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Cha Jun-hwan
Cha at the 2023 Worlds.
Native name차준환
Born (2001-10-21) October 21, 2001 (age 22)
Seoul, South Korea
HometownSeoul
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country South Korea South Korea
Coach Chi Hyun-jung
Began skating2009
Highest WS3 (2022–23)
Medal record
Representing   South Korea
Figure skating: Men's singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Saitama Men's singles
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tallinn Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Shanghai Men's singles
Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2018–19 Vancouver Men' singles
World Team Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tokyo Team
Junior Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2016–17 Marseille Men' singles
Korean name
Hangul
차준환
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCha Junhwan
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Chunhwan

Cha Jun-hwan ( Korean차준환; born October 21, 2001) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2023 Worlds silver medalist, the 2022 Four Continents champion, the 2018–2019 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, a five-time Grand Prix medalist (5 bronze), a four-time ISU Challenger Series medalist (1 gold and 3 silver), as well as a eight-time consecutive South Korean national champion (2017–2024). He represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the 2022 Winter Olympics. At the junior level, Cha is the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a two-time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist.

Cha is the first South Korean man to win and to medal at the Four Continents Championships, as well as the first to medal at the World Championships, Grand Prix Final, Junior Grand Prix Final, and any senior Grand Prix event.

Personal life and education

Cha Jun-hwan was born in Seoul. [1] He attended Whimoon Middle and High School [2] [3] and enrolled at Korea University as a Global Sport student in 2020. [4] Cha has a brother who is four years older than him, [5] and he speaks English fluently. [6]

Cha worked as a child actor, model, and ballet dancer before becoming a skater. [7] [8] He has since participated in public campaigns [9] [10] and endorsed commercial products such as clothing, [11] healthcare, [12] and cosmetics. [13] Also, he has modeled for multiple magazines such as Vogue Korea, [14] Elle Korea, [15] Men's Health Korea, [16] W Korea, [17] and Arena Homme Korea. [18] Cha appeared on several shows and programs, including the music variety television show King of Mask Singer in June 2020, [19] and the music festival SBS Gayo Daejeon, where he performed a cover dance on the stage and made a special appearance as a guest MC in December 2022. [20]

Additionally, Cha attended the 135th IOC Session as a member of delegation to host the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in January 2020, [21] as well as the 103rd anniversary March 1st Movement ceremony as a reciter in March 2022. [22]

He has a cat named Thor. [23]

Competitive skating career

Early career

Cha began skating at the age of seven [24] at a public rink near his house during a school excursion and liked the "wind when [he] was skating." [5] His first coach was former South Korean Olympic competitor Shin Hea-sook, [8] and his skating idols were Evgeni Plushenko and Daisuke Takahashi. [25]

Cha placed fourth as a junior skater at the 2011 South Korean Championships. In 2012, he won the junior level at the South Korean Championships. In the 2012–13 season, he took the novice gold medal at the Asian Trophy and repeated as the junior champion at the South Korean Championships. He placed fifth at the senior level at the 2014 Korean Championships. This was his first senior experience at national championships. [26] During the 2014–15 season, Cha won the novice gold medal at the Merano Cup and the senior bronze medal at the South Korean Championships. In March 2015, he began training in Toronto under Brian Orser to improve his jumps, including the triple Axel and quads. [27]

Junior career

2015–16 season: Junior international debut

Cha performing his short program at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

Making his junior international debut, Cha won gold at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic by over 30 points. Competing with an ear infection at the 2016 South Korean Championships, he repeated as the senior national bronze medalist. [28] In February, he represented South Korea at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, placing fourth in the short program, fifth in the free skating, and fifth overall. In March, Cha competed in Debrecen, Hungary, at the 2016 World Junior Championships, placing seventh in the short program, sixth in the free skating, and seventh overall. [26]

2016–17 season: Junior Grand Prix Final bronze

Cha at the 2016–17 JGP Final.

