Cha Jun-hwan

Cha Jun-hwan (Hangul:차준환) (born October 21, 2001) is a South Korean figure skater. He is a two-time (2015, 2016) South Korean national senior bronze medalist, and a two-time (2012, 2013) South Korean national junior champion.

Personal life

Cha was born on October 21, 2001 in Seoul.^[1] He has worked as a child actor, model, and ballet dancer.^[2]^[3]

Career

Cha began skating at the age of six,^[4] coached from the beginning by Shin Hea-sook.^[5] His figure skating idol is Daisuke Takahashi.^[6]

2010–11 to 2014–15

Cha placed fourth on the junior level at the 2011 South Korean Championships and won the junior gold medal in 2012. In the 2012–13 season, he took the novice gold medal at the Asian Trophy and repeated as South Korea's national junior champion.

Making his senior national debut, he placed fifth at the 2014 Korean Championships.

During the 2014–15 season, Cha won the novice gold medal at the Merano Cup and the senior bronze medal at the 2015 South Korean Championships. From March to November 2015, he trained in Toronto under Brian Orser to improve his jumps, including the triple Axel and quad jumps.^[7]

2015–16 season

Making his junior international debut, Cha won gold at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic by over 30 points. Competing with an ear infection at the 2016 South Korean Championships, he repeated as the senior national bronze medalist.^[8] He was named in South Korea's team to the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Cha placed fourth in the short program.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2015–2016 ^[1]	Danse Macabre by Angèle Dubeau choreo. by Cindy Stuart Por una Cabeza (from Scent of a Woman) performed by The Tango Project choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Moulin Rouge!: One Day I'll Fly Away performed by Nicole Kidman The Show Must Go On performed by Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman, Anthony Weigh choreo. by Cindy Stuart and Joey Russell
2014–2015	Danse Macabre performed by Angèle Dubeau choreo. by Cindy Stuart	Piano Concerto No. 3 (from Shine) performed by David Helfgott choreo. by Cindy Stuart	One Day I'll Fly Away (from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2013–2014	Moonlight Sonata performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	Toccata and Fugue in D minor performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2012–2013	Fantaisie-Impromptu performed by Robert Wells choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	The Mummy by Jerry Goldsmith The Mummy Returns by Alan Silvestri choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto Strictly Ballroom by David Hirschfelder choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Gopher Mambo by Yma Sumac choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2011–2012	Fantaisie-Impromptu performed by Robert Wells choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	St. Louis Blues Mambo by Pérez Prado choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2010–2011	Piano Concerto No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	Strictly Ballroom by David Hirschfelder choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto	La Cumparsita by Gerardo Matos Rodríguez choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2009–2010		Kung Fu Panda by Hans Zimmer, John Powell Hero Let The Tournament Begin

Competitive highlights

International^[9]
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Youth Olympics						TBD
Autumn Classic						1st J.
Asian Trophy			1st N.
Merano Cup					1st N.
National^[9]
South Korean	4th J.	1st J.	1st J.	5th	3rd	3rd
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Detailed results

Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
2015–16 season
February 12–21, 2016	2016 Youth Olympic Games	Junior	4 68.76
January 8–10, 2016	2016 South Korean Championships	Senior	4 58.60	3 131.38	3 189.98
October 12–15, 2015	2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic	Junior	1 65.48	1 132.96	1 198.44
2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 5–9, 2015	2015 South Korean Championships	Senior	4 58.28	3 122.85	3 181.13
November 14–16, 2014	2014 Merano Cup	Novice	1 46.16	1 88.68	1 134.84
2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 3–5, 2014	2014 South Korean Championships	Senior	5 60.44	3 123.94	5 184.38
2012–13 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 2–6, 2013	2013 South Korean Championships	Junior	1 50.67	1 100.07	1 150.74
August 7–12, 2012	2012 Asian Trophy	Novice	2 36.15	1 79.01	1 115.16
2011–12 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 4–8, 2012	2012 South Korean Championships	Junior	1 46.26	1 86.95	1 133.21
2010–11 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 12–16, 2011	2011 South Korean Championships	Junior	3 37.16	4 70.65	4 107.81

Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

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1 2 "Competition Results: Jun Hwan CHA". International Skating Union.

External links

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