Kwak Min-jeong

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Kwak Min-jeong (born January 23, 1994) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. She is the 2011 South Korean bronze medalist, the 2010 South Korean silver medalist and the 2009 Junior national champion. Kwak was also a member of the South Korean Olympic Team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where she placed 13th in the ladies' event.

Personal life

Kwak Min-jeong was born on January 23, 1994, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] She married basketball player Moon Seong-gon in May 2021.[2][3]

Career

Kwak began skating in 2001.[1]

2007–08 season

In the 2007–08 season she was age-eligible to compete in Junior competitions, so she competed at the 2007–08 ISU Junior Grand Prix, placing 10th at the event in Tallinn with 98.77 points and 13th at the event in England with 103.89. She then competed at the South Korean Championships at the Junior level, where she came in fifth position.

2008–09 season

In the 2008–09 season, she received two assignments to the 2008–09 ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won the bronze medal at the event in Mexico scoring 117.42 points but finished 13th at her competition in England, earning 106.05. She competed at the South Korean Championships again as a Junior, and won the gold medal with 114.89 points, placing first in both the short program and the free skating. She was selected to compete at the 2009 World Junior Championships, and with 103.69 she finished 22nd overall.

2009–10 season: Vancouver Olympics

In the 2009–10 season, Kwak remained in the ISU Junior Grand Prix and competed in two events. She placed 11th in the first one held in the United States with 106.30 points. She went on to place 11th again with 108.21 at her second event, which took place in Croatia.

She was selected to compete at the 2010 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea, her first Senior international competition. She placed seventh in the short program and fourth in the free skate to end in sixth position earning 154.71 points. Kwak was also chosen to be a member of the South Korean Olympic Team.

Before the Olympics she moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and trained with Brian Orser,[4] the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where she placed 13th with 155.53 points. She went on to compete at the 2010 World Championships in Turin, Italy, where she was in 22nd position after getting 120.47 points overall.

Her collaboration with Orser ended in August 2010.[4]

2010–11 season

In the 2010–11 season, Kwak moved to the senior ISU Grand Prix. Her assignments in the 2010–11 ISU Grand Prix season were the 2010 Cup of China and the 2010 Skate America.

At the 2010 Cup of China, she placed ninth in the short program with 38.83 points and also ninth in the free skate with 75.15. Overall, she placed ninth scoring 113.98 points. At the 2010 Skate America, she came tenth in the short program earning 44.41 points, and eleventh in the free skate with 80.80. She had a total of 125.21 points and finished eleventh.

She competed at the 2011 South Korean Championships, where she won the short program with 50.48 points. She placed third in the free skate earning 91.78 and won the bronze medal. She was selected to compete at the 2011 Four Continents and 2011 World Championships. At the 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships she placed 8th in both skates finishing overall in 8th place. At the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships she placed 15th in the ladies qualifying round failing to advance to the short.

2011–12 season

At the 2012 South Korean Championships she placed 8th in the short program falling on two of her jump elements to earn 38.98 points. In the free skate she placed 6th with 84.46 to climb up to 6th overall. Later that year, Kwak competed at the 2012 Four Continents Championships where she placed 10th. She has been selected to compete at the 2012 World Championships and she placed 28th.

Public life and endorsements

Kwak toured in the 2010 Festa On Ice, held in Seoul, South Korea and headlined by 2010 Olympic champion ladies champion and her training mate Kim Yuna. She joined Kim in another ice show, the All That Skate, on July 23–25, 2010 in Goyang, South Korea, alongside other skaters like Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen and Stéphane Lambiel.[5]

Coaching

Kwak has been coaching Eunsoo Lim since the 2021-22 season.[6]

Programs

SeasonShort programFree skatingExhibition
2011–2012 [1]East of Eden by Lee Holdridge choreo. by Yea-Ji ShinGaîté Parisienne by Jacques Offenbach choreo. by David Wilson Caprice Bohemien Op.12 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by David WilsonThe Truth Is by Charice Don't Rain on My Parade (from Glee) choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle
2010–2011 [7]Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel choreo. by David WilsonCaprice Bohemien Op.12 by Sergei Rachmaninoff choreo. by David WilsonGet Right by Jennifer Lopez choreo. by Shin Yea-Ji Don't Rain on My Parade (from Glee) choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle
2009–2010 [8]Murder on the Orient Express by Richard Rodney Bennett choreo. by Kim Se YolLes Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreo. by Kim Se YolThe Voice Within by Christina Aguilera choreo. by Shin Yea-Ji Marshmallow by IU choreo. by Shin Yea-Ji SuperGirl by Saving Jane choreo. by Tuğba Karademir
2008–2009 [9]Blood Diamond by James Newton Howard choreo. by Henrik WalentinStradivarius by Edvin Marton choreo. by Henrik WalentinStupid Cupid performed by Mandy Moore A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton
2007–2008

