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Choi Da-bin

チェ・ダビン　/　ちぇ・だびん

Figure skater from South Korea

January 19, 2000 (age 26)　・　Seoul, South Korea

figure skater

My Take

Choi Da-bin's career sits in a quietly impressive spot for me. South Korea's figure skating spotlight has been dominated by Yuna Kim's legacy, so being the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion and cracking the top ten at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics on home ice took real nerve. At just 155 cm she had to generate everything through precision rather than power. I find her record of multiple national medals and Four Continents top-ten finishes admirable precisely because it never came with much fanfare. She's the kind of athlete who carried the weight of a host nation's expectations and skated her programs cleanly when it mattered most.

Overview

Choi Da-bin (Korean: 최다빈; born January 19, 2000) is a retired South Korean competitive figure skater. She is the 2017 Asian Winter Games champion, two-time ISU Challenger Series medalist, and a 5-time South Korean national medalist (three silver, two bronze). She has placed in the top ten at the 2018 Winter Olympics, the 2017 World Championships, and the Four Continents Championships (2016, 2017, 2018).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Choi Da-bin
Name (Japanese): チェ・ダビン
Reading: ちぇ・だびん
Born: January 19, 2000 (age 26)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dragon
Origin: Seoul, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: 155 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: figure skater

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Suri High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dabin_choi_119/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3

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