Cha Jun-hwan

This is a Korean name; the family name is Cha.
Cha Jun-hwan

Cha in 2015
Personal information
Native name 차준환
Country represented South Korea South Korea
Born (2001-10-21) October 21, 2001
Seoul, South Korea
Home town Seoul
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Coach Brian Orser
Former coach Shin Hea-sook
Choreographer Kenji Miyamoto
Cindy Stuart
Joey Russell
Former choreographer Shin Yea-ji
Skating club Korea National Training Center
Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club
Training locations Toronto
Former training locations Seoul
Began skating 2009
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 207.11
2016 Junior Worlds
Short program 74.38
2016 Junior Worlds
Free skate 139.97
2016 Youth Olympics (team)

Cha Jun-hwan (Hangul:차준환) (born October 21, 2001) is a South Korean figure skater. He is a two-time (2015, 2016) South Korean national senior bronze medalist, and a two-time (2012, 2013) South Korean national junior champion. He placed 5th at the 2016 Youth Olympics and 7th at the 2016 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Cha was born on October 21, 2001 in Seoul.[1] He has worked as a child actor, model, and ballet dancer.[2][3]

Career

Cha began skating at the age of seven,[4] coached by Shin Hea-sook.[3] His skating idols were Evgeni Plushenko and Daisuke Takahashi.[5]

Early career

Cha placed fourth as a junior skater at the 2011 South Korean Championships. In 2012, he won the junior level at the South Korean Championships. In the 2012–13 season, he took the novice gold medal at the Asian Trophy and repeated as the junior champion at the South Korean Championships. At the 2014 Korean Championships, he placed fifth at the senior level. This was his first senior experience at national championships.

During the 2014–15 season, Cha won the novice gold medal at the Merano Cup and the senior bronze medal at the South Korean Championships. In March 2015, he began training in Toronto under Brian Orser to improve his jumps, including triple Axel jump and quad jumps.[6]

2015–16 season: Junior international debut

Making his junior international debut, Cha won gold at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic by over 30 points. Competing with an ear infection at the 2016 South Korean Championships, he repeated as the senior national bronze medalist.[7] In February, he represented South Korea at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, placing 4th in the short program, 5th in the free skating, and 5th overall. In March, Cha competed in Debrecen, Hungary at the 2016 World Junior Championships, placing 7th in the short program, 6th in the free skating, and 7th overall.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2015–2016
[1]
Moulin Rouge!:
2014–2015
2013–2014
2012–2013
  • Gopher Mambo
    by Yma Sumac
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2011–2012
  • St. Louis Blues Mambo
    by Pérez Prado
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
    by Sergei Rachmaninoff
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2010–2011
  • Strictly Ballroom
    by David Hirschfelder
    choreo. by Kenji Miyamoto
2009–2010 Kung Fu Panda:

Competitive highlights

International: Junior, Novice[8]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Youth Olympics 5th
Junior Worlds 7th
Autumn Classic 1st J.
Asian Trophy 1st N.
Merano Cup 1st N.
National[8]
South Korean 4th J. 1st J. 1st J. 5th 3rd 3rd
Team events
Youth Olympics 6th T
(3rd P)
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result

Detailed results

2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–20, 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 7
74.38		 6
132.73		 7
207.11
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympic Games - Team Event Junior -
-		 3
139.97		 6
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympic Games Junior 4
68.76		 5
130.14		 5
198.90
January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships Senior 4
58.60		 3
131.38		 3
189.98
October 12–15, 2015 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic Junior 1
65.48		 1
132.96		 1
198.44
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 5–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 4
58.28		 3
122.85		 3
181.13
November 14–16, 2014 2014 Merano Cup Novice 1
46.16		 1
88.68		 1
134.84
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Senior 5
60.44		 3
123.94		 5
184.38
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 2–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Junior 1
50.67		 1
100.07		 1
150.74
August 7–12, 2012 2012 Asian Trophy Novice 2
36.15		 1
79.01		 1
115.16
2011–12 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 4–8, 2012 2012 South Korean Championships Junior 1
46.26		 1
86.95		 1
133.21
2010–11 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 12–16, 2011 2011 South Korean Championships Junior 3
37.16		 4
70.65		 4
107.81

References

External links

Media related to Cha Jun-hwan at Wikimedia Commons

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