Kim Chae-yeon celebrates in the course of the ceremony for the Asian Winter Video games in Harbin, China, Feb. 13. Reuters-Yonhap
The Asian Winter Video games determine skating champion Kim Chae-yeon has earned an Worldwide Skating Union (ISU) award nomination with a dressing up designed by her mom.
The ISU introduced candidates for its annual ISU Determine Skating Awards on Tuesday. Kim is up for the Greatest Costume award for her quick program costume designed by her mom, Lee Jung-a.
In February, Kim gained gold medals at each the Asian Winter Video games in Harbin, China, and on the ISU 4 Continents Determine Skating Championships in Seoul in her mom’s black costume.
Kim has mentioned how proud she was to have the ability to skate in costumes her mom has designed and mentioned she’s going to proceed to put on her mom’s designs within the upcoming season.
Lee, who majored in style design in school, started making costumes for her daughter whereas Kim was in elementary college with the intention to save prices.
Amongst different Korean skaters, Cha Jun-hwan, the Asiad champion within the males’s singles, was additionally nominated within the Greatest Costume class along with his free skate costume and within the Most Entertaining Program class along with his free skate.
Followers and media will vote on these two classes, plus the Greatest Choreographer and the Greatest Coach classes, till subsequent Monday to whittle down the checklist of candidates earlier than a jury made up of six former determine skating champions selects the winners.
The panel will decide the winner of the Most Invaluable Skater class with out public or media voting.
All winners shall be introduced March 30. (Yonhap)
