Ye Quan
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 Lim/Quan during their exhibition program at the 2023 Grand Prix de France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 15, 2001 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  South Korea (since 2021)  Canada (until 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Hannah Lim (since 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Romain Haguenauer Benjamin Brisebois Pascal Denis Josée Piché | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | CPA Ahuntsic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ye Quan (Korean: 콴예; Chinese:全晔 ;born October 15, 2001) is a Canadian ice dancer who represents South Korea. With his skating partner, Hannah Lim, he is the 2023 CS Autumn Classic bronze medalist and 2024 South Korean champion.
At the junior level, Lim/Quan are the 2023 World Junior silver medalists, the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalists, three-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalists, and two-time South Korean Junior champions.
Lim and Quan are the first South Korean ice dancers to win an ISU Grand Prix medal at either the senior or junior level.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Quan was born on October 15, 2001, in Reykjavík, Iceland. He moved to China at the age of two and moved again to Montreal, Canada at the age of three. Both of his parents now live in Canada.[2][3]
In December 2023, the Korea Skating Union and Korean Sport & Olympic Committee made the case to the Ministry of Justice that Quan was in the process of trying to achieve South Korean naturalization for the chance to compete with Hannah Lim at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, saying that Quan was not only diligently learning the Korean language but also the country's culture. In response, the Ministry of Justice stated that they planned to hold a meeting in the future to further review Quan's case.[4]
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Quan began learning how to skate at around age five, first training in singles and later switching to ice dance.
Quan first partnered with Maïka Abgrall-Chouinard and competed at the pre-novice level for two years. He teamed up with Rosalie Groulx in 2017 and competed at the novice level, placing 14th at the 2018 Canadian Championships and 11th at the 2019 Canadian Championships.[5]
In the summer of 2019, Quan partnered with Hannah Lim. They were admitted to the Ice Academy of Montreal, a prestigious training school headed by Canadian coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon and Frenchman Romain Haguenauer.[3] The team competed domestically in Canada for two seasons, before opting to switch to represent South Korea internationally. Lim called the move "a 'thank you' gift" to her parents for their support of her skating career, while Quan said "I was happy to represent South Korea with her."[2]
2021–22 season: International junior debut
[edit]Lim and Quan made their Junior Grand Prix debut for South Korea at the 2021 JGP France I, the first of two Junior Grand Prix events held in Courchevel, France in August. The team placed fourth in the rhythm dance but overtook Czechs Mrázková/Mrázek in the free dance to finish third overall, standing on the podium with American gold medalists Wolfkostin/Chen and their former Canadian domestic rivals Makita/Gunara. Lim and Quan's bronze medal was the first medal for an ice dance team representing South Korea at an ISU Grand Prix series event at either the junior or senior levels.[6][1] At their second assignment, the 2021 JGP Russia, Lim and Quan placed fifth in the rhythm dance and sixth in the free dance to finish sixth overall.[7]
The team next competed at the 2022 South Korean Junior Championships in January, where they won the junior national title by a 52-point margin over Kim/Lee. As a result of their placement, they were named to the South Korean team for the 2022 World Junior Championships in Tallinn.[8]
At the World Junior Championships, Lim and Quan were seventh in the rhythm dance but rose to fourth in the free dance to improve their overall standing to sixth place. Their finish matched Kim/Minov's placement in 2014 as the highest finish for a South Korean ice dance team at a World Junior Championships.[9]
2022–23 season: JGP Final and Junior World silver
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Lim and Quan opened the Junior Grand Prix series at a Courchevel-held French JGP for the second year in a row. They placed first in both the rhythm dance and the free dance, as well as setting new personal bests in both segments of the competition, to win the gold medal with a new personal best overall. Their win marked the first Junior Grand Prix event title for any South Korean or Asian ice dance team.[10][2] A month and a half later they competed at their second event, the 2022 JGP Italy in Egna. They finished fourth in the rhythm dance after scoring poorly on their step sequence and part of the Argentine tango pattern dance, but recovered with a second-place free dance and won the silver medal behind Mrázková/Mrázek, the Czech dance team they had beaten for their first JGP medal a year earlier. These results qualified them for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final, another first for a Korean dance team.[11]
