Kevin Shum

Kevin Shum (born July 3, 1997) is an American figure skater. He competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships and qualified for the free skate.

Kevin Shum
Personal information
Country representedUnited States
Born (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997
Walnut Creek, California, U.S
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
CoachJustin Dillon, Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
Former coachRafael Arutyunyan, Lynn Smith, Karen Kwan Oppegard
ChoreographerJustin Dillon, Karen Kwan Oppegard
Skating clubSkating Club of Boston
Training locationsBoston, Massachusetts
Began skating2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total178.92
2016 JGP Czech Republic
Short program61.79
2014 JGP Japan
Free skate119.43
2016 JGP Czech Republic

Personal life

Shum was born on July 3, 1997 in Walnut Creek, California.[1] He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019 with a degree in computer science and engineering,[2] where he also worked as an admissions blogger.[3] He researched at the MIT Media Lab, taught STEM in Germany with the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives Global Teaching Labs, and studied on exchange at ETH Zurich in Switzerland.[4] He has also worked as a software engineer at Microsoft on the Azure cloud computing platform.[5]

Shum currently resides in Seattle and is a real estate agent at Coldwell Banker Bain in Capitol Hill.[6]


Career

Shum began learning to skate in 2003.[1] His international debut came in March 2014 at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. In September of the same year, he made his first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) appearance, placing 7th in Aichi, Japan.

After winning the junior silver medal at the 2015 U.S. Championships, Shum was assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He qualified for the free skate after placing 16th in the short program and went on to finish 20th overall.

While a full-time student at MIT, he won the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships.

Shum is coached by Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell at the Skating Club of Boston.[1]


Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[7]
2014–2015
[8]
  • Invierno Porteno
    by Astor Piazzolla
2013–2014
[9]

Competitive highlights

2013–present

JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
World Junior Champ.20th
JGP Czech Republic7th
JGP Japan7th
JGP Slovakia9th
Challenge Cup5th J
National[9]
U.S. Collegiate Championships1st1st
U.S. Championships6th J2nd J2nd J12th21st14th
Eastern Sect.1st J1st2nd3rd
Pacific Coast Sect.3rd J1st J
J = Junior level

Juvenile to novice levels
National[9]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
U.S. Championships9th N4th N
U.S. Junior Champ.1st V7th I6th I
Pacific Coast Sectionals5th N2nd N
Central Pacific Regionals2nd V1st I1st I1st N2nd N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

References
  1. "Kevin SHUM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 7, 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Brannen, Sarah S. (March 3, 2017). "The Inside Edge: Skaters balance training, studies". IceNetwork.com.
  3. "Blogs: Kevin S. '19". MIT Admissions. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016.
  4. Tse-Harlow, Kailey. "Champion figure skater thrives at MIT". MIT. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020.
  5. Arnold, Sarah. "Do, Shum post victories, earn scholarships at 2018 U.S. Collegiate Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. |url-status= live
  6. "Kevin Shum - Seattle Capitol Hill - Coldwell Banker Bain". Delta Media Group, Inc.
  7. "Kevin SHUM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Kevin SHUM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Kevin Shum". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016.
  10. "Competition Results: Kevin SHUM". International Skating Union.
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