Alex Kam

South Korean figure skater (born 1995)

In this Korean name, the family name is  Kam.

Alex Kam

Kim/Kam at the 2018 World Championships

Full name| Alex Kang-chan Kam
Native name| 감강찬
Other names| Kam Kang-chan
Born|  (1995-05-23) 23 May 1995 (age 29)
Queenstown, New Zealand
Hometown| Seoul, South Korea
Height| 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country|  South Korea
Coach| Bruno Marcotte, Ian Connolly
Began skating| 2004
Alex Kam

Hangul|

감강찬

Hanja|

甘強燦

Revised Romanization| Gam Gangchan
McCune–Reischauer| Kam Gangchan

Alex Kam (born 23 May 1995), also known by his Korean name Kam Kang-chan (Korean: 감강찬) is a South Korean figure skater. He has represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As a single skater, he competed in the free skate at the 2012 Four Continents Championships. In 2015, he switched to pair skating, teaming up with Kim Kyu-eun in 2016.

## Personal life

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Alex Kang-chan Kam was born on 23 May 1995, in Queenstown, New Zealand.[1] He is the elder brother of Korean ice dancer Richard Kang-in Kam.[2]

## Career

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### Single skating

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In the 2011–12 season, Kam made his international senior debut at the 2011 NRW Trophy.[2] He was assigned to the 2012 Four Continents Championships and finished 17th in his first ISU Championship appearance.[3]

In the following year, Kam performed at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, titled "Dream of Snowman".[2]

In the 2013–14 season, Kam placed first in the junior men's event at the Asian Figure Skating Trophy, held in Bangkok, Thailand. It was his first medal at an ISU sanctioned competition.[3]

### Pairs

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Following the 2014–15 season, Kam switched to pair skating with Kim Ye-ri. The duo won the Korean test competition for the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) selection in August, and they were granted two assignments.[4] In September, they made their international debut at the JGP in Colorado Springs, Colorado,[5] placing 6th at the competition.[6]

Kam and Kim Kyu-eun debuted internationally at the Sarajevo Open in early February 2016. The following season, they moved up to the senior level, placing 5th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, and participated in the 2017 Four Continents Championships. During the 2017–2018 season, they participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics and in the 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.

## Programs

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### With Kim Kyu-eun

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Season  | Short program | Free skating

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2016–2018
[7][1] |

* Historia de un Amor

* The Impossible Dream

### With Kim Ye-ri

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Season  | Short program | Free skating

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2015–2016
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* Whiplash
by Justin Hurwitz
* Baccano!
by Makoto Yoshimori

* Amélie
by Yann Tiersen

### Single skating

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Season  | Short program | Free skating

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2013–2014  |

* Tango de los Exilados
performed by Vanessa Mae

* Fairy Tail
by Yasuharu Takanashi

* * *

* Libiamo ne' lieti calici
(from La traviata)
by Giuseppe Verdi

2012–2013  |

* Kashmir
by Led Zeppelin

* Libiamo ne' lieti calici
(from La traviata)
by Giuseppe Verdi

2011–2012
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* Kashmir
by Led Zeppelin

| Jazz mix

* Calloway Boogie
* Minnie the Moocher
* Come on with the "Come On"
by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

2010–2011  |

* La Bohemia
by Tango Consipracy

| Jazz mix

* Calloway Boogie
* Minnie the Moocher
* Come on with the "Come On"
by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

## Competitive highlights

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CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

### Pairs with Kim Kyu-eun

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International[10]

Event  | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18
Olympics |  |  | 22nd
World Champ. |  |  | 26th
Four Continents |  | 15th | WD
CS Autumn Classic |  | 5th | 5th
Asian Games |  | 5th |
Cup of Nice |  |  | 3rd
International: Junior[10]
Bavarian Open | 5th J |  |
Sarajevo Open | 1st J |  |
National[10]
South Korean Champ. |  | 3rd | 1st
Team events
Olympics |  |  | 9th T
10th P
J = Junior level; TBD = Assigned

### Pairs with Kim Ye-ri

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International[6]

Event  | 2015–16
JGP United States | 6th
JGP Austria | 12th
National
South Korean Champ. |

### Single skating

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International[3]

Event  | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14
Four Continents |  | 17th |  |
NRW Trophy |  | 16th |  |
International: Junior[3]
Asian Trophy |  | 6th J |  | 1st J
National[3]
South Korean Champ. | 2nd J | 2nd J | 4th | 6th
J = Junior level

## Detailed results

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### Pairs with Kyu-eun Kim

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2017–2018 season

Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
14–23 February 2018  | 2018 Winter Olympics (pairs) | 22
42.93  | –  | 22
42.93
9–12 February 2018  | 2018 Winter Olympics (team event) | 10
52.10  | –  | 9T
22–28 January 2018  | 2018 Four Continents Championships | WD  | WD  | WD
5–7 January 2018  | 2018 South Korean Championships | 1
51.88  | 1
87.66  | 1
139.54
11–15 October 2017  | 2017 International Cup of Nice | 4
53.43  | 3
102.83  | 3
156.26
20–23 September 2017  | 2017 CS Autumn Classic | 6
55.02 | 5
94.70 | 5
149.72
10–13 August 2017  | 2017 Québec Summer Championships  | 7
50.66  | 6
91.76  | 6
142.42
2016–2017 season
Date  | Event  | SP | FS | Total
23–26 February 2017  | 2017 Asian Winter Games | 6
46.64  | 5
95.24  | 5
141.88
15–19 February 2017  | 2017 Four Continents Championships | 15
41.06  | 15
77.85  | 15
118.91
6–8 January 2017  | 2017 South Korean Championships | 1
49.30  | 3
78.27  | 3
127.57
28 September – 1 October 2016  | 2016 CS Autumn Classic | 5
43.88  | 5
79.36  | 5
123.24
2015–2016 season

