Lia Cho

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Lia Cho
Lia Cho.jpg
Lia Cho after winning the 2023 Skate AB/NT/NU Sectional Championship
Born (2012-08-21) August 21, 2012 (age 13)
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Hometown Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.38 m (4 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Discipline Women's singles
Coach Scott Davis
Skating club The Glencoe Club
Began skating2015
Medal record
Canadian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Laval Singles

Lia Cho (born August 21, 2012) is a Canadian junior figure skater. At the age of 12, she became the 2025 Canadian junior national champion, setting new Canadian records for the junior women's short program, free program, and combined total score at the 2025 Canadian Figure Skating Championships. [1]

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Career

Early Career

Cho began skating at age 3 in Red Deer, Alberta. She trains at the The Glencoe Club with coach Scott Davis. In February 2024, she won the Canadian novice national title, setting a new Canadian record for that level with a total score of 166.56 points. [2]

2024–2025 Season

Moving up to the junior level, Cho competed at the 2024 Skate Canada Challenge in Oakville, Ontario. She won the event and set a new Canadian junior women's record with a total score of 186.50 points. [3]

In January 2025, at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Laval, Quebec, Cho won the junior women's title. She broke her own Canadian records, scoring 64.19 in the short program and 124.60 in the free skate, for a combined total of 188.79 points. [4] [5] [6]

Despite her win, Cho was ineligible to compete on the international junior circuit during the season due to her young age. She will be eligible for international junior competitions starting in the 2026-27 season.

Records and achievements

Set the Canadian junior women's record for the combined total score (January 2025). [6]

Set the Canadian novice women's record for the combined total score (February 2024). [2]

Competitive highlights

Competition placements at junior level 
Season 2024–25 2025-26
Canadian Championships 1st
Skate Canada Challenge 1st

References

  1. ↑ Rainbird, Daniel (17 January 2025). "12-year-old skater Lia Cho breaks own Canadian junior women's record at nationals". The Canadian Press . The Canadian Press . Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Calgary figure skater Lia Cho soars to record-setting victory at Novice Canadian Championships". Calgary Herald . Calgary Herald. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lia Cho Sets New Junior Women's Canadian Record at Skate Canada Challenge". Skate Canada . 1 December 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Skating Scores - Lia Cho". SkatingScores.com. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "12-year-old Lia Cho destroys competition to win junior women's national title". CBC News . CBC News. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Calgary's Lia Cho, 12, breaks records to win Canadian junior figure skating title". Global News . Global News. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
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