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.
| Native name | 조혜진 | ||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Cho Hye-jin | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 30, 2005 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Andrew Evans, Alexander Sheldrik-Male, Dima Savin | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Canadian Ice Academy | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Partnership with Adcock edit
2022–23 season edit
In 2022 September, 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 edit
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.[7]
Programs edit
With Adcock edit
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2022–2023[8] |
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Competitive highlights edit
With Adcock for South Korea edit
| National | |
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| 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 edit
| National | |||||||
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| 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 edit
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
With Adcock edit
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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| 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 edit
- ^ @AnythingGOE (September 29, 2022). "Coach Andrew Evans confirms the team will represent South Korea" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Korean figure skaters take silver at World Team Trophy". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 16, 2023.
- ^ Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (April 14, 2023). "Team USA maintains lead in Tokyo; Korea and Japan follow". Golden Skate.
- ^ a b Mitsuoka, Maria-Lauria (April 16, 2023). "Team USA takes fifth World Team Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOEs] (May 6, 2023). "🇰🇷 Hyejin Cho / Steven Adcock have ended their partnership. Cho is searching for a new partner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Anything GOEs [@AnythingGOE] (May 7, 2023). "🇰🇷 Steven Adcock has announced his retirement from competitive skating due to his back injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cho, Hyejin. "New Partnership". Instagram. Instagram. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Hyejin CHO / Steven ADCOCK: 2022/2023". International Skating Union.