Date  | Event  | Level  | SP | FS | Total
17–21 February 2016  | Bavarian Open | Junior  | 4
41.06  | 6
61.92  | 5
102.98
4–7 February 2016  | Sarajevo Open  | Junior  | 1
39.26  | 1
80.76  | 1
120.02

### with Kim Ye-ri

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2015–2016 season

Date  | Event  | Level  | SP | FS | Total  | Ref
9–13 September 2015  | 2015 JGP Austria | Junior  | 12
32.89  | 11
65.66  | 12
98.55  | [11]
2–5 September 2015  | 2015 JGP United States | Junior  | 3
46.46  | 6
78.10  | 6
124.56  | [12]

### Single skating

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2013–2014 season

Date  | Event  | Level  | SP | FS | Total  | Ref
3–5 January 2014  | 2014 South Korean Championships | Senior  | 6
56.66  | 7
108.08  | 6
164.74  | [13][14]
8–11 August 2013  | 2013 Asian Figure Skating Trophy | Junior  | 1
56.53  | 1
106.92  | 1
163.45  | [15]
2012–2013 season
Date  | Event  | Level  | SP | FS | Total  | Ref
2–6 January 2013  | 2013 South Korean Championships | Junior  | 6
41.80  | 4
94.82  | 4
136.62  |
2011–2012 season
Date  | Event  | Level  | SP | FS | Total  | Ref
7–12 February 2012  | 2012 Four Continents Championships | Senior  | 16
52.12  | 15
101.95  | 17
154.07  | [16]
4–8 January 2012  | 2012 South Korean Championships | Junior  | 2
44.80  | 2
83.01  | 2
127.81  | [17]
29 November – 4 December 2011  | 2011 NRW Trophy | Junior  | 13
49.43  | 20
78.73  | 16
128.30  | [18]
29 November – 4 December 2011  | 2011 Asian Trophy | Junior  | 7
36.09  | 6
80.07  | 6
116.16  | [19]
2010–2011 season
Date  | Event  | Level  | SP | FS | Total  | Ref
12–16 January 2011  | 2011 South Korean Championships | Junior  | 2
45.41  | 2
83.97  | 2
129.38  | [20]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Kyueun KIM / Alex Kang Chan KAM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017.
2. ^ a b c 전, 영지 (9 January 2013). "[스페셜올림픽]개막식의 두영웅,감강찬-황석일"투게더 위캔!"" [[Special Olympic] Two heroes at the opening ceremony, Kam Kang Chan and Hwang Seok Il "Together we can!"]. Sports Chosun (in Korean).
3. ^ a b c d e "Alex Kang Chan KAM: Competition Results". International Skating Union. 27 July 2014.
4. ^ 이, 영호 (2 August 2015). "최다빈, 피겨 주니어그랑프리 파견 선발전 우승" [Choi Da-bin won the JGP selection test] (in Korean). Yonhap.
5. ^ 김, 성원 (4 August 2015). "김예리-감강찬, 첫 국제대회 페어스케이팅 쇼트 3위" [Kim Ye Ri and Kam Kang Chan, SP 3rd at the first international competition]. Sports Chosun (in Korean).
6. ^ a b "Ye Ri KIM / Alex Kang Chan KAM: Competition Results". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
7. ^ "Kyueun KIM / Alex Kang Chan KAM: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018.
8. ^ "Ye Ri KIM / Alex Kang Chan KAM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
9. ^ "Alex Kang Chan KAM: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012.
10. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Kyueun KIM / Alex Kang Chan KAM". International Skating Union.
11. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating – Cup of Austria 2015: Entries/Results". International Skating Union. 12 September 2015.
12. ^ "ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating – Colorado Springs 2015: Entries/Results". International Skating Union. 5 September 2015.
13. ^ "2014 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results and Protocols: 1st Day". Korean Skating Union. 3 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
14. ^ "2014 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results and Protocols: 3rd Day". Korean Skating Union. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
15. ^ "Asian Open Figure Skating Trophy 2013: Entries/Results". Figure Skating Association of Thailand. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013.
16. ^ "ISU Four Continents Figures Skating Championships 2012: Entries/Results". International Skating Union. 12 February 2012.
17. ^ "2012 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results and Protocols". Korean Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014.
18. ^ "NRW Trophy for Figure & Pair Skating 2011: Entries/Results". Skating Union of North Rhine-Westphalia. 1 December 2011.
19. ^ "Asian Figure Skating Trophy 2011: Entries/Results". Hong Kong Skating Union. 27 July 2011.
20. ^ "2011 South Korean Figure Skating Championships Results and Protocols". Korean Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011.

## External links

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* Kyu Eun KIM / Alex Kang Chan KAM at the International Skating Union
* Ye Ri KIM & Alex Kang Chan KAM at the International Skating Union
* Alex Kang Chan KAM at the International Skating Union
* 2013 Asian Figure Skating Trophy results