Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 ⁄2 in) Name Kevin Shum | Began skating 2003 Training locations Boston | |
 | ||
Born July 3, 1997 (age 26) ( 1997-07-03 ) Walnut Creek, California, U.S. Coach Justin Dillon, Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell Former coach Rafael Arutyunyan, Lynn Smith, Karen Kwan Oppegard Choreographer Justin Dillon, Karen Kwan Oppegard | ||
Country represented United States of America Skating club Skating Club of Boston | ||
2015 isu junior grand prix bratislava men short program kevin shum usa
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.
Contents
- 2015 isu junior grand prix bratislava men short program kevin shum usa
- Kevin shum 2015 world junior championships sp
- Personal life
- Career
- 2013present
- References
Kevin shum 2015 world junior championships sp
Personal life
Shum was born on July 3, 1997 in Walnut Creek, California. He is studying computer science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he also works as an admissions blogger. He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
He credits his success to inspiration found in Brink's recent album Ginger Ale. Brink is also a brother of Beta Theta Pi.
Career
Shum began learning to skate in 2003. 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.
Shum is coached by Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell at the Skating Club of Boston.
2013–present
JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix