| Native name | 김민채 |
|---|---|
| Altname | Minchae Kim |
| Birth date | 26 February 2006 (age 20) |
| Birth place | Seoul, South Korea |
| Hometown | Seoul |
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) |
| Beganskating | 2014 |
Kim Min-chae (Korean: 김민채; born 26 February 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion and the 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist.[1][2]
Personal life
Kim was born on February 26, 2006 in Seoul, South Korea.[3]
Career
Early career
Kim began skating in 2014 and was initially coached by Lee Bo-ram.[4]
Kim made her international debut as an advanced novice at the 2018 Crystal Skate of Romania, which she won.[5] She then went on to win the silver medal at the 2019 Korean Junior Championships.[6]
Her second international competition was as a junior at the 2019 Prague Ice Cup, the following season, where she won the silver medal.[7] Debuting on the senior National level, Kim place twelfth at the 2020 Korean Championships.[1]
The following year, Kim placed tenth at the 2021 Korean Championships.[1]
Prior to the 2021–22 figure skating season, Park Bit-na became her coach.[8]
2021–22 season
Debuting on the 2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Kim finished fourth at 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia. Although assigned to compete at 2021 Junior Grand Prix Poland, Kim was forced to withdraw after rupturing a disk in her lower back.[4] Despite this, Kim went on to compete at the 2022 Korean Championships in January, where she finished seventh.[1]
Following the season, Kim left coach, Park Bit-na to train under Shin Hea-sook.[8][3]
2022–23 season
Kim competed on the 2022–23 ISU Junior Grand Prix at 2022 Junior Grand Prix Poland I and 2022 Junior Grand Prix Italy, finishing thirteenth and eighth, respectively.[1]
Kim made her senior international debut at the 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where she won the gold medal. She then went on to finish nineteenth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge.[1] At the 2023 Korean Championships, Kim finished the season with a thirteenth-place finish.[1] She returned to coach, Park Bit-na, following the event.[9]
2023–24 season
Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Kim won the bronze medal.[1] She went on to finish twenty-fifth at the annual South Korean Ranking Competition. She did not compete at the 2024 South Korean Championships.[2]
2024–25 season
Prior to the start of the season, Kim left Park Bit-na and began training under Chi Hyun-jung and Kim Jin-seo.[10]
Kim was assigned to compete at 2024 Skate America and 2024 Cup of China, acting as a replacement to Lee Hae-in and Ava Marie Ziegler, respectively.[11][12][13] Kim would finish tenth at Skate America and eleventh at the Cup of China. One week following the latter event, she would place eighteenth at the South Korean Ranking Competition.[1]
Kim then finished the season by placing twenty-first at the 2025 South Korean Championships.[2]
2025–26 season
Kim started the season in August by competing at the 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International, where she finished in ninth place.[1]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 [14] |
|
| |
| 2024–2025 [10] |
|
|
|
| 2023–2024 [9] |
| ||
| 2022–2023 [3][4] |
|
|
|
| 2021–2022 [8] |
|
| |
| 2020–2021 |
|
| |
| 2019–2020 |
|
| |
| 2018–2019 [4] |
|
|
Competitive highlights
*GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- TBD – Assigned
- WD – Withdrew from competition
Detailed results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Senior results
| 2025–26 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| August 7–10, 2025 | 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International | 6 53.82 | 10 87.13 | 9 140.95 | |
| 2024–25 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| January 2–5, 2025 | 2025 South Korean Championships | 16 55.00 | 23 74.47 | 21 129.47 | |
| November 22–24, 2024 | 2024 Cup of China | 7 62.94 | 12 91.45 | 11 154.39 | |
| October 18–20, 2024 | 2024 Skate America | 6 60.66 | 11 104.91 | 10 165.57 | |
| 2023–24 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| September 20–23, 2023 | 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 2 62.76 | 3 121.27 | 3 184.03 | |
| 2022–23 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| January 5–8, 2023 | 2023 South Korean Championships | 16 53.37 | 11 117.01 | 13 170.38 | |
| November 9–13, 2022 | 2022 CS Ice Challenge | 10 52.45 | 23 77.83 | 19 130.28 | |
| October 26–29, 2022 | 2022 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 7 41.05 | 1 117.79 | 1 158.84 | |
| 2021–22 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| January 7–9, 2022 | 2022 South Korean Championships | 7 65.12 | 8 126.39 | 7 191.51 | |
| 2020–21 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| February 24–26, 2021 | 2021 South Korean Championships | 10 57.54 | 10 111.74 | 10 169.28 | |
| 2019–20 season | |||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |
| January 3–5, 2020 | 2020 South Korean Championships | 14 50.68 | 11 101.38 | 12 151.98 | |
Junior results
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| October 12–15, 2022 | 2021 JGP Italy | 25 43.16 | 5 118.29 | 8 161.45 |
| Sept. 28 – Oct. 1, 2022 | 2022 JGP Poland I | 6 59.47 | 15 92.78 | 13 152.25 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| September 22–25, 2021 | 2021 Junior Grand Prix Slovenia | 2 70.83 | 5 121.65 | 4 192.48 |
| 2019–20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| November 8–10, 2019 | 2019 Prague Ice Cup | 2 46.98 | 1 92.41 | 2 139.39 |
| 2018–19 season | ||||
| January 11–13, 2019 | 2019 South Korean Championships | 1 51.86 | 2 92.98 | 2 144.84 |
References
- ^ "Minchae KIM: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Minchae KIM". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Minchae KIM: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ 민, 박지. "[인터뷰] 반짝이는 다이아몬드 원석, 피겨스케이팅 김민채". MFocus. MFocus. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "2018 Crystal Skate of Romania". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results". Korean Skating Union. Korean Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "3rd Prague Ice Cup 2019 - Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Minchae KIM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Minchae KIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Minchae KIM: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024.
- ^ "🇰🇷 Haein Lee and Young You have withdrawn from Skate America". No. 1820830174465741014. August 6, 2024.
- ^ "2023 NHK Trophy champion and 2022 CS Budapest Trophy champion Ava Marie Ziegler 🇺🇸 has withdrawn from #GPFigure Skate Canada and Cup of China". No. 1820508820344291457. August 5, 2024.
- ^ "🇰🇷 Minchae Kim has been assigned to Skate America and Cup of China". No. 1821915405188989137. August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Minchae KIM: 2025/2026". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025.