At the Final in Turin, Lim and Quan finished third in the rhythm dance with a score of 64.21. They were only 0.37 points behind Britons Bekker/Hernandez in second place, but also only 0.13 ahead of fourth-place Mrázková/Mrázek, who had been the pre-event favourites before having a double-fall in the segment.[12] In the free dance they rose to second, aided again by a double-fall from the Czechs, who finished 0.99 points behind them overall. Their silver was the first Final medal for a Korean dance team."[13][14]
Lim and Quan won their second consecutive South Korean junior title at the 2023 Junior National Championships, again by a wide margin.[15] They were assigned to finish the season at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, entering as podium favourites. They finished second in the rhythm dance with a new personal best score of 71.08, only 0.11 behind segment leaders Mrázková/Mrázek and more than two points clear of Bekker/Hernandez in third.[16][17] They set a new personal best in the free dance as well with 103.31, clearing the 100-point threshold for the first time, and won the silver medal. This was the first Junior World medal for a South Korean team. Lim said she was "really glad that we were able to get a first medal for Korea."[18][19]
Based on the total results of skaters in the 2022–23 season, South Korea qualified for the World Team Trophy for the first time, with the 2023 edition being held in Tokyo.[20] With South Korea not having any dance teams already competing at the senior level that season, Lim/Quan were assigned to make their senior debut, which meant replacing their rhythm dance immediately after the World Junior Championships. They created a new program to "Don't Go Yet" and "Havana" by Camila Cabello.[21][22] They finished sixth of six teams in the rhythm dance.[21] Quan lost a twizzle level in the free dance, but they set new personal bests in that segment and overall. Lim enthused about performing in front of a senior event audience in Japan.[23] Team South Korea won the silver medal, becoming the fifth country to reach the podium in the history of the World Team Trophy.[20]
2023–24 season: Senior debut
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For their full senior debut, Lim stated their goal was to "be memorable."[24] Lim/Quan received their first Challenger assignment, competing at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International and winning the bronze medal.[7]
They made their Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate America, finishing ninth of ten teams.[25] They improved their ordinals at their second event, the 2023 Grand Prix de France, where they eighth in the rhythm dance and rose to sixth after the free dance.[26] Quan assessed that "the performance level that we wanted to reach was achieved" in France.[24] They then appeared at a second Challenger, winning the silver medal at the 2023 CS Warsaw Cup.[7]
Competing at the domestic senior level for the first time at the 2024 South Korean Championships, Lim/Quan won the senior national title.[7] They went on to make their senior ISU championship debut at the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, finishing seventh.[27]
Lim/Quan made their senior World Championship debut at the 2024 edition, held in Montreal, the site of their training base. They finished fourteenth in the rhythm dance, Lim saying afterward she was "really happy" with the result.[28] Twelfth in the free dance, they remained fourteenth overall.[29] Afterward, Lim called the championships "surely one to remember."[30]
2024–25 season
[edit]Lim/Quan began the season by competing at the 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where they finished fifth.[7] Although they were also assigned to compete at the 2024 CS Budapest Trophy, the team would withdraw from the event due to a scheduling conflict it had with a South Korean domestic event that they were expected to participate in.[31]
Going on to compete on the 2024–25 Grand Prix circuit, they placed seventh at 2024 Skate Canada International and ninth at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy.[7]
Programs
[edit]With Lim
[edit]Competitive highlights
[edit]GP: Grand Prix, CS: Challenger Series, JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Lim for South Korea
[edit]| International [7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 | 24–25 |
| Worlds | 14th | |||
| Four Continents | 7th | |||
| GP Finland | 9th | |||
| GP France | 6th | |||
| GP Skate America | 9th | |||
