand Prix, Kim won the national qualifier for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics, to be hold on home ice in Gangwon.[13] He went on to compete at the senior level at South Korea's annual domestic Ranking Competition, finishing fourth.[14]

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."[15]

Kim placed fourth at the 2024 South Korean Championships and was named to the 2024 World team due to bronze medalist, Seo Min-kyu, being age ineligible to compete at the senior international level.[16]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[16]
2022–2023
[1]
2021–2022
[17]
2020–2021
2019–2020
2018–2019
2017–2018
  • Grease
    by Grease Live! Cast
    choreo. by Lee Hyun-jung
2016–2017
2015-2016

    Competitive highlights

    CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[6]
    Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
    WorldsTBD
    CS Nepela Memorial4th4th
    CS Finlandia
    International: Junior, Novice[6]
    Youth OlympicsTBD
    Junior Worlds6th
    JGP Final2nd
    JGP Austria9th2nd
    JGP Hungary1st
    JGP Poland8th
    Triglav Trophy1st J
    CS Asian Open1st I3rd N
    National[6]
    South Korean Champ.4th J3rd J8th7th2nd4th
    Ranking Comp.4th J2nd J8th7th5th4th
    TBD = Assigned
    Levels: J = Junior; N = Advanced novice; I = Intermediate novice

    Detailed results

    2023–24 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    January 4–7, 2024 2024 South Korean Championships Senior 3
    79.44    		 6
    150.06    		 4
    229.50
    December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 JGP Final Junior 1
    77.01    		 2
    146.60    		 2
    223.61
    September 28–30, 2023 2023 CS Nepela Memorial Senior 8
    75.24    		 4
    155.22    		 4
    230.46
    September 20–23, 2023 2023 JGP Hungary Junior 2
    72.61    		 1
    149.54    		 1
    222.15
    Aug. 30 – Sept. 2, 2023 2023 JGP Austria Junior 2
    73.45    		 3
    138.31    		 2
    211.76
    2022–23 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    February 7–12, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships Junior 8
    75.77    		 6
    137.79    		 6
    213.56
    January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships Senior 3
    78.60    		 3
    158.63    		 2
    237.23
    October 4–9, 2022 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy Senior 13
    63.87    		 11
    129.11    		 12
    192.98
    Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2022 2022 CS Nepela Memorial Senior 7
    67.21    		 4
    134.98    		 4
    202.19
    2021–22 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    April 13–17, 2022 2022 Triglav Trophy Junior 1
    66.29    		 1
    129.45    		 1
    195.74
    January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Championships Senior 6
    66.18    		 7
    133.10    		 7
    199.28
    October 6–9, 2021 2021 JGP Austria Junior 7
    62.42    		 9
    114.91    		 9
    177.33
    Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2021 2021 JGP Poland Junior 7
    62.30    		 8
    119.40    		 8
    181.70
    2020–21 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    February 24–26, 2021 2022 South Korean Championships Senior 8
    47.27    		 8
    99.32    		 8
    146.59
    2019–20 season
    Date Event Level SP FS Total
    January 3–5, 2020 2020 South Korean Championships Junior 3
    42.93    		 3
    90.67    		 3
    133.60
    Oct. 30 – Nov. 3, 2019 2019 Asian Open Trophy Advanced Novice 4
    34.99    		 3
    64.73    		 3
    99.72
    2018–19 season
    January 11–13, 2019 2019 South Korean Championships Junior 5
    34.76    		 4
    74.72    		 4
    109.48
    September 1–3, 2018 2018 Asian Open Trophy Intermediate Novice 1
    44.55    		 1
    44.55

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Hyungyeom KIM: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved May 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    2. ↑ "Asian Open Trophy 2018 - Intermediate Novice Men's Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
    3. ↑ "2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results". Korean Skating Union. Korean Skating Union. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
    4. ↑ "Asian Open Trophy 2019 - Intermediate Novice Men's Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
    5. ↑ "제74회 전국남녀 피겨스케이팅 종합선수권대회 제3일 경기결과" [The 74th National Figure Skating Championships Day 3 Results] (in Korean). Korean Skating Union. May 19, 2023.
    6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Competition Results: Hyungyeom KIM". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
    7. ↑ "차준환·신지아, 2023/24 피겨 국가대표 1차 선발전에 이어 2차전도 우승". Olympics.com. Olympics.com. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
    8. ↑ "South Korea World Junior Team Announcement". Twitter. Twitter. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
    9. ↑ 강, 예진. "첫 주니어대회서 최고 점수…준비된 '애어른' 김현겸에게 찾아온 '꽃길'[SS인터뷰]". News Naver. News Naver. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
    10. ↑ 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.
    11. ↑ "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.
    12. ↑ "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.
    13. ↑ 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.
    14. ↑ "2023 Ranking Competition Results". Twittwr. Twittwr. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
    15. ↑ Slater, Paula (December 10, 2023). "Nakata rebounds to capture gold at Junior Grand Prix Final". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
    16. 1 2 "Hyungyeom KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved October 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
    17. ↑ "Hyungyeom KIM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved May 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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