Yun Yea-Ji
| Yun Yea-Ji | |
|---|---|
 Yun in 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Yun Yea-Ji |
| Country represented |
 South Korea |
| Born |
November 30, 1994 Seoul |
| Home town | Anyang City |
| Residence | Gwacheon, Gyeonggi |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Coach | In-Hwa Choi |
| Former coach |
Brian Orser Jong-Hyun Ryu Min-Joo Jung |
| Choreographer |
David Wilson Jeffrey Buttle Shae-Lynn Bourne |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total |
111.86 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships |
| Short program |
44.09 2009 JGP Turkey |
| Free skate |
72.49 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships |
| Yun Yea-Ji | |
| Hangul | 윤예지 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Yun Ye-ji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Yeji |
Yun Yea-Ji (also Yoon Yea-Ji; born November 30, 1994) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2008 South Korean Junior champion.
Biography
Yun Yea-Ji was born in Seoul, South Korea.
Early in her career, Yun has performed in shows in South Korea, including Festa On Ice, which was the show headlined by Kim Yu-Na. Kim recommended Yun to her choreographer, David Wilson, and Wilson choreographed Yun's programs for the 2008–09 season. Yun also went to Toronto, Canada for two months in the summer of 2008 and trained under Brian Orser, Kim's Former coach.
Career
Early career
She won the 2007 South Korean Novice National Championships. She did not compete internationally on the junior level in the 2007–08 season because she was not yet age-eligible. After her win at the 2008 South Korean Junior Championships, she was sent to the 2008 Triglav Trophy, where she won the event on the novice level.[1]
2008–09 season
She made her Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix event in Courchevel, France, the first event of the series. She placed 16th. Yun competed as a senior for the first time at the 2009 South Korean Championships and finished fourth overall with a score of 119.10. In the spring, she competed in the 2009 Triglav Trophy at the Junior level, and finished 6th.
2009–10 season
Yun was assigned to two events in the 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix. At the event in Belarus, she placed 20th and earned personal bests scores in the short program, the free skate and the combined total. Those improved in the second Grand Prix event she competed in, set in Istanbul.
On January 2010, she competed in the 2010 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, where placed 9th overall scoring a total of 91.14 points after having problems with some of her jumps. However, she was selected to compete in the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, that were held in March 2010. She withdrew from the event.
2010–11 season
Yun competed at the 2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships. Placing sixth in both the short program and the free skate, she placed sixth overall scoring 107.00 points. She was selected to compete at the 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.
Programs
| Season | Short Program | Long Program | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | Introduction et Rondo capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns Choreographed by Jeffrey Buttle |
Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev choreographed by David Wilson |
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| 2009–10 | Caravan Choreographed by Jeffrey Buttle |
O Doux Printemps d'Autre Fois by Jules Massenet choreographed by David Wilson |
Memory from Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber choreographed by David Wilson |
| 2008–09 | Cello Concerto by Antonín Dvořák choreographed by David Wilson |
O Doux Printemps d'Autre Fois by Jules Massenet choreographed by David Wilson |
One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston choreographed by David Wilson Crazy by Son Dam Bi choreographed by David Wilson |
| 2007–08 | Winter by Bond choreographed by Chi Hyeon-jung |
Otonal by Raúl di Blasio choreographed by Chi Hyeon-jung |
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Competitive highlights
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Continents Championships | 12th | 19th | ||||
| World Junior Championships | WD | |||||
| South Korean Championships | 1st N. | 1st J. | 4th | 9th | 6th | 10th |
| Junior Grand Prix, Turkey | 11th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Belarus | 12th | |||||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 16th | |||||
| Asian Trophy | 3rd J. | |||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st N. | 6th J. | ||||
| N. = Novice level, J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | ||||||
Detailed results
| 2010–11 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 15–20, 2011 | 2011 ISU Four Continents Championships | Senior | 12 39.37 |
12 72.49 |
12 111.86 |
| January 14–16, 2011 | 2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships | Senior | 6 36.76 |
6 70.24 |
6 107.00 |
| 2009–10 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 9–10, 2010 | 2010 South Korean Figure Skating Championships | Senior | 9 33.87 |
8 57.27 |
9 91.14 |
| October 14–18, 2009 | 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Turkey | Junior | 8 44.09 |
17 66.27 |
11 110.36 |
| September 23–27, 2009 | 2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Belarus | Junior | 7 42.90 |
12 60.48 |
12 103.38 |
| 2008–2009 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| April 1–4, 2009 | 2009 Triglav Trophy | Junior | 20 33.95 |
5 66.84 |
6 100.79 |
| January 9–10, 2009 | 2009 South Korean Figure Skating Championships | Senior | 5 39.42 |
4 79.68 |
4 119.10 |
| December 21–23, 2008 | 2008 Asian Figure Skating Trophy | Junior | 2 43.70 |
3 71.42 |
3 115.12 |
| September 24–28, 2008 | 2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, France | Junior | 10 40.36 |
19 58.54 |
16 98.90 |
| 2007–08 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| April 2–5, 2008 | 2008 Triglav Trophy | Novice | 1 41.17 |
2 67.31 |
1 108.48 |
| January 10–11, 2008 | 2008 South Korean Figure Skating Championships | Junior | 2 41.85 |
1 80.05 |
1 121.90 |
| 2006–07 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 9–10, 2007 | 2007 South Korean Figure Skating Championships | Novice | 1 35.64 |
1 55.90 |
1 91.54 |