Kim Hyung-tae (Korean: 김형태; born September 1, 1997) is a South Korean pair skater. With his sister, Kim Su-yeon, he is the 2017 Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy champion, the 2017 Toruń Cup silver medalist and the 2017 South Korean national silver medalist. They competed at the 2017 Four Continents Championships.
| Kim Hyung-tae | |
|---|---|
 The Kim siblings at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics | |
| Born | September 1, 1997 Gwacheon, South Korea |
| Hometown | Incheon, South Korea |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Partner | Kim Su-yeon |
| Coach | Chung Bo-kyung, Mariusz Siudek |
| Skating club | Incheon |
| Began skating | 2010 |
Career
Kim Hyung-tae began learning to skate in 2010.[1] He and his sister, Kim Su-yeon, started competing as a pair in the 2015–2016 season. Their international debut came in February 2016 at the Winter Youth Olympics in Hamar, Norway. The pair finished 8th at the event.[2]
The Kim siblings debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in September 2016, placing 13th in Ostrava, Czech Republic, and 8th in Saransk, Russia. Making their senior debut, they finished 7th at the 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial a couple of weeks later. In early January 2017, the pair obtained the silver medal at the South Korean Championships, having placed third in the short program and first in the free skate. Later in the same month, they received their first senior international medal, winning silver at the Toruń Cup in Toruń, Poland. In February, the siblings competed at their first ISU Championship — the 2017 Four Continents Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. They finished 12th at the event.[3]
Programs
(with Kim Su-yeon)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–2018 | Queen medley | The Beatles medley |
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| 2016–2017 [1] |
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| 2015–2016 [4] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Kim Su-yeon
| International[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
| Four Continents Champ. | 12th | ||
| CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 15th | ||
| CS Nepela Memorial | 7th | ||
| Asian Winter Games | 4th | ||
| Asian Open | 1st | ||
| Toruń Cup | 2nd | ||
| International: Junior[5] | |||
| World Junior Champ. | 8th | ||
| Youth Olympics | 8th | ||
| JGP Czech Republic | 13th | ||
| JGP Russia | 8th | ||
| National[5] | |||
| South Korean Champ. | 1st J | 2nd | |
| TBD = Assigned J = Junior level | |||
Detailed results
| 2017–18 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27–30, 2017 | 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | Senior | 16 40.75 | 15 88.25 | 15 129.00 |
| August 2–5, 2017 | 2017 Asian Figure Skating Trophy | Senior | 1 46.30 | 3 87.51 | 1 133.81 |
| 2016–17 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| March 15–19, 2017 | 2017 World Junior Championships | Junior | 9 49.20 | 7 86.09 | 8 135.29 |
| February 23–26, 2017 | 2017 Asian Winter Games | Senior | 4 49.28 | 4 100.12 | 4 149.40 |
| February 15–19, 2017 | 2017 ISU Four Continents Championships | Senior | 13 49.88 | 12 90.80 | 12 140.68 |
| January 10–15, 2017 | 2017 Toruń Cup | Senior | 3 49.78 | 2 96.48 | 2 146.26 |
| January 6–8, 2017 | 2017 South Korean Championships | Senior | 3 44.24 | 1 93.38 | 2 137.62 |
| September 30–October 2, 2016 | 2016 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial | Senior | 7 39.70 | 7 78.30 | 7 118.00 |
| September 14–17, 2016 | 2016 JGP Russia | Junior | 7 42.61 | 10 67.34 | 8 109.95 |
| August 31–September 3, 2016 | 2016 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 13 40.20 | 13 66.96 | 13 107.16 |
| 2015–16 season | |||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 12–21, 2016 | 2016 Youth Olympics | Junior | 8 35.86 | 8 72.67 | 8 108.53 |
| January 8–10, 2016 | 2016 South Korean Championships | Junior | 1 35.35 | 1 63.28 | 1 98.63 |