Shin Yea-ji (figure skater, born 1988)
South Korean figure skater (born 1988)
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Shin Yea-ji (Korean: 신예지; born February 25, 1988, in Seoul) is a South Korean figure skating coach and choreographer and former competitive figure skater. She is the 2007 South Korean national silver medalist. She competed for two seasons on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, and placed fourth at the 2007 Winter Universiade. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship was 8th at the 2007 World Junior Championships.
Shin at the 2009 Festa On Ice | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 신예지 |
| Born | February 25, 1988 |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  South Korea |
| Coach | Chi Hyun-jung Frank Carroll |
| Skating club | Mokdong Skating Club |
| Retired | November 8, 2009[1] |
Work as a choreographer
Following Shin's retirement from competitive figure skating in 2009, she began her career as a choreographer.[2][3]
She has choreographed for:
- An Xiangyi[4]
- Olivia Bacsa[5]
- Cha Jun-hwan[6]
- Cha Young-hyun[7]
- Cho Hee-soo[8]
- Choi Ha-bin[9]
- Elisabeth Dibbern[10]
- Han Hee-sue[11]
- Hwang Jeon-gyul[12]
- Jeon Su-been[13]
- Ji Seo-yeon[14]
- Joo Hye-won[15]
- Yuma Kagiyama[16]
- Livia Kaiser[17]
- Mana Kawabe[18]
- Kim Chae-yeon[19]
- Kim Hae-jin[20]
- Kim Ha-nul[21]
- Kim Han-gil[22]
- Kim Hyun-gyeom[23]
- Kim Jin-seo[24]
- Kim Mi-song[25]
- Kim Na-hyun[26]
- Kim Yu-jae[27]
- Kim Yu-seong[28]
- Ko Na-yeon[29]
- Kwak Min-jeong[30]
- Kwon Min-sol[31]
- Kyeong Jae-Seok[32]
- Lee Hae-in[33]
- Lee Hyo-rin[34]
- Lee Hyo-won[35]
- Lee Jae-keun[36]
- Lee June-hyoung[30]
- Lee Si-hyeong[37]
- Li Yu-Hsiang[38]
- Lim Eun-soo[39]
- Lim Ju-heon[40]
- Moon Bo-in[41]
- Ami Nakai[42]
- Rio Nakata[43]
- Seo Min-kyu[44]
- Shin Ji-a[45]
- Song Si-woo[46]
- Noelle Streuli[47]
- Yo Takagi[48]
- Wi Seo-yeong[49]
- Youn Seo-jin[50]
- Yu Dong-han[51]
- Yu Na-yeong[52]
- Yun Ah-sun[53]
Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 [54] |
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| 2005–06 [55] |
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| 2004–05 [56] |
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| 2003–04 [57] |
Competitive highlights
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
| International[58] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 |
| Four Continents | 17th | 17th | 11th | ||||
| Asian Games | 8th | ||||||
| Universiade | 4th | ||||||
| International: Junior[58] | |||||||
| Junior Worlds | 30th | 14th | 8th | ||||
| JGP Croatia | 11th | ||||||
| JGP Czech Republic | 7th | ||||||
| JGP Mexico | 3rd | ||||||
| JGP Slovakia | 20th | ||||||
| Triglav Trophy | 7th J. | ||||||
| National[58] | |||||||
| South Korean Champ. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | |
| J. = Junior level | |||||||
Education
- Seoul Women's University[3]
- Seoul Gwangmun High School
