Cha Young-hyun

Cha Young-hyun (Korean: 차영현; born September 24, 2003)[1] is a South Korean figure skater and a tightrope dancer (eoreum-sani) of Namsadang. He is the 2017 South Korean national junior champion [2] and has competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships (2018 World Junior Championships, 2019 World Junior Championships).

Cha Young-hyun
Cha at the 2018 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Native name	차영현
Country represented	South Korea
Born	September 24, 2003 Seoul, South Korea
Home town	Paju, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Residence	Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Coach	Hong Ye-seul
Former coach	Lee Eun-hee
Choreographer	Nikita Mikhailov, Karen Kwan
Training locations	Goyang
Began skating	2007
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	199.12 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Short program	69.61 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Free skate	133.13 2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Cha Young-hyun
Hangul	차영현
Revised Romanization	Cha Yeonghyun
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'a Yŏnghyŏn

Career

Early career

Cha started skating in 2007. He performed traditional Korean tightrope dancing in 2011[3] and holds the record as the youngest tightrope dancer (eoreum-sani)[4] of Namsadang at 8 years old.

2017-2018

He debuted at the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Italy.[5]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2019–2020	Bolero (Je Me Souviens De Nous) composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	Minnie The Moocher (The Blues Brothers soundtrack) choreo by Karen Kwan
2018–2019	The Grand Budapest Hotel soundtrack Billy Elliot the Musical soundtrack choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	D'Artagnan composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	Wandering (방황) composed by Kyung Sub Lee
2017–2018	Bolero (Je Me Souviens De Nous) composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov	D'Artagnan composed by Maxime Rodriguez choreo by Nikita Mikhailov
2016–2017	Don't stop me now sung by Queen	Casablanca soundtrack
2015–2016	Don't stop me now sung by Queen	Wandering (방황) composed by Kyung Sub Lee	Wandering (방황) composed by Kyung Sub Lee
2014–2015	Kung Fu Panda soundtrack	Modern Times soundtrack
2013–2014	Kung Fu Panda soundtrack	Ninja Assassin composed by Andy Brown Modern Times soundtrack
2012–2013		Arirang (아리랑) composed by Elec Cookie
2011–2012		Arirang (아리랑) composed by Elec Cookie

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event	16–17	17–18	18–19	19–20
CS Asian Open				7th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds		19th	20th
Youth Olympics				5th
JGP Slovenia			7th
JGP Austria			8th
JGP Italy		16th		11th
JGP Russia				5th
Children of Asia			3rd
National
South Korea	1st J	5th	4th
Team events^1
Youth Olympics				4th T 3rd P
^1 Medals awarded for team results only. T = Team result; P = Personal result. J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

Junior level

Cha at the 2018 World Junior Championships

2019-2020 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 10–15, 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics – Team	Junior	–	3 133.13	4T/3P
January 10–15, 2020	2020 Winter Youth Olympics	Junior	5 69.61	5 129.51	5 199.12
Oct 30 – Nov 3, 2019	2019 CS Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy	Senior	7 64.64	7 116.31	7 180.95
September 11–14, 2019	2019 JGP Russia	Junior	8 61.05	4 122.56	5 183.61
October 2-5, 2019	2019 JGP Italy	Junior	12 60.85	9 125.16	11 186.01
2018–2019 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 4-10, 2019	2019 World Junior Championships	Junior	21 61.75	19 115.47	20 177.22
February 13–15, 2019	2019 Children of Asia ISG	Junior	4 64.39	3 128.99	3 193.38
January 11–13, 2019	2019 South Korean Championships	Senior	2 67.42	5 115.95	4 183.37
October 3–6, 2018	2018 JGP Slovenia	Junior	8 62.39	7 121.60	7 183.99
Aug 29 – Sept 1, 2018	2018 JGP Austria	Junior	11 56.08	7 117.74	8 173.82
2017–2018 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 5–11, 2018	2018 World Junior Championships	Junior	23 57.57	16 116.56	19 174.13
January 5–7, 2018	2018 South Korean Championships	Senior	7 61.23	5 134.19	5 195.42
October 11–14, 2017	2017 JGP Italy	Junior	15 50.35	15 101.01	16 151.36
2016–2017 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 7–9, 2017	2017 South Korean Championships	Junior	1 49.95	1 112.91	1 162.86

• Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

1. "Biography: Young Hyun CHA". International Skating Union. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
2. "-피겨- 최소은·차영현, 종합선수권 2그룹 쇼트프로그램 1위" [Figure skaters Choi So-eun and Cha Young-hyun win national championships in Junior short program] (in Korean). Yonhap. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
3. "892회 국악한마당 여름방학특집 국악놀이터 친구야놀자" [891th Korean classical music stage-tightrope dancing] (in Korean). KBS1. 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
4. "국립민속국악원, 추석 맞아 한가위 연희난장 공연" [National Folk & Cultural Center, Chuseok performance]. Gukje News (in Korean). 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
5. "[피겨 주니어GP] 이시형, 7차 대회 男싱글 최종 10위…차영현 16위" [Men single figure skater Lee Si-hyeong takes 10th place and Cha Young-hyun takes 16th place in 7th junior GP series] (in Korean). SPOTV. 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-10-16.

Further reading

• "관람객들 눈길 사로잡은 전통공연" [Traditional performances catch audiences' eyes] (in Korean). 불교신문. 2012-05-20.
• "[사진]차영현,'침착하게'" [Picture: Cha Young-hyun, 'Composedly'] (in Korean). OSEN. 2017-01-06.
• "무더위 쫓는 남사당 외줄타기, 아슬아슬" [The tightrope dancer in Namsadang walks a fine line to avoid the heat] (in Korean). Sisa Focus. 2017-08-10.

External links

• Cha Young-hyun at the International Skating Union