# Chea Song-joo

Chea Song-joo (Korean: 채송주; born August 19, 1998) is a South Korean figure skater. She finished 13th at the 2015 Four Continents Championships.

## Career
### 2014–15 season

Chea competed at the 2014 Lombardia Trophy, obtaining the minimum TES for Four Continents. Back in Korea, she ranked 4th at the qualification event, the KSU President Cup Ranking Competition, which gives her the spot to compete at the 2015 Four Continents Championships to be held in Seoul, South Korea.
2015 Four Continents is first ISU competition for her. She got her personal best scores in short, free-skate and the combined total at 2015 Four Continents

### 2015–16 season

Chea competed at the JGP qualification competition held in South Korea and placed 5th place with total score 144.71, so she was given a spot for the JGP series.
Chea placed 13th at her JGP in Toruń, Poland. At the 2015 Volvo Open Cup, she placed 11th in the short program, 8th in the free skate, and 8th overall.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2015–16 | Oblivion by Astor Piazzolla | Nessun dorma (from Turandot) by Giacomo Puccini |
| 2014–15 | Tango Jalousie by Jacob Gade | Romeo and Juliet by Nino Rota Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3: 3. Siciliana by Ottorino Respighi |
| 2013–14 | Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint-Saëns | Piano Concerto No.1 In A Minor Op 15 by Edward Macdowell I. Maestoso - Allegro con fuoco III. Presto |
| 2012–13 | Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg | Piano Fantasy by William Joseph |
| 2011–12 | Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönberg | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64 1. Allegro molto appassionato by Felix Mendelssohn |
| 2010–11 | Two Guitars (gypsy music) | Malaguena by Raul Di Blasio |
| 2009–10 | Wonderland by Maksim Mrvica | A Chorus Line by Marvin Hamlisch |

## Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International :
| Event | 10–11 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 |
| Four Continents | | | | 13th | |
| CS Lombardia | | | | 12th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | | 8th |
| International: Junior |||||||
| JGP Poland | | | | | 13th |
| Asian Trophy | | 6th J | | | |
| National |||||||
| South Korean | 15th J | 10th | 10th | 13th | WD |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior WD = Withdrew |||||||

## Detailed results

2015–16 season :
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| November 4–8, 2015 | 2015 Volvo Open Cup | Senior | 11 41.75 | 8 78.17 | 8 119.92 |
| September 23–27, 2015 | 2015 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Poland | Junior | 12 43.46 | 13 77.98 | 13 121.44 |
| 2014–15 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| February 9–15, 2015 | 2015 ISU Four Continents Championships | Senior | 15 42.16 | 11 96.93 | 13 139.09 |
| January 7–9, 2015 | 2015 South Korean Championships | Senior | 17 47.37 | 12 86.04 | 13 133.41 |
| September 18–21, 2014 | 2014 Lombardia Trophy | Senior | 14 40.55 | 12 79.67 | 12 120.22 |
| 2013–14 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 3–5, 2014 | 2014 South Korean Championships | Senior | 4 52.40 | 12 90.59 | 10 142.99 |
| 2012–13 season ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
| January 2–6, 2013 | 2013 South Korean Championships | Senior | 12 42.94 | 8 86.32 | 10 129.24 |
| August 7–12, 2012 | 2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy | Junior | 5 32.28 | 6 59.83 | 6 92.11 |
* Personal best highlighted in bold.