Figure skating's future is bright Seo Min-gyu → Choi Ha-bin, 女 Kim Yoo-jae → Kim Yoo-sung Jr. Grand Prix Final

Oct 12, 2025

Figure skating's future is bright Seo Min-gyu → Choi Ha-bin, 女 Kim Yoo-jae → Kim Yoo-sung Jr. Grand Prix Final
Seo Min-gyu. Photo = International Skating Union SNS



The future of figure skating in Korea is bright. Men's singles hopefuls Seo Min-kyu (Kyung Shin-go) and Choi Ha-bin (Han Sang-bo) advanced to the ISU Figure Junior Grand Prix Final in the 2025-2026 season. In the women's singles, 「Twin Sisters」Kim Yu-jae Kim Yu-sung (Surigo) won the final berth.

The Junior Grand Prix takes place seven times in a season. You can participate in a maximum of two competitions per season. Players earn ranking points according to their respective competition rankings. The top six players with the best performance in the seven competitions will advance to the final, the king of kings. The Junior Grand Prix Final will be held in Nagoya, Japan, in December.

Min So-gyu won the second and fifth competitions. He ranked second in the overall rankings after Japan's Nakata Rio with 30 points. Seo Min-kyu tied Nakata in ranking points and tournament rankings, but fell behind in total points. Seo Min-gyu, who won a silver medal in the Junior Grand Prix Final last season, is trying to win a medal in the King's War for the second time in a row. Choi Ha-bin won the silver medal in the third competition and the gold medal in the sixth competition. He will be on the final stage with 28 points in the ranking and third place in the overall ranking. He will be on the final stage of the Junior Grand Prix for the first time in his life.




In the men's division, Seo Min-gyu Choi Ha-bin and Nakata, Nishino Daiga (Japan), Lucius Kazaneki (USA), and Denis Krauhlov (Belgium) will clash.

Figure skating's future is bright Seo Min-gyu → Choi Ha-bin, 女 Kim Yoo-jae → Kim Yoo-sung Jr. Grand Prix Final
Kim Yu-jae. Photograph = International Skating Union SNS
`Twin Sister' Kim Yu-jae won a silver medal in the second competition and a gold medal in the sixth competition. It has confirmed the overall second place (28 points in ranking). Kim Yu-jae will make the final stage for the first time. Younger brother Kim Yoo-sung won the gold medal in the fifth and fifth competitions in the first competition. Kim Yu-sung tied Sophie Felton of the U.S. for ranking points. However, he took the final train in accordance with the ISU regulation that prioritizes the higher-ranked players in one competition. He finished sixth (22 points) overall and secured a ticket to the final. Kim Yu-sung has made it to the third consecutive year.

In the women's team, Kim Yu-jae and Kim Yu-sung of Japan, Mao Shimada (30 points in ranking), Mayuko Okada (28 points), May Okada (28 points), and Sumika Kanazawa (24 points) compete for their skills.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.