Audrey Shin

Audrey Sumin Shin (born March 12, 2004) is an American figure skater. She is the 2020 Skate America bronze medalist and the 2019 U.S. junior silver medalist. Shin competed at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics, placing 7th.

Audrey Shin
Personal information
Full nameAudrey Sumin Shin
Country represented United States
Born (2004-03-12) March 12, 2004
Smithtown, New York
Home townNorthport, New York
ResidenceColorado Springs, Colorado
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
CoachTammy Gambill
Former coachRafael Arutyunyan
Vera Arutyunyan
Nadezda Kanaeva
Mary Lynn Gelderman
Craig Maurizi
ChoreographerDrew Meekins
Tom Dickson
Former choreographerIlona Melnichenko
Cindy Stuart
Phillip Mills
Nadezda Kanaeva
Benoît Richaud
Skating clubSC of New York
Training locationsColorado Springs, Colorado
Former training locationsIrvine, California
ISU personal best scores
Combined total176.67
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Short program60.36
2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Free skate116.31
2020 Winter Youth Olympics

Personal life

Shin was born on March 12, 2004 in Smithtown, New York to parents Eric and Nicole. Shin has a younger sister named Sydney, and she is fluent in Korean.[1]

Career

Early career

Shin started skating in 2010. She first made her appearance at the U.S. Championships in 2014 at the juvenile level, placing 9th. The following season, Shin did not qualify for the 2015 U.S. Championships for the intermediate competition due to a 10th-place finish at Eastern Sectionals. Similarly, after placing 5th at 2016 Eastern Sectionals at the novice level, Shin did not qualify for the 2016 U.S. Championships.[1]

Shin placed 9th at the novice level at the 2017 U.S. Championships and 9th at the junior level at the 2018 U.S. Championships. She was assigned to her first international competition, the 2017 Asian Open, where she placed 7th at the junior level.[1]

2018–2019 season: Junior national medalist

Shin started off the season at the 2018 JGP Amber Cup, where she placed 7th. In January, Shin competed at the 2019 U.S. Championships at the junior level, where she placed 2nd behind Gabriella Izzo. Shin was then assigned to compete at the 2019 Egna Spring Trophy, where she placed 4th at the junior level.[1] Shin underwent ankle surgery in May 2019 in order to remove a ganglion cyst and was unable to train for a month following the surgery.[2] After the operation, she had to relearn how to walk.[3]

2019–2020 season: Youth Winter Olympian

Shin began the season with a silver medal at the 2019 Philadelphia Summer international at the junior level and was assigned to JGP Russia, where she placed 12th.[1]

Shin experienced several issues with her boots and blades that contributed to an unsuccessful start of the season.[2] She failed to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Championships due to a 6th-place finish at the Eastern Sectional Final, and coupled with her rough start to the season, considered quitting the sport.[3] Shin was later assigned to compete at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she placed 7th. Shin described the Youth Winter Olympics as a "huge motivating factor" in her career.[4]

2020–2021 season: Senior international debut

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020–21 ISU Junior Grand Prix, where Shin intended to compete, was cancelled. She was instead assigned to the modified Grand Prix event, 2020 Skate America. After skating without errors on her jumping passes, Shin won a medal in her senior international debut by finishing in third place behind Mariah Bell and Bradie Tennell.[4] Although her scores were personal bests, the domestic nature of the event meant that they would not count as official ISU records.

Competing at the 2021 U.S. Championships at the senior level for the first time, Shin placed seventh.[5]

Shin is currently working on both a triple Axel and quadruple toe loop with her coach, Tammy Gambill.[2]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[6]
2019–2020
[7]
2018–2019
[8]
2017–2018
[9]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[10]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
GP Skate America3rd
International: Junior[10][11]
Youth Olympics7th
JGP Lithuania7th
JGP Russia12th
Asian Open7th
Egna Trophy4th
Golden Bear2nd N
Philadelphia2nd
National[10][11]
U.S. Champ.9th V9th N9th J2nd J7th
Eastern Sect.3rd V10th I5th N1st N2nd J2nd J6th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

Senior results
2020–2021 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 10
57.74		 6
119.08		 7
176.82
October 23–24, 2020 2020 Skate America 3
69.77		 3
136.38		 3
206.15

Junior results
2019–2020 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 10–15, 2020 2020 Winter Youth Olympics 7
60.36		 7
116.31		 7
176.67
September 11–14, 2019 2019 JGP Russia 19
44.36		 8
98.93		 12
143.29
Jul. 29 – Aug. 3, 2019 2019 Philadelphia Summer International 2
49.93		 2
93.57		 2
143.50
2018–2019 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 28–31, 2019 2019 Egna Spring Trophy 1
54.10		 4
90.84		 4
144.94
January 19–27, 2019 2019 U.S. Championships 6
53.03		 1
112.58		 2
165.61
September 5–8, 2018 2018 JGP Lithuania 13
44.85		 11
89.34		 11
134.19
2017–2018 season
Date Event SP FS Total
Dec. 29, 2017 – Jan. 8, 2018 2018 U.S. Championships 10
46.05		 5
94.45		 9
140.50
September 13–17, 2017 2017 Novice and Junior Challenge Skate 1
58.25		 4
94.12		 2
152.37
August 2–8, 2017 2017 Asian Open Trophy 7
42.60		 7
76.21		 7
118.81

References
  1. "2020–21 Figure Skating Roster: Audrey Shin". U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. Zaccardi, Nick (October 24, 2020). "Mariah Bell wins Skate America, a next step to defying Olympic history". NBC Sports.
  3. Rutherford, Lynn (January 11, 2021). "For Figure Skater Audrey Shin, the Sky Is the Limit in Las Vegas". Team USA. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
  4. McCarvel, Nick (October 24, 2020). "Mariah Bell hangs on for first Grand Prix gold; teenager Shin third". Olympic Channel.
  5. "2021 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships". U.S. Figure Skating.
  6. "Audrey SHIN: 2020/2021". International Skating Union.
  7. "Audrey SHIN: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 3, 2020.
  8. "Audrey SHIN: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019.
  9. Sylvia (December 31, 2017). "2018 U.S. Nationals: Junior Ladies". Unseen Skaters Online.
  10. "Competition Results: Audrey SHIN". International Skating Union.
  11. "Audrey Shin". Stats on Ice.
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