Kwon Min-sol explained

Kwon Min-sol
Native Name:권민솔
Also Known As:Minsol Kwon
Birth Date:2009 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Seoul, South Korea
Hometown:Seoul
Residence:Seoul
Coach:Chi Hyun-jung
Kim Jin-seo
Formercoach:Choi Hyung-kyung
Choreographer:Shin Yea-ji
Currenttraininglocations:Gwacheon
Seoul
Beganskating:2015
Combined Total:191.06
Combined Date:2023 Junior Worlds
Sp Score:66.81
Sp Date:2022 JGP Poland II
Fs Score:128.24
Fs Date:2023 Junior Worlds

Kwon Min-sol (; born 18 February 2009) is a South Korean figure skater. She is a four-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist and the 2022 South Korean junior champion. She placed fifth at the 2023 World Junior Championships.

Career

Early years

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

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. 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. 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. She finished fifth at the Final.

Kwon finished fifth in her first appearance at the senior South Korean Championships. As a result she was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Championships, placing sixth in the short program. 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."

Following the season, Kwon switched coaches from Choi Hyung-kyung to Chi Hyun-jung. She spent two months of the off-season training in Canada under Lee Barkell.

2023–24 season

In late July, Kwon competed at the 2023 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers, winning the silver medal behind Shin Ji-a. Her performances earned her two assignments on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. At the 2023 JGP Austria, Kwon placed eighth in the short program after failing to execute her jump combination, but a second-place free skate lifted her to the bronze medal. At her second event, the 2023 JGP Poland, she won the silver medal.

She then competed at the senior national ranking competition, where she finished fifth overall.

Kwon qualified to the Junior Grand Prix Final for the second consecutive season, where she came sixth. Saying she was happy with her performance, she said her biggest developmental focus was on improving her skating skills, as well as trying to master the triple Axel jump.

At the 2024 South Korean Championships, Kwon would place sixth.

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2023–2024
2022–2023
2021–2022

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event21–2222–2323–24
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align=left bgcolor=silver 2nd
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National
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align=left Ranking Comp. bgcolor=gold 1st J 4th 5th
J = Junior level

Detailed results

Junior results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

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2023–24 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 4–7, 20242024 South Korean ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 5
66.01
align=center 6
131.02
align=center 6
197.03
December 7–10, 20232023–24 JGP FinalJunioralign=center 6
62.12
align=center 6
120.94
align=center 6
183.06
September 27–30, 2023Junioralign=center 3
64.00
align=center 2
119.52
align=center bgcolor=silver 2
183.52
Aug. 30 – Sept. 2, 2023Junioralign=center 8
50.10
align=center 2
115.83
align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
165.93
2022–23 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
Feb. 27 – Mar. 5, 20232023 World Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 6
62.82
align=center 5
128.24
align=center 5
191.06
January 5–8, 20232023 South Korean ChampionshipsSenioralign=center 8
64.51
align=center 4
131.92
align=center 5
196.43
December 8–11, 20222022–23 JGP FinalJunioralign=center 5
59.91
align=center 5
115.52
align=center 5
175.43
October 5–8, 20222022 JGP Poland IIJunioralign=center 2
66.81
align=center 4
119.82
align=center bgcolor=cc9966 3
186.63
Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 20222022 JGP Czech RepublicJunioralign=center 2
62.73
align=center 2
126.64
align=center bgcolor=silver 2
189.37
2021–22 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 7–9, 20222022 South Korean Junior ChampionshipsJunioralign=center 1
56.89
align=center 1
111.02
align=center bgcolor=gold 1
167.91