In the 2016–17 season, Cha made his Junior Grand Prix debut at the JGP Japan. He performed a clean short program except for his flying camel spin, which got a level 2. He received 79.34 points, which put him in second place. In the free program, he skated cleanly except for an under-rotation on his triple Salchow. He was the last skater in the free skate, placing first by scoring another personal best of 160.13 points, and set a new world record of 239.47 points for junior men's combined total score. [29] He won a second gold medal at the 2016 JGP Germany, which qualified him for the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final, where he won the bronze medal. [26] Cha won his first national title in January 2017 at the South Korean Championships. [30] [31] He finished fifth at the 2017 World Junior Championships. [26]

Senior career

2017–18 season: Pyeongchang Olympics

Cha at the exhibition gala at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Cha had to overcome injuries and boot problems to win his second national title in January 2018 at the South Korean Championships. [32] Having accumulated the highest point total across the three qualifying events, Cha was selected to represent South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where he placed fifteenth as the youngest competitor in the men's event. [33]

2018–19 season: Grand Prix Final bronze

Cha began his season by winning the silver medal at the 2018 Autumn Classic, after placing second in the short program with 90.56 points and first in the free skate with 169.22, ahead of training mate Yuzuru Hanyu. [34] He won the silver medal at the 2018 Finlandia Trophy with a total score of 239.19 points, behind Mikhail Kolyada. [35]

Cha at the 2018 Skate Canada podium.

At his first Grand Prix assignment, the 2018 Skate Canada, he placed third in the short program and third in the free skate to win the bronze medal overall, landing two clean quadruple salchows across both segments of the competition. With this finish, Cha became the second-ever South Korean figure skater to win a Grand Prix medal, after Yuna Kim, and the first-ever South Korean man to make the podium at a Grand Prix. [36] Cha then won a second bronze medal at 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki with a total of 243.19 points, [37] making him the first-ever South Korean man to win two medals on the Grand Prix series. These two bronze medals qualified him for the 2018 Grand Prix Final, making him the first South Korean man to do so and the first from his country since Kim. [38]

Cha concluded the Grand Prix series at the final, placing fourth in the short program and third in the free skate, with a season's best of 174.42 in the free skate and 263.49 for his total score. This put him on the podium in third place, earning him the bronze medal. He is the first South Korean man to win a Grand Prix Final medal and the second-ever South Korean skater to do so since Kim. [38] After winning this third consecutive South Korean national title, Cha competed at the 2019 Four Continents Championships. He placed second in the short program, winning a small silver medal. [39] He struggled in the free skate, where six of his jumps were called underrotated. He placed eighth in the free skate and dropped to sixth place overall. [26] He concluded his season at the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships. He placed eighteenth in both the short program and free skate to finish nineteenth overall. [26]

2019–20 season: Fourth South Korean national title

Cha at the 2019 Cup of China.

Beginning the season at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International, Cha attempted the quad flip in competition for the first time. Cha was fourth overall in the competition after several jumps were called underrotated. [40] At his first Grand Prix assignment, 2019 Skate America, Cha doubled his planned quad in the short program placing seventh. [41] Multiple falls in the free skate dropped him to eighth overall. [42] Cha was sixth at the 2019 Cup of China. [43] After winning another South Korean national title, Cha competed at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, held in Seoul. He earned a season's best in the short program despite underrotating his triple Axel attempt. [44] In the free skate, four of his jumps were called underrotated, which was sufficient to keep him off the podium at the event. [45] Cha was assigned to represent South Korea at 2020 World Championships but the competition was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic. [46]

2020–21 season

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted long-term changes to Cha's training situation as he could no longer reside in Canada, where he had trained since 2015. [47] Cha was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was also cancelled as a result of the pandemic. [48] Cha's first event of the season was the 2021 South Korean Championships, where he won his fifth consecutive title. He was assigned to Korea's lone men's berth at the 2021 World Championships in Stockholm. [49] Cha placed eighth in the short program. [50] Errors in the free skate had him place thirteenth in that segment, but he held tenth overall. [51] Cha's result qualified one berth for Korea at the 2022 Winter Olympics, with the possibility of a second to be earned later. [52]

