Byun Se-jong

In this Korean name, the family name is Byun.
Byun Se-jong
Byun at the 2016 Junior Worlds
Full nameByun Se-jong
Native name변세종
Born (1998-05-04) May 4, 1998 (age 26)
Daegu, South Korea
HometownDaegu
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySouth Korea South Korea
CoachChi Hyun-jung

Byun Se-jong (Korean: 변세종; born May 4, 1998) is a South Korean figure skater. He is bronze medalist of 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy, and competed in the free skate at two Four Continents Championships (2015, 2016).

Career

2014–15 season

Byun debuted at the Junior Grand Prix series in the 2014–15 season. He placed 9th at the JGP Czech Republic, where he got his personal best free skate and total scores. At the JGP Germany, he placed 11th. A few weeks later, Byun won the silver medal at the Ice Challenge as a junior. Back in Korea, he came in third at a qualification event, the KSU President Cup Ranking Competition,[1] which gave him a spot to compete at the 2015 Four Continents Championships to be held in Seoul, South Korea.

At the South Korean Nationals, he settled in 5th place. In February, he competed at his first senior ISU championship, 2015 Four Continents Championships, where he achieved his new personal best in short program and total score. As the last competition of the season, Byun participated in the Triglav Trophy. In the short program, he placed first and got ratified his first triple-triple combination, triple toe-loop-triple toe-loop. Due to the big margin of points obtained in the short program, he could keep the lead and won the gold for the first time internationally.

2015–16 season

Byun began his new season at the ISU Junior Grand Prix qualifying competition held in South Korea. He placed first with a score of 161.39, which guarantees two Junior Grand Prix events.[2] He came in fifth at a qualification event, 2015 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition,[3] which gave him a spot to compete at the 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships to be held in Taipei, Taiwan. At the 2016 Korean National Figure Skating Championships, Byun skated flawlessly, and he placed third after short programme as a result. Then, he placed fourth in total, which meant he kept his spot as the Korean national team member for the upcoming season. At the 2016 World Junior Championships he placed 29th in the short program and did not qualify to the free skating.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
2018–2019
2017–2018
2016–2017
[4]
2015–2016
[5]
2014–2015
[6]
2013–2014
2012–2013
2011–2012
2010–2011
  • Feeling Good
    by Escala
  • Smooth Criminal
    by David Garrett
2009–2010
  • Sing, Sing, Sing
    by Benny Goodman
2008–2009

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

International : Senior[7]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Four Continents 23rd 18th
CS Alpen Trophy 22nd
CS Asian Open 3rd 6th
CS Ice Star 16th
Universiade 17th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 29th
JGP Czech Rep. 9th 13th
JGP Germany 11th
JGP Latvia 9th
JGP Slovenia 13th
JGP Spain 14th
Ice Challenge 2nd J
Triglav Trophy 1st J
Asian Trophy 8th J 3rd J 4th J
National
South Korean 1st N 4th J 4th J 7th 5th 4th 4th 6th 7th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Senior level

2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
Oct 30-Nov 3, 2019 2019 CS Asian Open Trophy 5
70.91 		5
119.49 		6
190.40
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 6–9, 2019 2019 Winter Universiade 22
50.89 		15
106.62 		17
157.51
January 12–13, 2019 2019 South Korean Championships 7
58.54 		8
105.84 		7
164.38
November 11–18, 2018 2018 CS Alpen Trophy 19
52.22 		23
81.43 		22
133.65
August 1–5, 2018 2018 CS Asian Open Trophy 2
65.47 		3
127.91 		3
193.38
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships 5
63.00 		6
128.27 		6
191.27
October 26–29, 2017 2017 CS Minsk-Arena Ice Star 16
49.90 		16
103.72 		16
153.62

Junior level

Byun at the 2016 World Junior Championships
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 7–9, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships Senior 4
59.79 		4
123.02 		4
182.81
September 21–24, 2016 2016 JGP Slovenia Junior 15
48.87 		12
101.54 		13
150.41
August 31–3, 2016 2016 JGP Czech Republic Junior 9
56.16 		15
99.59 		13
155.75
August 4–7, 2016 2016 Asian Open Trophy Junior 1
63.01 		4
109.62 		4
172.63
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–20, 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 29
50.67 		DNQ –
February 16–21, 2016 2016 Four Continents Championships Senior 16
58.30 		17
117.85 		18
176.15
January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships Senior 3
59.89 		4
120.85 		4
180.74
September 30 – October 4, 2015 2015 JGP Spain Junior 9
52.69 		14
96.14 		14
148.83
August 26–30, 2015 2015 JGP Latvia Junior 13
50.36 		9
110.89 		9
161.25
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
April 15–19, 2015 2015 Triglav Trophy Junior 1
56.74 		2
91.39 		1
148.13
February 9–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships Senior 23
54.20 		23
100.00 		23
154.20
January 7–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 5
52.49 		6
104.72 		5
157.21
November 12–16, 2014 2014 Ice Challenge Junior 3
48.16 		2
94.82 		2
142.98
October 1–5, 2014 2014 JGP Germany Junior 11
50.67 		11
99.83 		11
150.50
September 3–7, 2014 2014 JGP Czech Republic Junior 13
46.55 		9
104.81 		9
151.36
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Senior 7
51.75 		6
110.28 		7
162.03
August 8–11, 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy Junior 3
46.12 		4
87.51 		3
133.63
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 2–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Junior 4
38.63 		4
71.02 		4
109.65
August 7–12, 2012 2012 Asian Open Trophy Junior 9
32.57 		7
72.28 		8
104.85
2011–12 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 4–8, 2012 2012 South Korean Championships Junior 4
33.60 		4
63.58 		4
97.18
2010–11 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 12–16, 2011 2011 South Korean Championships Novice 1
28.42 		1
48.11 		1
76.53
  • Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

  1. ^ 이, 신학 (December 10, 2014). "아산,2014 피겨스케이팅 랭킹대회 박소연, 이준형 우승" [Park So-youn and Lee June-hyoung won the 2014 Ranking competition held at Asan]. asiatoday.co.kr (in Korean).
  2. ^ 이, 영호 (August 2, 2015). "최다빈, 피겨 주니어그랑프리 파견 선발전 우승" [Choi Da-bin won the JGP selection test] (in Korean). Yonhap.
  3. ^ 주, 미희 (December 6, 2015). "최다빈, 피겨 랭킹대회 첫우승..차준환 男 최고점(종합)" [Choi Da-bin won the KSU President Cup, Cha Jun-hwan recorded new record among Korean male skaters] (in Korean). Newsen.
  4. ^ "Se Jong BYUN: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Se Jong BYUN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Se Jong BYUN: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b "Competition Results: Se Jong BYUN". International Skating Union.

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