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event07–0808–0909–1010–1111–1214–15
Olympics13th
Worlds22nd33rd28th
Four Continents6th8th10th
GP Cup of China9th
GP Skate America11th
Asian Games3rd
Asian Trophy3rd
Crystal Skate3rd
New Zealand Games1st
International: Junior or novice[10]
Junior Worlds22nd
JGP Croatia11th
JGP Estonia10th
JGP Mexico3rd
JGP United Kingdom13th13th
JGP United States11th
Asian Trophy2nd J.
National[10]
South Korean2nd J.1st J.2nd3rd6th
J. = Junior level

Detailed results

2014–15 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
October 21–26, 20142014 Crystal Skate of RomaniaSenior2 36.513 66.423 102.93
2011–12 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 7–12, 20122012 Four Continents ChampionshipsSenior9 48.7210 81.8010 130.52
January 6–8, 20122012 South Korean ChampionshipsSenior8 38.986 84.466 123.44
August 22–26, 20112011 Asian Figure Skating TrophySenior3 43.194 71.713 114.90
August 11–13, 20112011 New Zealand Winter GamesSenior1 42.821 83.071 125.89
2010–11 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
April 25 – May 1, 20112011 World ChampionshipsSenior– –15 (QR) 67.75– –
February 15–, 20112011 Four Continents ChampionshipsSenior8 50.478 96.688 147.15
February 3–5, 20112011 Asian Winter GamesSenior3 52.653 95.303 147.95
January 14–16, 20112011 South Korean ChampionshipsSenior1 50.483 91.783 142.26
November 11–14, 20102010 Skate AmericaSenior10 44.4111 80.8011 125.21
November 5–7, 20102010 Cup of ChinaSenior9 38.839 75.159 113.98
2009–10 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
March 22–28, 20102010 World ChampionshipsSenior23 47.4622 73.0122 120.47
February 14–27, 20102010 Winter OlympicSenior16 53.1612 102.3713 155.53
January 25–31, 20102010 Four Continents ChampionshipsSenior7 53.684 101.036 154.71
January 9–10, 20102010 South Korean ChampionshipsSenior2 46.232 88.002 134.23
October 7–11, 20092009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, CroatiaJunior8 41.0812 67.1311 108.21
September 2–6, 20092009 ISU Junior Grand Prix, United StatesJunior12 38.4911 67.8111 106.30
2008–09 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
February 21–28, 20092009 World Junior ChampionshipsJunior24 38.9419 64.7522 103.69
January 9–11, 20092009 South Korean ChampionshipsJunior1 42.711 72.181 114.89
October 15–18, 20082008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, United KingdomJunior14 39.8213 66.2313 106.05
September 10–14, 20082008 ISU Junior Grand Prix, MexicoJunior4 46.973 70.453 117.42
2007–08 season
DateEventLevelSPFSTotal
January 13–16, 20082008 South Korean ChampionshipsJunior1 42.712 74.722 117.43
October 18–21, 20072007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, United KingdomJunior11 42.4413 61.4513 103.89
September 20–22, 20072007 ISU Junior Grand Prix, EstoniaJunior11 37.0610 61.7110 98.77
  • SP = Short program; FS = Free skating
  • Personal bests highlighted in bold.

Television appearances

  • 2020: King of Mask Singer (MBC), contestant as "Lion Mask" (episode 275)[11]

References

  1. 1.[1.2][1.3]"Min-Jeong KWAK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
  2. 2."곽민정♥문성곤, 오늘(29일) 결혼…접촉사고가 맺어준 인연". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 29, 2021.
  3. 3."'29일 화촉' 곽민정 "나보다 장난꾸러기 문성곤과 결혼, 축복해주세요" 소감". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 29, 2019.
  4. 4.[4.2]"Kim Yu-na's Breakup with Orser Ends Training for Kwak Min-jung". The Chosun Ilbo. August 25, 2010.
  5. 5."Yu-na, Kwan to do another show in July". The Korea Times. 2010-06-04.
  6. 6."Eunsoo LIM". www.isuresults.com.
  7. 7."Min-Jeong KWAK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011.
  8. 8."Min-Jeong KWAK: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010.
  9. 9."Min-Jeong KWAK: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.
  10. 10.[10.2][10.3]"Competition Results: Min-Jeong KWAK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016.
  11. 11.Seon Mi-kyung (October 4, 2020). ""너무 행복"..'복명가왕' 서수남⋅곽민정➝김경진⋅소명, 추석 달군 반전 정체[종합]". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2020.