Byun Ji-hyun (; born March 9, 1999) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2015 Volvo Open Cup bronze medalist.
On the junior level, she is the 2014 Ice Challenge silver medalist and the 2011 South Korean junior national bronze medalist.
She placed 7th at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.
Career In 2011, Byun became the South Korean junior national bronze medalist. The following season, she competed on the senior level at the South Korean Championships, finishing fourth.
2012–13 to 2014–15 Making her international debut, Byun placed 15th at the 2012–13 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in Lake Placid, New York. She was 7th in the senior ranks at the 2013 South Korean Championships.
After placing 14th at the 2014 South Korean Championships, Byun competed at her first senior international, the 2014 Triglav Trophy, where she ranked 5th.
In the 2014–15 season, she placed 10th competing as a senior at the Lombardia Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event held in Milan. Two months later, she won her first junior international medal – silver at the Ice Challenge Leo Scheu Memorial.
2015–16 season Byun started her season by placing 4th at her JGP assignment in Zagreb, Croatia. She scored a new personal best, 148.13 points. In November, she was awarded her first senior international medal – bronze at the 2015 Volvo Open Cup, after placing second in the short program and fourth in the free skate.
Back in Korea, she won the bronze medal at 2015 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition. She finished 10th at the 2016 South Korean Championships and was selected to compete at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2016–17 Nella Fantasia
Ave Maria Salome 2015–16 Nella Fantasia Carmen Choeur: Au secours! Au secours! Carmen Fantasie 2014–15 Die Fledermaus The Firebird 2013–14 Paganini Rhapsody Brideshead Revisited 2012–13 Ballet Egyption, Op. 12, Pt. 2 2011–12 Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F Sharp Minor The Nutcracker: Act II - Waltz of the Flowers 2010–11 Rich Man's Frug Othello 2009–10 The Carnival of the Animals: 11. Pianistes. Allegro moderato Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 Lombardia 10th Ondrej Nepela 7th Triglav Trophy 5th Volvo Open Cup 3rd International: Junior Youth Olympics 7th Croatia 4th U.S. 15th Ice Challenge 2nd National South Korea 3rd J 4th 7th 14th 29th 10th Team events Youth Olympics 4th T 3rd P J = Junior level T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Detailed results 2016–17 season Date Event Level SP FS Total September 29–October 1, 2015 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial Senior 3 57.76 8 91.87 7 149.63 2015–16 season Date Event Level SP FS Total February 12–21, 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games - Team Event Junior 3 99.94 4 February 12–21, 2016 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games Junior 5 56.25 8 87.45 7 143.70 January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships Senior 5 56.95 14 95.88 10 152.83 November 4–8, 2015 2015 Volvo Open Cup Senior 2 53.80 4 88.71 3 142.51 October 7–11, 2015 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Croatia Junior 6 50.69 3 97.44 4 148.13 2014–15 season Date Event Level SP FS Total January 7–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 29 39.78 - - - - November 12–16, 2014 2014 Ice Challenge Junior 4 45.41 2 92.60 2 138.01 September 18–21, 2014 2014 CS Lombardia Trophy Senior 10 44.97 9 84.11 10 129.08 2013–14 season Date Event Level SP FS Total April 2–6, 2014 2014 Triglav Trophy Senior 8 42.33 4 82.55 5 124.88 January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Senior 16 46.30 13 90.04 14 136.34 2012–13 season Date Event Level SP FS Total January 2–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Senior 8 46.18 7 88.60 7 134.78 August 29–September 1, 2012 2012 ISU Junior Grand Prix, United States Junior 14 35.27 16 64.06 15 99.33
ISU Personal best highlighted in bold.
References
External links
2014 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results: 1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day