2021–22 season: Four Continents champion and Beijing Olympics

Cha's first competition of the season was the Olympic test event, the 2021 Asian Open in Beijing, where he placed sixth. [26] His first Grand Prix assignment was initially the 2021 Cup of China, but following its cancellation he was reassigned to the 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia in Turin. [53] Third in the short program, he dropped to fifth overall after a sixth-place free skate. [54] At this second Grand Prix, 2021 NHK Trophy, he was third in the short program and fifth in the free skate. However, despite his fifth-place free, he remained in third overall, taking the bronze medal. [55] Cha pronounced himself "happy but also disappointed because I had a lot of mistakes, I really fought through." [56] After winning his sixth South Korean national title, Cha was named to the South Korean Olympic team. [26] Sent to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Cha placed first in both segments to take the gold medal, becoming the first South Korean man to win and medal at the Four Continents. [57] [58] He said afterward that "when coming here, I was not thinking about medals or winning this competition, just training and just doing what I trained before. It was pretty tough to solve all the elements during my practice sessions, but finally, I got the medal, and I'm very satisfied with this." [59]

Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the men's event, Cha skated a clean short program to place fourth in that segment with a new personal best of 99.51. He admitted to nervousness beforehand due to concerns about results but said that "despite my nervousness, I, trusting my own competence, managed to finish this program as I did in my training." [60] Cha opened his free skate with a hard fall on the quad toe loop but recovered to execute the rest of the program, placing seventh in that segment and finishing fifth overall. [61] Cha concluded his season at the 2022 World Championships in a men's field considerably more open than usual due to the absences of Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu and the International Skating Union banning all Russian athletes due to their country's invasion of Ukraine. [62] He placed seventeenth in the short program but subsequently withdrew before the free skate due to boot problems. [26]

2022–23 season: World silver medalist

Following the end of the Beijing Olympic cycle, Cha said he wanted to break his habit of using "rather classical music" and instead ", I wanted to show a different side of my character and reinvent myself on the ice. I wanted something modern, with vocals." He and choreographer Shae-Lynn Bourne chose the music of Michael Jackson for the short program while the free skate used the soundtrack of the James Bond film No Time to Die, which he cited as one of his favorites. Cha opted to begin the season with back-to-back events on the Challenger series, citing a desire for "motivation for myself to improve as quickly as possible." He won silver at the 2022 CS Nepela Memorial and then gold at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy on the following weekend. [47]

Cha's first Grand Prix assignment of the year was the 2022 Skate America, where he won the bronze medal. He said the result was "not perfect, and it was not what I wanted, but I tried hard, and I'm quite satisfied." [63] At this second event, the 2022 NHK Trophy, he finished sixth in the short program after two jumping errors. [64] He rallied in the free skate, finishing second in that segment and rising to third overall for his second bronze medal of the series. He expressed pleasure at the result after disappointment on the previous day. [65] [66]

After winning a seventh consecutive national title, Cha competed at the 2023 Four Continents Championships and finished fifth in the short program after falling on his jump combination and having his triple Axel called on the quarter. [67] [68] A strong free skate lifted him to fourth overall. [69] [70]

At the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Cha skated a clean short program and placed third in the segment with a new personal best score of 99.64. He noted that he had been struggling in recent seasons, but was "happy" that his recent training had paid dividends. [71] Cha finished second in the free skate, rising to second overall and winning the silver medal. [72] In doing so, he became the first South Korean male skater in history to reach the podium at the World Championships. [73] A month later, Cha participated in the 2023 World Team Trophy, for which South Korea had qualified for the first time in the history of the event. Cha set a new personal best in the short program, coming second in the segment, and then won the free skate, helping the Korean team win the silver medal. [74]

