Seo Min-kyu

Seo Min-kyu (Hangul: 서민규; born 14 October 2008) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2023 South Korean national bronze medalist, the 2022 JGP Poland II bronze medalist, and the 2022 South Korean junior champion.

In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.
Seo Min-kyu
Personal information
Native name서민규
Alternative namesMinkyu Seo
Seo Minkyu
Country represented South Korea
Born (2008-10-14) October 14, 2008
Daegu, South Korea
Home townDaegu, South Korea
ResidenceDaegu
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
CoachKim A-young, Kim Eun-ju
ChoreographerElizabeth Chan, Patrick Chan
Skating clubDaegu Indoor Icerink
Training locationsDaegu
Began skating2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total209.59
2022 JGP Czech Republic
Short program74.39
2022 JGP Czech Republic
Free skate135.20
2022 JGP Czech Republic

Career

Early years

Seo began skating in 2011.[1] His first international competition was the 2019 Asian Open Trophy in advanced novice, where he finished in sixth place. He won the national junior gold medal at the 2022 South Korean Championships.[2]

2022–23 season: Junior International Debut

Making his international junior debut on the Junior Grand Prix at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic in Ostrava, Seo finished first in the short program after a clean skate with amazing 74.39 points.[3] He cleanly landed most of his jumps in the free skate, only to fall at the triple Salchow-double Axel sequence and edge calls on two Lutz jumps. He finished fourth overall.[4] In early October, he competed in his second event on the circuit, the 2022 JGP Poland II in Gdańsk. He ranked fourth in the short program and third in the free, winning the bronze medal. He was named the third of three alternates for 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.[5]

In his first senior event, Seo placed fourth in the short program at the 2023 South Korean Championships. He placed second in the free skate, 11.17 points behind Cha Jun-hwan, and won the bronze medal. Seo was named the first alternate for the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[6] [7]
  • Flower Dance
    by DJ Okawari
    choreo. by Patrick Chan
2022–2023
[8]
2021–2022
2019–2020

Competitive highlights

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

International[2]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
JGP Czech Republic4th
JGP Poland3rd
International: Advanced novice
Asian Open6th
National[2]
South Korea1st J3rd
Ranking1st J3rd
J = Junior level

Detailed results

Junior results
2022–23 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 5–9, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships Senior 4
76.90		 2
159.00		 3
235.90
October 5–8, 2022 2022 JGP Poland II Junior 4
72.36		 3
134.31		 3
206.67
Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2022 2022 JGP Czech Republic Junior 1
74.39		 4
135.20		 4
209.59
2021–22 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Championships Junior 1
61.21		 1
126.12		 1
187.33
2019–20 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Oct. 30 – Nov. 3, 2019 2019 Asian Open Trophy Novice 6
26.93		 5
52.98		 6
79.91

References
  1. [230419 생방송 시시각각] '꿈꾸는 스케이터⛸' 피겨국가대표 서민규⭐️. 대구MBC Program. April 19, 2023.
  2. "Competition Results: Minkyu SEO". International Skating Union.
  3. "피겨 서민규, ISU 주니어 그랑프리 남자 싱글 쇼트 1위" [Figure Skater Seo Min-gyu, ISU Junior Grand Prix Men's Single Short 1st Place]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). September 2, 2022.
  4. Kwon, Su-yeon (September 3, 2022). "첫 그랑프리 무대 오른 서민규...ISU 주니어 GP 최종 4위" [Seo Min-kyu, who debuted on the Grand Prix stage... Finishes 4th place at the ISU Junior GP]. MHN Sports (in Korean).
  5. "More Skaters secure spots for the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final". International Skating Union. October 10, 2022.
  6. Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOEs] (April 20, 2023). "Short Program: 🇰🇷 Minkyu Seo - Flower Dance" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOEs] (April 20, 2023). "Free Skate: 🇰🇷 Minkyu Seo - Notre Dame de Paris" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. "Minkyu SEO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023.
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