Kwon Min-sol

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In this Korean name, the family name is Kwon.

Kwon Min-sol
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Personal information
Native name
권민솔
Other namesMinsol Kwon
Born (2009-02-18) 18 February 2009 (age 17)
Seoul, South Korea
Home townSeoul
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFile:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (since 2025)
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (until 2025)
CoachLee Barkell
Jeffrey Buttle
Jessica Wyant
Skating clubGranite Club
Began skating2015

Kwon Min-sol (Korean: 권민솔; born 18 February 2009) is a South Korean figure skater that currently represents Canada. She is a four-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist and the 2022 South Korean junior champion. She placed fifth at the 2023 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

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Kwon was born on 18 February 2009, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] In addition to figure skating, Kwon has also partaken in rhythmic gymnastics.[2]

Career

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Early years

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Kwon began figure skating in 2014 at the age of six after being inspired by watching Yuna Kim perform at the 2014 Winter Olympics. From 2015 to 2018, Kwon was a flower girl at several international figure skating competitions in South Korea.[2]

She began competing in major domestic competitions during the 2021–22 season and won the national junior gold medal at the 2022 South Korean Championships.[2][1]

2022–23 season: International junior debut

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Making her international debut on the Junior Grand Prix at the 2022 JGP Czech Republic in Ostrava, Kwon skated a clean short program.[3] In the free skate, her only error was an unclear edge call on the Lutz in her triple jump combination. She won the silver medal behind Japan's Mao Shimada.[4][5] Kwon went on to win the bronze medal at her second event, the 2022 JGP Poland II, and qualify for the 2022–23 Junior Grand Prix Final.[6] She finished fifth at the Final.[7]

Kwon finished fifth in her first appearance at the senior South Korean Championships.[1] As a result, she was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Championships, placing sixth in the short program.[8] She set a new personal best score of 128.24 in the free skate, finishing fifth in that segment and rising to fifth place overall. Commenting on the positive reception of her Cats program all season, she added that "I love my program, because I love animals, especially cats. Unfortunately, I don't have my own cat."[9][10]

Following the season, Kwon switched coaches from Choi Hyung-kyung to Chi Hyun-jung.[11] She spent two months of the off-season training in Canada under Lee Barkell.[12]

2023–24 season

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In late July, Kwon competed at the 2023 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers, winning the silver medal behind Shin Ji-a. Her performances earned her two assignments on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.[13] At the 2023 JGP Austria, Kwon placed eighth in the short program after failing to execute her jump combination, but a second-place free skate lifted her to the bronze medal.[14] At her second event, the 2023 JGP Poland, she won the silver medal.[15]

She then competed at the senior national ranking competition, where she finished fifth overall.[16]

Kwon qualified to the Junior Grand Prix Final for the second consecutive season, where she came sixth. Saying she was happy with her performance, she said her biggest developmental focus was on improving her skating skills, as well as trying to master the triple Axel jump.[12]

At the 2024 South Korean Championships, Kwon would place sixth.[1]

2024–25 season

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In July 2024, Kwon was noticeably absent from the 2024 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers competition and thus did not compete on the Junior Grand Prix circuit.[17] One month later, it was announced that Kwon had moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to train at the Granite Club and that she had been registered to compete in the senior women's category at the 2024 Ontario Sectional Series.[18][19] Regarding this, Skate Canada put out a statement saying that as of October 2024, Kwon had not issued a request for release from the Korea Skating Union, making her ineligible to compete 2025 Canadian Championships. She would, however, be allowed to compete in Canadian domestic competitions that were non-qualifying events.[20] Coached by Lee Barkell, Jeffrey Buttle, and Jessica Wyant, Kwon competed at the 2024 Ontario Sectional Series in mid-October and won the silver medal.[21][22]

2025–26 season: Switch to Canada

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Kwon opened the season by competing at the 2025 Ontario Sectional Series in July, August, and October, winning gold at all three events.[23][24][25] In October of 2025, it was reported that the Korean Skating Union had released her to compete domestically for Canada, but that she was not yet eligible to represent Canada internationally.[26]

In late November, Kwon finished fourth at the 2025 Skate Canada Challenge.

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2025–2026
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2024–2025
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2023–2024
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2022–2023
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2021–2022

Competitive highlights

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Single skating (for Canada)

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Competition placements at senior level 
Season 2025–26
Skate Canada Challenge 4th

Single skating (for South Korea)

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Competition placements at senior level [25]
Season 2022–23 2023–24
South Korean Championships 5th 6th
Competition placements at junior level [25]
Season 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
World Junior Championships 5th
Junior Grand Prix Final 5th 6th
South Korean Championships 1st
JGP Austria 3rd
JGP Czech Republic 2nd
JGP Poland 3rd 2nd

Detailed results

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Senior results (for Canada)

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Results in the 2025–26 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 27–29, 2025 Canada 2025 Skate Canada Challenge 2 61.66 6 109.46 4 171.12

Senior results (for South Korea)

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [25]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 191.06 2023 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 66.81 2022 JGP Poland
TES 38.41 2022 JGP Poland
PCS 28.56 2023 World Junior Championships
Free skating TSS 128.24 2023 World Junior Championships
TES 67.72 2022 JGP Czech Republic
PCS 62.09 2023 World Junior Championships
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 4–7, 2024 2024 South Korean Championships 5
66.01 		6
131.02 		6
197.03
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships 8
64.51 		4
131.92 		5
196.43

Junior results (for South Korea)

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Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.

2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 JGP Final 6
62.12 		6
120.94 		6
183.06
September 27–30, 2023 2023 JGP Poland 3
64.00 		2
119.52 		2
183.52
August 30–September 2, 2023 2023 JGP Austria 8
50.10 		2
115.83 		3
165.93
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 27–March 5, 2023 2023 World Junior Championships 6
62.82 		5
128.24 		5
191.06
December 8–11, 2022 2022–23 JGP Final 5
59.91 		5
115.52 		5
175.43
October 5–8, 2022 2022 JGP Poland II 2
66.81 		4
119.82 		3
186.63
August 31–September 3, 2022 2022 JGP Czech Republic 2
62.73 		2
126.64 		2
189.37
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Junior Championships 1
56.89 		1
111.02 		1
167.91

References

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