In June 2023, Brian Orser announced during an interview with Yahoo! Japan that Cha made the decision to end their coaching relationship so that he could train in South Korea full-time. [75] [76] Regarding the change, Cha later elaborated, "I worked with Brian for so long time; we know each other so much. Since Covid, everything changed. It was quite hard to train with Brian [because] we just always [only] met at competitions." [77] Orser further stated that he wished Cha all the best and that he would be open to working with him again should he desire. [78]

2023–24 season

Cha came sixth at the 2023 CS Nepela Memorial in his first competitive appearance of the season, before winning the silver medal at the Shanghai Trophy. [26] He began the Grand Prix at the 2023 Skate Canada International, placing second in the short program despite a fall on his quad toe loop. However, an error-filled performance in the free skate saw him eleventh in that segment, dropping to ninth overall. [79] [80] Cha subsequently revealed that he was dealing with a right ankle injury, and in consequence he withdrew from the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo. Despite continuing issues, he planned to participate in the Korean national ranking competition in order to maintain his eligibility for international assignments. [81] He resumed training a week before the ranking competition, and with the use of painkillers was able to compete at and win the event, saying afterward that he would focus on recuperating the nerve injury to his ankle. [82]

After another national gold medal at the South Korean Championships, Cha won the bronze medal at the 2024 Four Continents Championships, including a second-place finish in the free skate. He said afterward that his health was "improving," but that he would continue to work to balance recovery and training. [83]

Records and achievements

Historical junior world record score

Cha had set a junior world record score under the previous +3/-3 GOE system. [86]

Junior men's combined total records
Date Score Event Note
11 September 2016 239.47 2016 JGP Japan broken by Dmitri Aliev at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final with 240.07 points.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2023–2024
[90]


2022–2023
[91]


2021–2022
[92]
  • Fate of the Clockmaker
    by Eternal Eclipse, Flynn Hase Spence
  • Cloak and Dagger
    by Bianca Ban
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne



2020–2021
[93]
2019–2020
[94] [95]
2018–2019
[96] [97] [98]



2017–2018
[100] [101] [102] [103]





2016–2017
[1] [29]

2015–2016
[105]

2014–2015
2013–2014
2012–2013

2011–2012
2010–2011
2009–2010

Competitive highlights

Cha at the 2018 GP of Helsinki podium

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International [26]
Event 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23 23–24
Olympics 15th 5th
Worlds 19th C 10th WD 2nd 10th
Four Continents 6th 5th 1st 4th 3rd
GP Final 3rd
GP Cup of China 6th C
GP Finland 3rd WD
GP Italy 5th
GP NHK Trophy 3rd 3rd
GP Skate America WD 8th 3rd
GP Skate Canada 9th 3rd C 9th
CS Autumn Classic 2nd 4th
CS Finlandia 2nd 1st
CS Nepela Memorial 2nd 6th
Asian Open 6th
Shanghai Trophy WD 2nd
International: Junior [26]
Junior Worlds 7th 5th WD
Youth Olympics 5th
JGP Final 3rd
JGP Germany 1st
JGP Japan 1st
Autumn Classic 1st
National [26]
South Korean Champ. 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Ranking Comp. 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st
Team events
Olympics 9th T
6th P
World Team Trophy 2nd T
1st P
Youth Olympics 6th T
3rd P
TBD = Assigned; C = Event cancelled
Levels: J = Junior
T = Team result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only.

2010–11 to 2014–15: Pre-junior international debut

International: Novice [26]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Asian Open 1st
Merano Cup 1st
National [26]
South Korean Champ. 4th J 1st J 1st J 5th 3rd
Ranking Comp. 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J 1st J
J = Junior level

Detailed results

ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 296.03 2023 World Championships
Short program TSS 101.33 2023 World Team Trophy
TES 55.04 2023 World Championships
PCS 46.63 2023 World Team Trophy
Free skating TSS 196.39 2023 World Championships
TES 105.65 2023 World Championships
PCS 92.28 2023 World Team Trophy

Senior level

Cha at the 2018 Autumn Classic.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Personal best highlighted in bold.

