SEOUL, 25 March (BelTA - Yonhap) - In the midst of the best stretch of
her career, South Korean teen figure skater Kim Chae-yeon will pursue
her second straight podium finish at the world championships this week
in the United States.
Kim will be one of three South Koreans competing in the women's singles at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston. Their short program begins at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday (local time), or 12:05 a.m. Thursday (Korean time).
Their free skate starts at 6 p.m. Friday in Boston, or 7 a.m. Saturday (Korean time).
The 18-year-old Kim is the reigning world bronze medalist. This year, she captured gold medals at both the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, and at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul in February. At the former, Kim established a new personal best in the short program (71.88), the free skate (147.56) and the total score (219.44), though they weren't officially recognized because they came at a non-ISU event.
Only days later at the Four Continents, Kim did set an official personal best in all three categories, with 74.02 points in the short program, 148.36 points in the free skate and 222.38 points in the overall score.
In Boston, Kim will be up against the three-time defending champion from Japan, Kaori Sakamoto. Kim topped Sakamoto for the Asian Games gold medal, with the Japanese star stumbling her way to silver.
Kim will try to become the first South Korean figure skater since Kim Yu-na to reach the podium at consecutive world championships. Kim Yu-na won a medal at every world championship from 2007 to 2011.
Kim will be one of three South Koreans competing in the women's singles at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston. Their short program begins at 11:05 a.m. Wednesday (local time), or 12:05 a.m. Thursday (Korean time).
Their free skate starts at 6 p.m. Friday in Boston, or 7 a.m. Saturday (Korean time).
The 18-year-old Kim is the reigning world bronze medalist. This year, she captured gold medals at both the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, and at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul in February. At the former, Kim established a new personal best in the short program (71.88), the free skate (147.56) and the total score (219.44), though they weren't officially recognized because they came at a non-ISU event.
Only days later at the Four Continents, Kim did set an official personal best in all three categories, with 74.02 points in the short program, 148.36 points in the free skate and 222.38 points in the overall score.
In Boston, Kim will be up against the three-time defending champion from Japan, Kaori Sakamoto. Kim topped Sakamoto for the Asian Games gold medal, with the Japanese star stumbling her way to silver.
Kim will try to become the first South Korean figure skater since Kim Yu-na to reach the podium at consecutive world championships. Kim Yu-na won a medal at every world championship from 2007 to 2011.
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