Yura Min (; born August 15, 1995) is a Korean-American ice dancer who skates with Daniel Eaton for South Korea, with whom she is the 2020 Korean National Champion. With former partner Alexander Gamelin, she is a two-time South Korean national champion. They finished seventh at the 2018 Four Continents Championships and participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea.
Personal life Yura Min was born on August 15, 1995, in Torrance, California, to Hye Young Chu of Busan, South Korea, and Harrison Min of Seoul, South Korea. She is a citizen of both the United States and South Korea.
Career
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 teamed up with Timothy Koleto in April 2013. Representing South Korea, the duo placed tenth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships and eighth at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. They finished fifth at their last event together, the International Cup of Nice in October 2014. Igor Shpilband and Greg Zuerlein coached them in Novi, Michigan.
Partnership with Gamelin
2015–2016 season In 2015, Min teamed up with Alexander Gamelin. They were 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.
2016–2017 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 their ISU Grand Prix debut at Skate America finishing in 10th place. They advanced to Free Dance and placed 20th at 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki. 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.
2017–2018 season Min/Gamelin decided to skate to Arirang for their free dance. In September, they competed at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. They finished fourth, earning a spot for South Korea in the Olympic ice dancing event.
On July 18, 2018, Min and Gamelin announced the end of their partnership.
Partnership with Eaton On September 22, 2018, Min and Daniel Eaton announced they had formed a partnership.
2019–2020 season Min/Eaton began their partnership competing in several minor competitions, and two Challengers, placing ninth at both the 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy and the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. After winning the South Korean national title, they placed eighth at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. They were assigned to make their World Championship debut, but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in that event's cancellation.
2020–2021 season Due to Eaton's back problems, Min and Eaton did not compete during the 2020–21 season.
2021–2022 season Min/Eaton initially planned to skate their rhythm dance to a medley of Queen songs, but after receiving critiques from judges at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International as to whether it suited the street dance theme, they changed it to a Macklemore theme. They two competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a place for South Korea at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but came seventh at the event and were named only the second reserve.
Programs With Daniel Eaton Season Rhythm dance Free dance 2021–2022 Down Thrift Shop I Dreamed a Dream One Day More 2019–2020 42nd Street 42nd Street 42nd Street Love is a Bitch Nemesis
With Gamelin Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2017–2018 Despacito My All Mujer Latina Arirang Super Mario (OST)
Arirang
Lollipop 2016–2017 Your Heart Is As Black As Night I Am the Best X Bang Bang Bang Cinema Paradiso Cinema in Fiamme Runaway, Search and Run Love Theme for Nata 2015–2016 Cirque du Soleil Carrousel Balade au boit d'une echelle Carrousel The Beatles Because Get Back Here Comes the Sun The End
With Koleto Season Short dance Free dance 2014–2015 Lucia Malagueña Fiesta Flamenca Belleville Rendez-Vous Under the Bridge Theme Bruno Suzy 2013–2014 Kap'n Kid Un mate in luca Kap'n Kid Notre-Dame de Paris
With Ogay Season Short dance Free dance 2012–2013 West Side Story
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Eaton International Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 Worlds C WD Four Continents 8th Lombardia Trophy WD Nebelhorn Trophy 9th 7th Ondrej Nepela Trophy 9th Bosphorous Cup 5th Lake Placid IDI 7th 6th Mezzaluna Cup 4th Santa Claus Cup 4th U.S. Classic 4th National South Korean Champ. 1st TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
With Gamelin International Event 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 Olympics 18th Worlds 20th 21st Four Continents 8th 8th 7th Skate America 10th WD Ice Challenge 5th Ice Star 5th Nebelhorn Trophy 6th 4th Ondrej Nepela 4th Tallinn Trophy 5th U.S. Classic 6th Warsaw Cup 7th NRW Trophy 4th Lake Placid IDI 3rd National South Korean Champ. 2nd 1st 1st Team events Olympics 9th T 9th P TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
With Koleto International Event 2013–14 2014–15 Four Continents 10th Nebelhorn Trophy 8th Bavarian Open 10th Cup of Nice 5th Ukrainian Open 9th National South Korean Champ. 1st
With Ogay National Event 2012–13 U.S. Championships 11th J Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd J J = Junior level
Detailed results
with Alexander Gamelin
At team events, medals awarded for team results only.
2017–18 season Date Event SP FS Total March 19–25, 2018 2018 World Championships 21 58.82 DNQ 21 February 14–23, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 16 61.22 19 86.52 18 147.74 February 9–12, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics (team event) 9 51.97 – 9 January 22–28, 2018 2018 Four Continents Championships 7 60.11 7 91.27 7 151.38 January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships 1 59.67 1 90.27 1 149.94 October 26–29, 2017 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star 5 61.97 5 90.03 5 152.00 September 27–30, 2017 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 7 55.94 5 87.86 4 143.80 September 21–23, 2017 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy 5 56.66 6 85.12 4 141.78 2016–17 season Date Event SP FS Total March 29 – April 2, 2017 2017 World Championships 19 57.47 20 79.24 20 136.71 February 15–19, 2017 2017 Four Continents Championships 8 59.01 8 85.68 8 144.69 January 6–8, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships 1 56.34 1 78.02 1 134.36 November 20–27, 2016 2016 CS Tallinn Trophy 6 59.22 5 92.13 5 151.35 September 22–24, 2016 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 6 55.38 5 83.88 6 139.26 October 21–23, 2016 2016 Skate America 9 56.25 10 85.25 10 141.50 September 14–18, 2016 2016 CS U.S. International Classic 4 55.48 8 79.26 6 134.74 July 28–29, 2016 Lake Placid Ice Dance International 3 55.14 2 83.70 3 138.84 2015–16 season Date Event SP FS Total February 16–21, 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships 9 55.23 8 83.19 8 138.42 January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships 2 53.05 2 74.13 2 127.18 November 27–29, 2015 2015 CS Warsaw Cup 7 46.50 7 73.34 7 119.84 November 6–8, 2015 2015 NRW Trophy 4 53.13 4 78.96 4 132.09 October 27–31, 2015 2015 CS Ice Challenge 6 40.48 5 67.28 5 107.76
with Timothy Koleto
2014–15 season Date Event SP FS Total October 15–19, 2014 2014 International Cup of Nice 6 40.04 4 68.84 5 108.88 September 24–27, 2014 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8 40.10 8 63.36 8 103.46 2013–14 season Date Event SP FS Total January 29 – February 2, 2014 2014 Bavarian Open 10 44.53 10 65.68 10 110.21 January 20–26, 2014 2014 Four Continents Championships 8 45.12 10 66.11 10 111.23 January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships 1 1 1 105.49 December 18–20, 2013 2013 Ukrainian Open 9
with Igor Ogay
2012–13 season Date Event Level SP FS Total January 20–22, 2013 2013 U.S. Junior Championships Junior 12 32.45 10 57.18 11 89.63
Personal bests highlighted in bold.
References
External links
Official website of Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin