Kim Chae-yeon's free skate is "The Miracle of the Taegukgi," while Shin Ji-a's free skate is "Spartacus."
Kim Chae-yeon (19, 경기일반), the representative of South Korean women's figure skating, and rising prospect Shin Ji-a (17, 세화여고) revealed the music for their new programs for the 2025/2026 season, signaling the start of the season ahead of the upcoming 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
The management company for both athletes, All That Sports, announced on the 15th the short program and free skating music that Kim Chae-yeon and Shin Ji-a will showcase this season.
Kim Chae-yeon, who emerged as a central figure in South Korean women's figure skating by winning gold medals at the 2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games and the ISU Four Continents Championships, chose "Qui a le Droit?" by French artist SANTA for her short program, with choreography by Canadian ice dancer Shae-Lynn Bourne. The free skating music is from the original soundtrack of the film "The Miracle of the Taegukgi," with choreography by Canadian Jeffrey Buttle.
Shin Ji-a, who earned silver medals at the ISU Junior World Championships for four consecutive years from 2022 to 2025, proving her consistent presence in the junior stage, will make her senior debut this season.
For her short program this season, Shin Ji-a chose Frédéric Chopin's "Nocturne No.20 in C-sharp minor, Op. posth," with choreography by Canadian Jeffrey Buttle. She is set to present Aram Khachaturian's ballet suite "Spartacus" for her free skating, with choreography by Canadian choreographer David Wilson, who has collaborated multiple times with Shin Ji-a.
Meanwhile, Kim Chae-yeon and Shin Ji-a plan to participate in international competitions for program checks ahead of the ISU Senior Grand Prix series. Kim Chae-yeon is scheduled to compete in the "Skate Ontario Kitchener-Waterloo Regional Series" event, taking place in Ontario, Canada, in August, while Shin Ji-a will make her senior debut at the "CS Cranberry Cup International," the first event of the 2025/26 ISU Challenger Series, held in the U.S. in early August.
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