Kwon Min-sol
Kwon Min-sol (Hangul: 권민솔; born 18 February 2009) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 JGP Czech Republic silver medallist, the 2022 JGP Poland II bronze medallist and the 2022 South Korean junior champion.
| Kwon Min-sol | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Native name | 권민솔 |
| Alternative names | Minsol Kwon |
| Country represented | |
| Born | 18 February 2009 Seoul, South Korea |
| Home town | Seoul, South Korea |
| Residence | Seoul |
| Height | 1.47 m (4 ft 10 in) |
| Coach | Choi Hyung-kyung |
| Choreographer | Shin Yea-ji |
| Training locations | Gwacheon, Seoul |
| Began skating | 2015 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 189.37 2022 JGP Czech Republic |
| Short program | 66.81 2022 JGP Poland II |
| Free skate | 126.64 2022 JGP Czech Republic |
Career
Early years
Kwon began skating in 2015. She won the national junior gold medal at the 2022 South Korean Championships.[1]
2022–23 season: International junior debut
Making her international debut on the Junior Grand Prix at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic in Ostrava, Kwon skated a clean short program.[2] In the free skate, her only error was an unclear edge call on the Lutz in her triple jump combination. She won the silver medal behind Japan's Mao Shimada.[3][4] Kwon went on to win the bronze medal at her second event, the 2022 JGP Poland II, and qualify for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.[5] She finished fifth at the Final.[6]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2022–2023 [7] |
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| 2021–2022 |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 21–22 | 22–23 | |
| Junior Worlds | TBD | ||
| JGP Final | 5th | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 2nd | ||
| JGP Poland | 3rd | ||
| National[1] | |||
| South Korea | 1st J | 5th | |
| Ranking | 1st J | 4th | |
| J = Junior level | |||
Detailed results
Junior results
| 2022–23 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| January 5–8, 2023 | 2023 South Korean Figure Skating Championships | 8 64.51 |
4 131.92 |
5 196.43 | |
| December 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 JGP Final | 5 59.91 |
5 115.52 |
5 175.43 | |
| October 5–8, 2022 | 2022 JGP Poland II | 2 66.81 |
4 119.82 |
3 186.63 | |
| Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2022 | 2022 JGP Czech Republic | 2 62.73 |
2 126.64 |
2 189.37 | |
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| January 7–9, 2022 | 2022 South Korean Junior Championships | 1 56.89 |
1 111.02 |
1 167.91 | |
References
- "Minsol KWON: Competition results". International Skating Union. September 8, 2022.
- "JGP Ostrava 2022 Judges Details Per Skater, Women's Short Program" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "JGP Ostrava 2022 Judges Details Per Skater, Women's Free Skate" (PDF). International Skating Union.
- "Newcomers dominate at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ostrava (CZE)". International Skating Union. September 5, 2022.
- "More Skaters secure spots for the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final". International Skating Union. October 10, 2022.
- McCarvel, Nick (December 9, 2022). "Junior Grand Prix Final - Shimada Mao captures title, becoming first Japanese woman to do so in 13 years". Olympic Channel.
- "Minsol KWON: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022.