Chea Song-joo

In this Korean name, the family name is Chea.

Chea Song-joo
Born	(1998-08-19) August 19, 1998 (age 26) Goyang, South Korea
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	South Korea
Coach	Lee Eun-hee
Skating club	Goyang Seongsa Ice Rink

Chea Song-joo (Korean: 채송주; born August 19, 1998) is a South Korean figure skater. She finished 13th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships.

Career

2014–15 season

Chea competed at the 2014 Lombardia Trophy, obtaining the minimum TES for Four Continents. Back in Korea, she ranked 4th at the qualification event, the KSU President Cup Ranking Competition, which gives her the spot to compete at the 2015 Four Continents Championships to be held in Seoul, South Korea.

2015 Four Continents is first ISU competition for her. She got her personal best scores in short, free-skate and the combined total at 2015 Four Continents[1]

2015–16 season

Chea competed at the JGP qualification competition held in South Korea and placed 5th place with total score 144.71, so she was given a spot for the JGP series.[2][3]

Chea placed 13th at her JGP in Toruń, Poland. At the 2015 Volvo Open Cup, she placed 11th in the short program, 8th in the free skate, and 8th overall.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2015–16 [4]	Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla	Nessun dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini
2014–15 [5]	Tango Jalousie by Jacob Gade	Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3: 3. Siciliana by Ottorino Respighi
2013–14	Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns	Piano Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op 15 by Edward Macdowell I. Maestoso - Allegro con fuoco III. Presto
2012–13	Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg	Piano Fantasy by William Joseph
2011–12	Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg	Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 1. Allegro molto appassionato by Felix Mendelssohn
2010–11	Two Guitars (gypsy music)	Malaguena by Raul Di Blasio
2009–10	Wonderland by Maksim Mrvica	A Chorus Line by Marvin Hamlisch

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[6]
Event	10–11	11–12	12–13	13–14	14–15	15–16
Four Continents					13th
CS Lombardia					12th
Volvo Open Cup						8th
International: Junior[6]
JGP Poland						13th
Asian Trophy			6th J
National
South Korean	15th J		10th	10th	13th	WD
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior WD = Withdrew

Detailed results

2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
November 4–8, 2015	2015 Volvo Open Cup	Senior	11 41.75	8 78.17	8 119.92
September 23–27, 2015	2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Poland	Junior	12 43.46	13 77.98	13 121.44
2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 9–15, 2015	2015 ISU Four Continents Championships	Senior	15 42.16	11 96.93	13 139.09
January 7–9, 2015	2015 South Korean Championships	Senior	17 47.37	12 86.04	13 133.41
September 18–21, 2014	2014 Lombardia Trophy	Senior	14 40.55	12 79.67	12 120.22
2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 3–5, 2014	2014 South Korean Championships	Senior	4 52.40	12 90.59	10 142.99
2012–13 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 2–6, 2013	2013 South Korean Championships	Senior	12 42.94	8 86.32	10 129.24
August 7–12, 2012	2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy	Junior	5 32.28	6 59.83	6 92.11

• Personal best highlighted in bold.

References

1. "[4대륙피겨]'프리 최고점' 채송주 "저도 놀랐어요"". February 15, 2015.
2. "최다빈, 피겨 주니어그랑프리 파견 선발전 우승".
3. "2015 ISU JGP Poland Ladies entries". International Skating Union.
4. "Song Joo CHEA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016.
5. "Song Joo CHEA: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015.
6. "Competition Results: Song Joo CHEA". International Skating Union.

External links

• Song Joo CHEA at the International Skating Union
• 2014 South Korean Figure Skating Championships results: 1st Day 2nd Day 3rd Day