Min-Kyu Cha

Men

KOR

Date of birth16 Mar 1993
Height1790 CM
ProfessionAthlete, Office Worker
HometownSeoul
Place of birthSeoul
Start skating / Club He began skating at age 10 at Anyang Sports Complex in the Republic of Korea. He initially took up short track before switching to speed skating in 2011. / Dongducheon City Hall : Republic of Korea
LanguagesKorean
Other nameCha-Syong ['Syong' is an onomatopoeic word that his teammates use to describe him skating fast], Ildan Fairy ['Ildan' means 'first of all' in English, and his fans gave him the nickname after noticing he uses the phrase regularly]. (woman.donga.com, 02 Apr 2022; vogue.co.kr, 28 Mar 2018)

CoachLee In-Sik [club], KOR
ChoreographerN/A
Former CoachN/A
Practice low seasonN/A
Practice high seasonN/A

General Interest
Sport Specific Information

He was flag bearer for the Republic of Korea at the closing ceremony of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (sports.hankooki.com, 20 Feb 2022)

"Lead a life of virtue." (Athlete, 17 Nov 2018)

Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

His parents. (woman.donga.com, 02 Apr 2022)

In 2021 he sustained an injury to his pelvis. (woman.donga.com, 02 Apr 2022; kookje.co.kr, 13 Feb 2022)

He tore a ligament in his right ankle in 2013. The injury meant he missed the 2013 National Selection Trials for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, and he required a one-year rehabilitation period. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; mbn.co.kr, 06 Apr 2022; sportsseoul.com, 29 Mar 2018; vogue.co.kr, 28 Mar 2018)

To win gold at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

Winning silver in the 500m at the Olympic Winter Games in 2018 and 2022. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023)

He competed in short track at high school level. (Athlete, 09 Feb 2023; newsis.com, 19 Feb 2018)