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Cha Jun-hwan and Yoo Young, who achieved the best results in Korean figure skating since Yuna Kim at the Beijing Olympics, are challenging for a medal at the World Championships that just opened.
This is Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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Cha Jun-hwan, who opened a bright future by placing 5th at the Beijing Olympics, will challenge for the first Korean men's medal at the World Championships.
After the Olympics, Cha Jun-hwan, who has been training while digesting a busy schedule with consecutive broadcast appearances, is focusing on improving the perfection of the quadruple toe loop jump that he fell in Beijing.
[Junhwan Cha/National Figure Skating Team: My experience in Beijing seems to be helping me a lot, so it would be great if I could do what I practiced (at the World Championships).]
Strong candidates Nathan Chen and Hanyu suffered injuries. With no attendance and the fourth-highest personal best among all players, there is a good chance of a medal.
[Cha Jun-hwan / Figure Skating National Team: If something that can be the first or history can be made, it would be a very honorable thing for me.
Personally, I think I've always been greedy for (medal).]
Yoo Young, who placed 6th in Beijing, is also aiming for a medal in 9 years after Kim Yuna.
With three Russian players absent due to disciplinary action following the invasion of Ukraine, Yoo Young ranks second in personal best among participating players.
The key is the success of the unfinished Triple Axel in Beijing.
17-year-old Hae-in Lee, who placed 10th at the World Championships last year, will scramble for the vacant seat where 'figure general' Kim Ye-rim was absent due to coronavirus.
(Video coverage: Park Seung-won, video editing: So Ji-hye, CG: Kim Jong-un)