2023–2024 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 18–24, 2024 2024 World Championships 9
88.21
11
161.44
10
249.65
Jan. 30 – Feb. 4, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships 3
95.30
2
177.65
3
272.95
January 4–7, 2024 2024 South Korea Championships 1
96.51
1
179.43
1
275.94
Nov. 30 – Dec. 3, 2023 2023 Ranking Competition 1
86.28
1
174.25
1
263.53
October 27–29, 2023 2023 Skate Canada International 2
86.18
11
130.43
9
216.61
October 3–5, 2023 2023 Shanghai Trophy 1
91.80
2
163.06
2
254.86
September 28–30, 2023 2023 CS Nepela Memorial 2
83.91
7
138.25
6
222.16
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
April 13–16, 2023 2023 World Team Trophy 2
101.33
1
187.82
2T/1P
289.15
March 20–26, 2022 2023 World Championships 3
99.64
2
196.39
2
296.03
February 7–12, 2023 2023 Four Continents Championships 5
83.77
4
166.37
4
250.14
January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships 1
101.04
1
170.17
1
271.21
December 1–4, 2022 2022 Ranking Competition 1
101.36
1
185.19
1
286.55
November 18–20, 2022 2022 NHK Trophy 6
80.35
2
174.41
3
254.76
October 21–23, 2022 2022 Skate America 2
94.44
3
169.61
3
264.05
October 4–9, 2022 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy 1
91.06
1
162.14
1
253.20
Sep. 29 – October 1, 2022 2022 CS Nepela Memorial 2
81.81
2
145.51
2
226.32
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 21–27, 2022 2022 World Championships 17
82.43
WD WD
February 8–10, 2022 2022 Winter Olympics 4
99.51
7
182.87
5
282.38
January 18–23, 2022 2022 Four Continents Championships 1
98.96
1
174.26
1
273.22
January 7–9, 2022 2022 South Korean Championships 1
98.31
1
185.00
1
283.31
December 3–5, 2021 2021 Ranking Competition 1
87.09
2
152.07
1
239.16
November 12–14, 2021 2021 NHK Trophy 3
95.92
5
163.68
3
259.60
November 5–7, 2021 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia 3
95.56
6
152.18
5
247.74
October 13–17, 2021 2021 Asian Open Trophy 5
74.47
5
139.77
6
214.24
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 22–28, 2021 2021 World Championships 8
91.15
13
154.84
10
245.99
March 12–14, 2021 2020 Ranking Competition 1
77.95
2
147.25
2
225.20
February 24–26, 2021 2021 South Korean Championships 1
90.36
1
166.76
1
257.12
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 6–9, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 6
90.37
4
175.06
5
265.43
January 4–5, 2020 2020 South Korean Championships 1
93.45
1
185.09
1
278.54
December 13–15, 2019 2019 Ranking Competition 1
89.61
1
164.83
1
254.44
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Cup of China 11
69.40
6
152.86
6
222.26
October 25–27, 2019 2019 Skate America 7
78.98
9
140.69
8
219.67
September 12–14, 2019 2019 CS Autumn Classic International 4
84.23
4
146.21
4
230.44
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 18–24, 2019 2019 World Championships 18
79.17
18
150.09
19
229.26
February 7–10, 2019 2019 Four Continents Championships 2
97.33
8
158.50
6
255.83
January 9–13, 2019 2019 South Korean Championships 1
89.12
1
156.40
1
245.52
December 21–23, 2018 2018 Ranking Competition 1
77.28
1
179.73
1
257.01
December 6–9, 2018 2018–19 Grand Prix Final 4
89.07
3
174.42
3
263.49
November 2–4, 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 4
82.82
3
160.37
3
243.19
October 26–28, 2018 2018 Skate Canada International 3
88.86
3
165.91
3
254.77
October 4–7, 2018 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy 2
84.67
2
154.52
2
239.19
September 20–22, 2018 2018 CS Autumn Classic International 2
90.56
1
169.22
2
259.78
2017–18 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 14–23, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics 15
83.43
14
165.16
15
248.59
February 9–12, 2018 2018 Winter Olympics – Team Event 6
77.70
9T
January 5–7, 2018 2018 South Korean Championships 1
84.05
1
168.60
1
252.65
December 1–3, 2017 2017 Ranking Competition 2
75.24
2
149.42
2
224.66
November 3–5, 2017 2017 Skate Canada 11
68.46
8
141.86
9
210.32

