Figure skating's "twin expectant" Kim Yoo-jae (Pyeongchon Middle School) won the bronze medal at the Junior Grand Prix, his first competition this season.
Kim Yu-jae received a total of 118.32 points with 62.36 points for technical score (TES), 57.96 points for art score (PCS), and 2 points deducted in the women's single free skating at the third round of the 2023 Junior Grand Prix in Istanbul, Turkiye, on the 9th (Korea Standard Time).
Kim Yu-jae ranked third with a total of 183.65 points, including 65.33 points for the short program, after Ami Nakai (194.65 points) and Rena Uejo (187.71 points, Japan).
Kim Yu-jae fell while running the high-level triple axel, the first acting task, and his performance score (GOE) was cut by 1.65 points with a downgrade (if the rotation of the jump is 180 degrees or more).
The triple flip-triple toe loop combination jump followed by attention (edge use caution) on the triple flip.
Kim Yu-jae also fell in the triple loop, the last jump task in the first half, and was greatly deducted.
However, Kim Yu-jae played the flying change foot combination spin to level 4, and perfectly jumped the triple lutz-double axel-double axel sequence jump, the first jump task in the second half.
The triple lutz-double toe loop combination jump was also neatly handled.
The final jump task, Triple Salco, was judged to be a quarter landing (if the jump rotation was short at the 90 degree level), but finished with an elegant coreo sequence, a flying camel spin (level 4) and a change foot combination spin (level 4.
Kim Yu-jae is a key figure skating women's singles rising star, ranking fourth at last year's Junior Figure Skating World Championships.
In addition, she is the identical twin sister of Kim Yoo-sung (Pyeongchon Middle School), who won a surprise silver medal in the first competition.
Meanwhile, Yoon Seo-jin (Thuil Middle School), who finished second in the short program, was shaken greatly and ranked fifth with a total score of 175.77 points.