Yura Min

The native form of this personal name is Min Yura. This article uses the Western name order.
Yura Min
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Born (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995
Torrance, California, United States
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Partner Alexander Gamelin
Former partner Timothy Koleto, Igor Ogay
Coach Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, Adrienne Lenda
Choreographer Igor Shpilband
Training locations Novi, Michigan
Began skating 2001
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 138.42
2016 Four Continents
Short dance 55.23
2016 Four Continents
Free dance 83.19
2016 Four Continents

Yura Min (born August 15, 1995) is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Alexander Gamelin, she is the 2016 South Korean national silver medalist and finished eighth in a field of sixteen teams at the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.

Personal life

Yura Min was born in on August 25, 1995 in Torrance, California to Hye Young Chu of Busan, South Korea and Harrison Min of Soeul, South Korea. She maintains citizenship in both the United States and South Korea.

Career

Early career

Min started learning to skate in 2001.[1] She teamed up with Igor Ogay in 2012.[2] Competing on the junior level, they took silver at the Pacific Coast Sectionals and qualified for the 2013 U.S. Championships, where they finished 11th. Their partnership then came to an end.

Min began representing South Korea internationally in the 2013–14 season, skating with Timothy Koleto. The two placed tenth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships and eighth at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. Their last event together was the International Cup of Nice in October 2014; they finished fifth.

Partnership with Gamelin

In 2015, Min teamed up with Alexander Gamelin. They are coached by Igor Shpilband, Fabian Bourzat, Greg Zuerlein, and Adrienne Lenda in Novi, Michigan.[1]

Making their international debut, Min/Gamelin placed fifth at the 2015 CS Ice Challenge. After finishing fourth at the NRW Trophy and seventh at the 2015 CS Warsaw Cup, they were awarded silver behind Rebeka Kim / Kirill Minov at the 2016 South Korean Championships. At the 2016 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, they placed ninth in the short dance, eighth in the free dance, and eighth overall, ending up as the top Korean dancers at the event.

Programs

With Gamelin

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
2015–16
[1]		 Cirque du Soleil
  • Waltz: Carrousel
    by Benoît Jutras
  • Polka: Balade au boit d'une echelle
  • Waltz: Carrousel
    by Benoît Jutras
The Beatles

With Koleto

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–15
[3]
2013–14
[4]
  • Quickstep: Kap'n Kid
  • Foxtrot: Un mate in luca
    by Raphael Gualazzi
  • Quickstep: Kap'n Kid

With Ogay

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–13
[2]

    Competitive highlights

    GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

    With Gamelin

    International[5]
    Event 2015–16 2016–17
    Four Continents 8th
    GP Skate America 10th
    CS Ice Challenge 5th
    CS Nebelhorn Trophy 6th
    CS U.S. Classic 6th
    CS Warsaw Cup 7th
    NRW Trophy 4th
    Lake Placid IDI 3rd
    National[5]
    South Korean Champ. 2nd
    TBD: Assigned; WD: Withdrew

    With Koleto

    International[6]
    Event 2013–14 2014–15
    Four Continents Champ. 10th
    CS Nebelhorn Trophy 8th
    Bavarian Open 10th
    Cup of Nice 5th
    Ukrainian Open 9th

    With Ogay

    National
    Event 2012–13
    U.S. Championships 11th J
    Pacific Coast Sectionals 2nd J
    J: Junior level

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
    2. 1 2 "2013 U.S. National Championships: Yura Min & Igor Ogay". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016.
    3. ↑ "Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
    4. ↑ "Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
    5. 1 2 "Competition Results: Yura MIN / Alexander GAMELIN". International Skating Union.
    6. ↑ "Competition Results: Yura MIN / Timothy KOLETO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016.
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