Byun Se-jong

Byun Se-jong
Personal information
Full name	Byun Se-jong
Country represented	Republic of Korea
Born	(1998-05-04) May 4, 1998 Daegu, Korea
Home town	Daegu
Residence	Seoul
Height
Coach	Chi Hyun-jung
Former coach	Eun Hee Lee
Choreographer	Lee Kyu-hyun(SP) Tom Dickson(FS)
Former choreographer	Chris Conte
Training locations	Taeneung
Former training locations	Daegu
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	176.15 2016 Four Continents
Short program	58.30 2016 Four Continents
Free skate	117.85 2016 Four Continents

Byun Se-jong (Hangul:변세종) (born May 4, 1998) is a South Korean figure skater. He has competed at two Four Continents Championships.

Career

2014–15

Byun debuted at the Junior Grand Prix series in the 2014–15 season. He placed 9th at the JGP Czech Republic, where he got his personal best free skate and total scores. At the JGP Germany, he placed 11th. A few weeks later, Byun won the silver medal at the Ice Challenge as a junior. Back in Korea, he came in third at a qualification event, the KSU President Cup Ranking Competition, which gave him a spot to compete at the 2015 Four Continents Championships to be held in Seoul, South Korea.

At the South Korean Nationals, he settled in 5th place. In February, he competed his first senior ISU championships, 2015 Four Continents Championships, where he achieved his new personal best in short program and total score. As the last competition of the season, Byun participated in the Triglav Trophy. In the short program, he placed first and got ratified his first triple-triple combination, triple toe-loop-triple toe-loop. Due to the big margin of points obtained in the short program, he could keep the lead and won the gold for the first time internationally.

2015–16

Byun began his new season at the ISU Junior Grand Prix qualifying competition held in South Korea. He placed first with a score of 161.39, which guarantees two Junior Grand Prix events. He came in fifth at a qualification event, 2015 KSU President Cup Ranking Competition, which gave him a spot to compete at the 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships to be held in Taipei, Taiwan. At the 2016 Korean National Figure Skating Championships, Byun skated flawlessly, and he placed third after short programme as a result. Then, he placed fourth in total, which meant he kept his spot as the Korean national team member for the upcoming season. At the 2016 World Junior Championships he placed 29th in the short program and did not qualify to the free skating.

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2015–2016	I'm Your Man by Michael Bublé choreo. by Lee Kyu-hyun	Lord of the Rings by The Piano Guys choreo. by Tom Dickson
2014–2015	Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse	The Godfather by Nino Rota
2013–2014	Overture (from Beethoven's Last Night) performed by Trans-Siberian Orchestra	Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer) III. Presto by Antonio Vivaldi Verano Porteño (from Eight Seasons: Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) by Astor Piazzolla performed by Gidon Kremer
2012–2013	Music for 18 Musicians (Coldcut Remix) Piano Phase by D*Note (from Reich: Remixed 2006) by Steve Reich	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows by Hans Zimmer
2011–2012	El Triste by Raúl di Blasio, José José	Feeling Good by Escala Smooth Criminal by David Garrett
2010–2011	Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman	Feeling Good by Escala Smooth Criminal by David Garrett
2009–2010	Sing, Sing, Sing by Benny Goodman	Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (from The Good, the Bad, the Weird)
2008–2009		Homeland (from Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron) by Hans Zimmer Urban Shock (from H.I.T)

Competitive highlights

International
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16
Four Continents					23rd	18th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds						29th
JGP Latvia						9th
JGP Spain						14th
JGP Czech Rep.					9th
JGP Germany					11th
Ice Challenge					2nd J.
Triglav Trophy					1st J.
Asian Trophy			8th J.	3rd J.
National
South Korean	1st N.	4th J.	4th J.	7th	5th	4th
JGP: Junior Grand Prix Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Detailed results

2015–16 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 16–21, 2016	2016 Four Continents Championships	Senior	16 58.30	17 117.85	18 176.15
January 8–10, 2016	2016 South Korean Championships	Senior	3 59.89	4 120.85	4 180.74
September 30 – October 4, 2015	2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Spain	Junior	9 52.69	14 96.14	14 148.83
August 26–30, 2015	2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Latvia	Junior	13 50.36	9 110.89	9 161.25
2014–15 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
April 15–19, 2015	2015 Triglav Trophy	Junior	1 56.74	2 91.39	1 148.13
February 9–15, 2015	2015 ISU Four Continents Championships	Senior	23 54.20	23 100.00	23 154.20
January 7–9, 2015	2015 South Korean Championships	Senior	5 52.49	6 104.72	5 157.21
November 12–16, 2014	2014 Ice Challenge	Junior	3 48.16	2 94.82	2 142.98
October 1–5, 2014	2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Germany	Junior	11 50.67	11 99.83	11 150.50
September 3–7, 2014	2014 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic	Junior	13 46.55	9 104.81	9 151.36
2013–14 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 3–5, 2014	2014 South Korean Championships	Senior	7 51.75	6 110.28	7 162.03
August 8–11, 2013	2013 Asian Figure Skating Trophy	Junior	3 46.12	4 87.51	3 133.63
2012–13 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 2–6, 2013	2013 South Korean Championships	Junior	4 38.63	4 71.02	4 109.65
August 7–12, 2012	2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy	Junior	9 32.57	7 72.28	8 104.85
2011–12 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 4–8, 2012	2012 South Korean Championships	Junior	4 33.60	4 63.58	4 97.18
2010–11 season
Date	Event	Level	SP	FS	Total
January 12–16, 2011	2011 South Korean Championships	Novice	1 28.42	1 48.11	1 76.53

• Personal best highlighted in bold.

Further reading

• 2014 Leo Scheu Memorial Results
• 2013 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Results
• 2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Results
• 2015 Triglav Trophy Results

External links

• Se Jong BYUN at the International Skating Union