Kim Chae-yeon, the 'figure skating ace,' who topped both the Asian Games and the Four Continents Championships, received an encouragement award.
Kim Chae-yeon won the encouragement award at the '71st Korea Sports Council Sports Awards Ceremony' held at Olympic Parktel in Songpa District, Seoul, on the 25th.
After earning a bronze medal at the 2024 International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships, Kim Chae-yeon had an overwhelming season in the 2024-25 season, placing in 8 out of the 9 competitions she entered, with 6 victories.
By winning consecutively at the 2025 Harbin Asian Games and the 2025 ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Kim Chae-yeon rose as the 'number one' after Queen Yuna Kim.
In the women’s singles free skating at the 2025 Four Continents Championships, Kim Chae-yeon received a technical score (TES) of 78.27 points, a program component score (PCS) of 70.09 points, and a total score of 148.36 points.
Kim Chae-yeon set a personal best score in the short program and also achieved her personal best score (139.45 points) established at the 2023 World Championships in the free skating on that day.
After Yuna Kim's first victory at the Four Continents Championships in 2009, Lee Hae-in from Korea University won for the first time in 14 years at the 2023 competition.
Kim Chae-yeon's management company, All That Sports, noted, "Please send a lot of encouragement and support to Kim Chae-yeon, who is growing toward a better version of herself endlessly."
Kim Chae-yeon is preparing for the World Championships coming in March.