Native name 최다빈 Height 1.51 m Name Choi Da-bin | Full name Choi Da-bin Coach Chi Hyun-jung | |
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Free skate 115.112015 JGP Austria | ||
Short program 57.272015 JGP Austria | ||
2018 Korean Nationals - Choi Da Bin - FS
Choi Da-bin (born January 19, 2000) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, a four-time South Korean national medalist (two silver, two bronze). She has placed in the top ten at 2017 World Figure Skating Championships, 2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, and twice (2014, 2015) at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She won two bronze medals during the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, in Austria and Latvia.
Contents
- 2018 Korean Nationals Choi Da Bin FS
- Personal life
- Early years
- 20132014 season
- 20142015 season
- 20152016 season
- 20162017 season
- Competitive highlights
- Junior
- References
Personal life
Choi was born on January 19, 2000, in Seoul. As of February 2017, she is a student at Suri High School.
Choi's mother died on June 26, 2017.
Early years
As a nine-year-old, Choi won the novice silver medal at the 2010 South Korean Nationals. Competing on the senior level, she won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2013 Nationals.
2013–2014 season
In the 2013–14 season, Choi debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, finishing fourth and fifth at her two events. At the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, she placed ninth in the short program, sixth in the free skate, and sixth overall setting a new personal best score of 162.35 points.
2014–2015 season
In the 2014–15 season, Choi finished fourth and fifth at her JGP events in France and Japan. At the 2015 South Korean Nationals, she placed second in both programs to win silver behind Park So-youn. At the 2015 World Junior Championships, she placed ninth in the both programs, and ninth overall, thus securing two spots for her country at the 2016 edition.
2015–2016 season
In the 2015–16 season, Choi won her first JGP medals, taking bronze in Riga, Latvia, and Linz, Austria. Making her senior international debut, Choi finished 8th at the 2015 CS Tallinn Trophy. At the 2015 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition, she won her first gold medal at a national competition. At the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, she placed 8th with personal bests in the free skate and total scores.
2016–2017 season
Making her senior Grand Prix debut, Choi placed 7th at the 2016 Skate Canada International and 8th at the 2016 NHK Trophy. She placed fourth at the 2017 South Korean Championships. She changed her short program music from Qué rico el mambo into Steven Universe and La La Land in the middle of the season. She also changed coaches, deciding to join Lee Eun-hee. She placed 5th at the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, improving her personal best scores in all categories.
Called up to replace the injured Park So-youn at the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, Choi won her country's first-ever figure skating gold medal at the event. South Korea also selected Choi to replace the injured Kim Na-hyun at the 2017 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. She would place 10th in Finland, allowing her country to send two ladies' single skaters to the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and 2018 World Championships in Milan.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix