Kim Chae-yeon | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Native name | 김채연 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Chaeyeon Kim | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Seoul, South Korea | December 8, 2006||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Namyangju, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.51 m (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Choi Hyung-kyung Kim Na-hyun | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kim Chae-yeon (Korean: 김채연; born 8 December 2006) is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2024 World bronze medalist, the 2024 Four Continents silver medalist, 2023 Skate Canada International silver medalist, a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (including two gold), the 2024 Shanghai Trophy champion and 2024 South Korean national bronze medalist.
At the junior level, she is the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist.
Kim Chae-yeon medaled at the World Championships after practicing figure skating for only 7 years, a rare feat in the history of the sport.