Kwon Min-sol

Kwon Min-sol (Hangul: 권민솔; born 18 February 2009) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2022 JGP Czech Republic silver medallist, the 2022 JGP Poland II bronze medallist and the 2022 South Korean junior champion. She placed fifth at the 2023 World Junior Championships.

In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.
Kwon Min-sol
Personal information
Native name권민솔
Alternative namesMinsol Kwon
Country represented South Korea
Born (2009-02-18) 18 February 2009
Seoul, South Korea
Home townSeoul
ResidenceSeoul
Height1.47 m (4 ft 10 in)
CoachChoi Hyung-kyung
ChoreographerShin Yea-ji
Training locationsGwacheon, Seoul
Began skating2015
ISU personal best scores
Combined total191.06
2023 Junior Worlds
Short program66.81
2022 JGP Poland II
Free skate128.24
2023 Junior Worlds

Career

Early years

Kwon began skating in 2015. She won the national junior gold medal at the 2022 South Korean Championships.[1]

2022–23 season: International junior debut

Making her international debut on the Junior Grand Prix at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic in Ostrava, Kwon skated a clean short program.[2] In the free skate, her only error was an unclear edge call on the Lutz in her triple jump combination. She won the silver medal behind Japan's Mao Shimada.[3][4] Kwon went on to win the bronze medal at her second event, the 2022 JGP Poland II, and qualify for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.[5] She finished fifth at the Final.[6]

Kwon finished fifth in her first appearance at the senior South Korean Championships.[1] As a result she was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Championships, placing sixth in the short program [7] She set a new personal best score of 128.24 in the free skate, finishing fifth in that segment and rising to fifth place overall. Commenting on the positive reception of her Cats program all season, she added that "I love my program, because I love animals, especially cats. Unfortunately, I don't have my own cat."[8][9]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023
[10]
2021–2022

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    International[1]
    Event 21–22 22–23
    Junior Worlds5th
    JGP Final5th
    JGP Czech Republic2nd
    JGP Poland3rd
    National[1]
    South Korea1st J5th
    J = Junior level

    Detailed results

    Junior results
    2022–23 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    Feb. 27 – Mar. 5, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships 6
    62.82    		 5
    128.24    		 5
    191.06
    January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships 8
    64.51    		 4
    131.92    		 5
    196.43
    December 8–11, 2022 2022–23 JGP Final 5
    59.91    		 5
    115.52    		 5
    175.43
    October 5–8, 2022 2022 JGP Poland II 2
    66.81    		 4
    119.82    		 3
    186.63
    Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2022 2022 JGP Czech Republic 2
    62.73    		 2
    126.64    		 2
    189.37
    2021–22 season
    Date Event SP FS Total
    January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Junior Championships 1
    56.89    		 1
    111.02    		 1
    167.91

    References
    1. "Minsol KWON: Competition results". International Skating Union. September 8, 2022.
    2. "JGP Ostrava 2022 Judges Details Per Skater, Women's Short Program" (PDF). International Skating Union.
    3. "JGP Ostrava 2022 Judges Details Per Skater, Women's Free Skate" (PDF). International Skating Union.
    4. "Newcomers dominate at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ostrava (CZE)". International Skating Union. September 5, 2022.
    5. "More Skaters secure spots for the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final". International Skating Union. October 10, 2022.
    6. McCarvel, Nick (December 9, 2022). "Junior Grand Prix Final - Shimada Mao captures title, becoming first Japanese woman to do so in 13 years". Olympic Channel.
    7. "Lioness Mao Shimada (JPN) begins her gold medal hunt in the Junior World Women's Short Program". International Skating Union. March 2, 2023.
    8. "Spectacular Mao Shimada (JPN) soars to World Junior title". International Skating Union. March 4, 2023.
    9. Slater, Paula (March 4, 2023). "Mao Shimada impresses in Calgary; takes Junior World title". Golden Skate. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
    10. "Minsol KWON: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. September 7, 2022. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022.
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