▲ You Young performing her routine
You Young (Kyung Hee University) has won the women's division at the selection trials for figure skaters to be dispatched to the 2027 Changchun Winter World University Games (Universiade).
Competing in the women's single free skating event held on the 16th at the Citizens' Sports Center ice rink of the Gimhae Cultural and Tourism Foundation in Gimhae, Gyeongsangnam-do, You scored 67.20 points in technical elements (TES) and 63.12 points in program components (PCS) for a total of 130.32 points.
Combined with her short program score of 67.19 points, You finished with a final total of 197.51 points, claiming first place ahead of Lee Hae-in in second (184.66 points, Korea University), Kim Seo-young in third (159.25 points, Myongji University), and Yoon Ah-sun in fourth (157.81 points, Kyung Hee University).
You started strongly by cleanly executing her opening element, a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination jump.
She subsequently received an edge attention call and a quarter landing ruling (when the jump rotation is short by about 90 degrees) on her triple flip, resulting in a 0.76-point deduction in her grade of execution (GOE).
However, she bounced back by neatly landing a triple loop and performing a flying camel spin at level 4.
In the second half of the program, which carries a 10 percent bonus, she received a quarter landing call on the triple flip-double axel-double axel sequence and an under-rotated call on the triple lutz (when the jump rotation is short by between 90 and 180 degrees), but she executed her final jump, a triple salchow, flawlessly.
She wrapped up her performance with a change foot combination spin (level 4), a step sequence (level 3), and a choreo sequence.
You, who served as a leading figure in South Korean women's single skating—including a fifth-place finish at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics—faced disciplinary action in 2024, but returned to the ice after filing a lawsuit and having the Korea Skating Union cancel the disciplinary measures.
▲ Kim Hyun-gyeom performing an emotional routine
In the men's singles, Kim Hyun-gyeom (Korea University) took the title with 73.80 points in TES, 74.43 points in PCS, a free skate score of 148.23 points, and a final total of 228.26 points.
Lee Jae-keun (Korea University) finished second with 223.22 points, and Cha Young-hyun (Sejong General) placed third with 213.44 points.
Meanwhile, the Korea Skating Union discovered a system error in the short program scoring the previous day and underwent a score correction process.
The Changchun Winter World University Games will take place from January 15 to 25 next year.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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