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Shin Ji-ah, the youngest 14-year-old contestant at the Figure Skating Junior World Championships, won the silver medal.
It is the first time in 16 years since Kim Yuna that Korea won a medal in this competition.
This is reporter Jeong Hee-don.
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Shin Ji-ah, who finished second in the short program even at the youngest age of 14 among the contestants, flew like a bird in the free skating.
After perfectly digesting her first jump task, the triple lutz triple toe loop combination jump, she earned extra points with her high jump and excellent rotational power in the triple loop and triple salcho, and triple lutz in the second half.
Shin Ji-a, who poured everything she prepared even on his first appearance with elegant spin acting, scored 136.63 and recorded a personal best score of 206.01 in total, placing second behind Isa Bo Levito of the United States by 0.54 points.
It is a splendid achievement for the first time in 16 years for a Korean athlete to win a medal in this competition since Yuna Kim, who won the championship in 2006.
Although Russia, the most powerful country in this event, could not compete due to sanctions due to the invasion of Ukraine, Shin Ji-a beat out his strong competitors and presented a precious silver medal to Korean figure skating.
[Jia Shin / Figure Skating Junior National Team: I was really happy to be able to play a satisfactory match today, and I was a little surprised to win a silver medal unexpectedly, so please support me in the future.]
15-year-old Yoon Ah-sun, who was third in the short program after Shin Ji-ah, performed clean acting and placed fourth with a personal best score of 195.87 points. unfolded.