Kim Yoo-sung triples Axel in debut win

Junior Grand Prix Personal Best Score 銀
Kim Ji-Nee-Inamu Ice Dance 銅

Kim Yoo-sung (Pyeongchon) celebrates her silver medal in the women's singles at the first round of the International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix figure skating competition. 스포츠토토 She is pictured here during the selection for the Junior Grand Prix at Taereung Ice Center in Seoul in July.

Figure skater Kim Yoo-sung (14-Pyeongchonjoong) nailed a triple axel in her debut at a major international competition to win a silver medal.

Kim set new personal bests in both the short program (63.04 points) and free skate (126.88 points) to finish second in the women's singles competition with a total score of 189.92 points at the first ISU Junior Grand Prix of the 2023-24 season on Friday in Bangkok, Thailand. Ami Nakai (15-Japan) won the gold medal with a total score of 190.65. Han Hee-soo (15-Sunil Girls' Middle School) 토토 won the bronze medal with a total of 173.99 points.

Kim Yoo-sung had an impressive performance at the event, completing a triple axel that included three and a half turns in the air after a forward jump. She is the third Korean female single athlete to land a triple axel at an international competition, joining Yoo Young (19) and Kim Yoo-jae (14). Kim Yoo-jae is Kim Yoo-sung's twin sister, who also landed a triple axel in her Junior Grand Prix debut at last year's inaugural event, winning a bronze medal. "I'm happy that I was able to execute the triple axel and win the silver medal," Kim said after the competition. "I think I did a little better than (twin sister) Yoo Jae," she laughed.

The team of Kim Ji-ni (16) and Inamu (16+ Gyeonggi Ice Sports Federation) finished third in the ice dance on Saturday with a total score of 139.32 points. 스포츠토토링크