Junior level

Cha at the 2016 Junior Worlds.

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. At team events, medals awarded for team results only. Previous ISU world bests highlighted in bold.

2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 2
82.34
6
160.11
5
242.45
January 6–8, 2017 2017 South Korean Championships Senior 1
81.83
1
157.24
1
238.07
December 8–11, 2016 2016–17 JGP Final Junior 4
71.84
3
153.70
3
225.55
October 14–16, 2016 2016 Ranking Competition Senior 3
75.82
1
166.62
1
242.44
October 5–9, 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 1
76.82
1
143.72
1
220.54
September 8–11, 2016 2016 JGP Japan Junior 2
79.34
1
160.13
1
239.47
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 14–20, 2016 2016 World Junior Championships Junior 7
74.38
6
132.73
7
207.11
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympics – Team Event Junior 3
139.97
6T
February 12–21, 2016 2016 Youth Olympics Junior 4
68.76
5
130.14
5
198.90
January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships Senior 4
58.60
3
131.38
3
189.98
December 4–6, 2015 2015 Ranking Competition Senior 3
70.41
1
149.99
1
220.40
October 12–15, 2015 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic Junior 1
65.48
1
132.96
1
198.44
2014–15 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 5–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 4
58.28
3
122.85
3
181.13
December 5–7, 2014 2014 Ranking Competition Junior 1
57.36
1
118.36
1
175.74
November 14–16, 2014 2014 Merano Cup Novice 1
46.16
1
88.68
1
134.84
2013–14 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Senior 5
60.44
3
123.94
5
184.38
November 22–24, 2013 2013 Ranking Competition Junior 1
56.56
1
113.75
1
170.31
2012–13 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 2–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Junior 1
50.67
1
100.07
1
150.74
November 2–3, 2012 2012 Ranking Competition Junior 1
44.21
1
99.72
1
143.93
August 7–12, 2012 2012 Asian Trophy Novice 2
36.15
1
79.01
1
115.16
2011–12 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 4–8, 2012 2012 South Korean Championships Junior 1
46.26
1
86.95
1
133.21
November 24–25, 2011 2011 Ranking Competition Junior 1
39.73
1
83.46
1
123.19
2010–11 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 12–16, 2011 2011 South Korean Championships Junior 3
37.16
4
70.65
4
107.81
October 29–30, 2010 2010 Ranking Competition Junior 1
33.37
1
69.76
1
103.13

Filmography

Cha as a magazine model in 2022.

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2006 Miracle Woon-hyuk [106]
2007 Best Theater – Romance Papa Ha-neul Episode 658; one act-drama [107] [108]
Best Theater – Amnesia Young Seo Jin-woo Episode 663; one act-drama [109] [110]
2008 Night After Night Young Heo Gyun Episode 13 & 17
2009 The Return of Iljimae Young Iljimae / Young-yi Episode 2 / Episode 24 [111]
The Accidental Couple Young Han Sang-chul Episode 4

Television shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Kim Yuna's Kiss & Cry Contestant as Professional skaters (episode 2–10); with Jin Ji-hee [112]
2017 Becoming Stars beyond Dreams Himself Documentary [113]
2020 King of Mask Singer Contestant as "Lottery Ticket" (episode 261) [114]
2024 Frozen Planet II Narrator Nature documentary, KBS version [115]

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