| GP Skate Canada | 7th | |||
| CS Autumn Classic | 3rd | |||
| CS Budapest Trophy | WD | |||
| CS Denis Ten | 5th | |||
| CS Warsaw Cup | 2nd | TBD | ||
| International: Junior [7] | ||||
| Junior Worlds | 6th | 2nd | ||
| JGP Final | 2nd | |||
| JGP France | 3rd | 1st | ||
| JGP Italy | 2nd | |||
| JGP Russia | 6th | |||
| National | ||||
| South Korean Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | |
| Ranking Comp. | 1st J | 1st | ||
| Team events | ||||
| World Team Trophy | 2nd T 6th P |
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| TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; T = Team Result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. | ||||
With Lim for Canada
[edit]| National | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2019–20 | 2020–21 |
| Canadian Champ. | 5th J | C |
| Skate Canada Challenge | 9th J | 4th J |
| C = Event Cancelled; J = Junior | ||
Detailed results
[edit]
| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 187.10 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| Short program | TSS | 73.76 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup |
| TES | 42.77 | 2023 World Junior Championships | |
| PCS | 31.25 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| Free skating | TSS | 113.87 | 2024 Four Continents Championships |
| TES | 65.34 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | |
| PCS | 49.08 | 2024 Four Continents Championships |
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
Senior level
[edit]With Lim
| 2024–2025 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| November 15–17, 2024 | 2024 Finlandia Trophy | 9 69.00 |
8 106.36 |
9 175.36 |
| October 25–27, 2024 | 2024 Skate Canada International | 8 70.64 |
7 106.45 |
7 177.09 |
| October 3–6, 2024 | 2024 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge | 5 69.91 |
6 107.38 |
5 177.29 |
| 2023–24 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| March 18–24, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | 14 71.89 |
12 114.62 |
14 186.51 |
| Jan. 30 – Feb. 4, 2024 | 2024 Four Continents Championships | 9 68.91 |
7 113.87 |
7 182.78 |
| January 4–7, 2024 | 2024 South Korean Championships | 1 70.41 |
1 115.88 |
1 186.29 |
| November 15–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Warsaw Cup | 2 73.76 |
2 113.34 |
2 187.10 |
| November 3–5, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix de France | 8 67.14 |
6 106.71 |
6 173.85 |
| October 20–22, 2023 | 2023 Skate America | 9 65.49 |
8 103.62 |
9 169.11 |
| September 14–17, 2023 | 2023 CS Autumn Classic International | 4 68.05 |
3 102.65 |
3 170.70 |
| 2022–23 season | ||||
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 World Team Trophy | 6 69.96 |
6 109.27 |
2T/6P 179.23 |
Junior level
[edit]With Lim
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Event | RD | FD | Total |
| February 27 – March 5, 2023 | 2023 World Junior Championships | 2 71.08 |
2 103.31 |
2 174.39 |
| January 5–8, 2023 | 2023 South Korean Junior Championships | 1 67.12 |
1 102.33 |
1 169.45 |
| December 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final | 3 64.21 |
2 98.32 |
2 162.53 |
| October 12–15, 2022 | 2022 JGP Italy | 4 59.01 |
2 99.24 |
2 158.25 |
| August 24–27, 2022 | 2022 JGP France | 1 62.71 |
1 99.25 |
1 161.96 |
| 2021–22 season | ||||
| April 13–17, 2022 | 2022 World Junior Championships | 7 58.82 |
4 95.62 |
6 154.44 |
| January 7–9, 2022 | 2022 South Korean Junior Championships | 1 64.48 |
1 91.52 |
1 156.00 |
| September 15–18, 2021 | 2021 JGP Russia | 5 59.87 |
6 93.14 |
6 153.01 |
| August 18–21, 2021 | 2021 JGP France | 4 55.22 |
3 89.05 |
3 144.27 |
References
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- ^ Kim, Hyo-kyung (March 23, 2024). "점프 실수 차준환 세계선수권 10위… 2년 연속 메달 실패" [Cha Jun-hwan ranks 10th at the World Championships... Failure to medal two years in a row]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ Lim, Hannah [@h.annahlim] (March 27, 2024). "2023-2024시즌 끝 🥺 thank you to everyone who has made this season such a memorable one. World Championships in Montreal were surely one to remember. 제 파트너 한테 정말 감사하고 우리 팬들도 응원을 항상 해줘서 너무 감동이에요 🩷". Archived from the original on March 28, 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "🇨🇭 Georgii Pavlov, 🇫🇮 Emmi Peltonen, and 🇰🇷 Hannah Lim / Ye Quan (competition conflict - competing domestically) have withdrawn from Budapest Trophy". X. X. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ "Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024.
- ^ "Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023.
- ^ Lim, Hannah. "훈련 브이로그 1(안무&지상훈련)". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN: 2022/2023 (Junior RD)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022.
- ^ "KOR-Hannah LIM / Ye QUAN". Skating Scores.
External links
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Media related to Ye Quan (figure skater) at Wikimedia Commons