Kevin Shum

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Kevin Shum
Born (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997 (age 26)
Walnut Creek, California, U.S
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
CoachJustin Dillon, Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell
Skating club Skating Club of Boston
Began skating2003

Kevin Shum (born July 3, 1997) is an American figure skater. He competed at the 2015 World Junior Championships and qualified for the free skate.

Personal life

Shum was born on July 3, 1997, in Walnut Creek, California. [1] He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2019 with a degree in computer science and engineering, [2] where he also worked as an admissions blogger. [3] He researched at the MIT Media Lab, taught STEM in Germany with the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives Global Teaching Labs, and studied on exchange at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. [4] He has also worked as a software engineer at Microsoft on the Azure cloud computing platform. [5]

Career

Shum began learning to skate in 2003. [1] His international debut came in March 2014 at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. In September of the same year, he made his first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) appearance, placing 7th in Aichi, Japan.

After winning the junior silver medal at the 2015 U.S. Championships, Shum was assigned to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. He qualified for the free skate after placing 16th in the short program and went on to finish 20th overall.

While a full-time student at MIT, he won the 2017 and 2018 U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships.

Shum is coached by Peter Johansson and Mark Mitchell at the Skating Club of Boston. [1]


Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[1]
2015–2016
[6]
2014–2015
[7]
  • Invierno Porteno
    by Astor Piazzolla
2013–2014
[8]

Competitive highlights

2013–present

JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix

International [9]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
World Junior Champ. 20th
JGP Czech Republic 7th
JGP Japan 7th
JGP Slovakia 9th
Challenge Cup 5th J
National [8]
U.S. Collegiate Championships 1st
U.S. Championships 6th J2nd J2nd J12th21st14th
J = Junior level

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