South Korea's signature women's figure skating singles skater and 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games champion Kim Chae-yeon was recently announced by the International Skating Union (ISU) as a candidate for the Best Costume award at the 2025 ISU Figure Skating Awards.

Kim Chae-yeon, who was named a nominee for the ISU Best Costume Award

At the end of each season, ISU holds an awards ceremony to announce the winners of each award. Kim Chae-yeon was shortlisted for the Best Costume Award for the best costume contestant of the season. Kim Chae-yeon's selection of candidates is special. Because the person who made her clothes was none other than her mother, Lee Jung-ah. Lee Jung-ah, who specialized in costume making in college, began to make competition uniforms for her daughter in order to save money on costume when Kim Chae-yeon started figure skating in elementary school. According to the program, the design, fabric purchase, and costume production were carried out.

Lee Jung-ah also made her daughter's short program and free skating outfit herself this season, and Kim Chae-yeon wore her mother's clothes to win the gold medal in women's single skating at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games and the 2025 ISU Figure Skating Four Continents Championships, achieving her best results.

Figure skating women's singles Kim Chae-yeon trained openly at the Taereung Athletes' Village Indoor Ice Rink in Itwon-gu, Seoul on the 11th.

Kim Chae-yeon's 2024-2025 short program competition uniform was evaluated as a significant enhancement to the show's character and artistry. On the 11th, Kim Chae-yeon met with reporters at the Taeyeung Ice Rink in Seoul and personally introduced the short program competition uniform. "I was relieved to hear the news of my nomination," she said. I'm glad that my mom's clothes were well received. Mom was also very happy. ”

Kim Chae-yeon also explained, "This dress is a good embodiment of the feel of the short program (Movie Tron: New Beginning's Original Soundtrack) and the movie character. Especially in the skating part there are fillings, this part is the favorite. Kim Chae-yeon also said, "I'm short, and my mother's clothes make my legs look long. When I wore the clothes my mom made for me, I felt like I was with my mom. ”

Kim Chae-yeon performs in the women's figure skating single short program at the 2025 Asian Winter Games on February 12.

Kim Chae-yeon will also compete in the new season of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, wearing a costume made by her mother. "Mom was very tired from making clothes, and I didn't know how long I was going to wear them," she said. But Mom's clothes are still very special. On the Olympic stage, I will wear my mother's clothes to compete. Kim Chae-yeon will compete at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, USA, on the 26th, and she will challenge for a women's singles medal for the second consecutive year wearing a mother's brand outfit. At last year's World Championships, Kim Chae-yeon finally came outWith a score of 203.59 points, he won the bronze medal in the event behind Japan's Hanori Sakamoto (222.96 points) and Isabor Levito (212.16 points, USA), who had won the tournament three times in a row.