Cho Hye-jin (figure skater)

Cho Hye-jin
Native name조혜진
Other namesCho Hye-jin
Born (2005-11-30) November 30, 2005 (age 19)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
HometownToronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Figure skating career
Country South Korea
CoachAndrew Evans, Alexander Sheldrik-Male, Dmitri Savin
Skating clubCanadian Ice Academy
Medal record
Figure skating: Pairs
Representing  South Korea
World Team Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokyo Team

Cho Hye-jin (Korean: 조혜진; born November 30, 2005) is a Canadian-South Korean pair skater who represents South Korea. With her former skating partner, Steven Adcock, she is the 2023 South Korean champion.

Career

Partnership with Adcock

2022–23 season

In September 2022, coach Andrew Evans announced Steven Adcock and Cho as a new pair team for South Korea.[1]

Cho and Adcock debuted at the 2023 South Korean Championships and won, as they were the only pair team. After South Korea qualified to the 2023 World Team Trophy, the first time the nation had reached the event in its history, Cho/Adcock were named to the team as the pairs entry.[2] They finished sixth in both segments of the competition, while Team South Korea won the silver medal.[3][4] This made Korea only the fifth country to reach the podium at the event.[2] Adcock said that the team's priority over the summer was working to add a second triple throw to their free program.[4]

Cho and Adcock ended their partnership two weeks later after 2023 World Team Trophy due to Adcock electing to retire as a result of a longtime back injury.[5][6]

Partnership with Windsor

In July 2023, it was announced that Cho had teamed up with Australian pair skater, Harley Windsor and that they would be representing South Korea together. However, the partnership would ultimately dissolve in October.[7][8]

Programs

With Adcock

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2022–2023[9]
  • Nero
    by Nick Phoenix
    choreo. by Mary Angela Larmer

Competitive highlights

With Adcock for South Korea

National
Event 2022–23
South Korean Champ. 1st
Team events
World Team Trophy 2nd T
6th P
T = Team Result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.

Women's singles

National
Event 18–19 19–20 21–22
Canadian Champ. 7th N
Skate Canada Challenge 17th P 9th N 29th J
Alberta Sectionals 4th P 1st N 3rd J
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: P= Pre-Novice; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

With Adcock

2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 13–16, 2023 2023 World Team Trophy 6
60.55 		6
102.27 		2T / 6P
162.82
January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships 1
52.64 		1
104.66 		1
157.30

References

  1. ^ @AnythingGOE (September 29, 2022). "Coach Andrew Evans confirms the team will represent South Korea" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "Korean figure skaters take silver at World Team Trophy". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (April 14, 2023). "Team USA maintains lead in Tokyo; Korea and Japan follow". Golden Skate.
  4. ^ a b Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (April 16, 2023). "Team USA takes fifth World Team Trophy". Golden Skate.
  5. ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOEs] (May 6, 2023). "🇰🇷 Hyejin Cho / Steven Adcock have ended their partnership. Cho is searching for a new partner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOE] (May 6, 2023). "🇰🇷 Steven Adcock has announced his retirement from competitive skating due to his back injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Harley Windsor: "After Alexandrovskaya's death, I was broken. On social media, people wished and continue to wish death upon me and write many terrible things."". FS Gossips. FS Gossips. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ "🇰🇷 Hyejin Cho / Harley Windsor have ended their partnership. Cho is searching for a new partner". X. Anything GOEs. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Hyejin CHO / Steven ADCOCK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union.