Native name 민유라 Partner Alexander Gamelin Choreographer Igor Shpilband Training location Novi | Training locations Novi, Michigan Began skating 2001 Country represented South Korea Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
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Born August 15, 1995 (age 21) ( 1995-08-15 ) Torrance, California, United States Former partner Timothy Koleto, Igor Ogay Coach Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda Combined total 151.35
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy Short dance 59.22
2016 CS Tallinn Trophy | ||
Yura Min (born August 15, 1995) is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Alexander Gamelin, she is the 2017 South Korean national champion and finished eighth in a field of sixteen teams at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Personal life
Yura Min was born on August 25, 1995, in Torrance, California to Hye Young Chu of Busan, South Korea and Harrison Min of Seoul, South Korea. She maintains citizenship in both the United States and South Korea.
Early career
Min started learning to skate in 2001. She teamed up with Igor Ogay in 2012. Competing on the junior level, they took silver at the Pacific Coast Sectionals and qualified for the 2013 U.S. Championships, where they finished 11th. Their partnership then came to an end.
Min began representing South Korea internationally in the 2013–14 season, skating with Timothy Koleto. The two placed tenth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships and eighth at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Their last event together was the International Cup of Nice in October 2014; they finished fifth.
2015–16 season
In 2015, Min teamed up with Alexander Gamelin. They are coached by Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, and Adrienne Lenda in Novi, Michigan.
Making their international debut, Min/Gamelin placed fifth at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge. After finishing fourth at the NRW Trophy and seventh at the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup, they were awarded silver behind Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov at the 2016 South Korean Championships. At the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, they placed ninth in the short dance, eighth in the free dance, and eighth overall, ending up as the top Korean dancers at the event.
2016–17 season
Starting their second competitive season together with an early event, the 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International, Min/Gamelin placed third in the short dance and second in the free dance, winning the bronze medal overall. The team finished in the top six for all three ISU Challenger Series competitions skated, the U.S. International Figure Skating Classic, the Nebelhorn Trophy, and the CS Tallinn Trophy, and made thir ISU Grand Prix debut at Skate America finishing in 10th place. On the domestic front, Min and Gamelin earned the gold medal in senior dance at both the 2017 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition and the 2017 South Korean Figure Skating Championships.
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix