HER BIGGEST GOAL had been achieved, that cherished opportunity to skate on the sport’s biggest stage — the one with five rings emblazoned on the ice.
While Young You embraced her Olympic moment in Beijing, a few months later, as the memories faded and the season-ending World Championships were behind her, the 18-year-old South Korean was faced with a question many ask themselves:
What’s next?
Young You fell in love with figure skating after watching her hero Yuna Kim bring home gold from the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
As a child, You’s family was based in Singapore and, following those Games, she begged her mother to let her try skating. Her passion for the sport was born at Kallang Ice World, the only ice rink in the country at that time.
You’s Olympic journey began at age 11 when she won the South Korean national senior title, becoming the youngest champion in the nation’s history.
After competing in the junior ranks for two years, You turned senior in the 2019-2020 season, finishing third in her Grand Prix debut at Skate
