Yun Yea-Ji

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Yun Yea-Ji (Hangul:윤예지, born November 30, 1994) is a South Korean figure skater.

She is the 2008 South Korean Junior champion.

Biography

Yun Yea-Ji was born in Seoul, South Korea.

She won the 2007 South Korean Novice National Championships. She did not compete internationally on the junior level in the 2007-2008 season because she was not yet age-eligible. After her win at the 2008 South Korean Junior Championships, she was sent to the 2008 Triglav Trophy, where she won the event on the novice level..

Yun has performed in shows in South Korea, including Festa On Ice, which was the show headlined by Kim Yu-Na. Kim recommended Yun to her choreographer, David Wilson, and Wilson choreographed Yun's programs for the 2008-2009 season. Yun also went to Toronto, Canada for two months in the summer of 2008 and trained under Brian Orser, Kim's coach.

She made her Junior Grand Prix debut at the 2008-2009 Junior Grand Prix event in Courcheval, France, the first event of the series. She placed 16th.

Programs

Season

Short Program

Long Program

Exhibition

2009-2010

Memory
from Musical Cats
by Andrew Lloyd Webber

2008-2009

Cello Concerto
by Anton Dvorak

O doux printemps d'autre fois

One Moment in Time
by Whitney Houston


Crazy
Son Dam Bi

Competitive highlights

Event/Season

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

South Korean Championships

1st N.

1st J.

4th

Junior Grand Prix, France

16th

Asian Trophy

3rd J.

Triglav Trophy

1st N.

6th J.

  • N = Novice level, J = Junior level

Detailed results

Junior results

2008–2009 season

Date

April 1 - 4, 2009

September 24 - 28, 2008

ko:윤예지