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{{Short description|Korean-American figure skater}}
{{Short description|American figure skater (born 2006)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{infobox figure skater
{{infobox figure skater
|name= Clare Seo
| name = Clare Seo
|image=
| image =
|caption=
| caption =
|native_name= {{native name|ko|서희원|italics=off}}
| native_name = {{native name|ko|서희원|italics=off}}
|fullname=
| fullname =
|altname= Seo Hee-won <br> Heewon Seo
| altname = Seo Hee-won <br> Heewon Seo
|country= {{USA}}
| country = {{USA}}<br>(since 2020)<br>{{KOR}} (2019–20)
| discipline = [[Single skating|Women's singles]]
|formercountry= {{KOR}}
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|2006|10|17|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|10|17}}
|birth_place= [[Claremont, California]], USA
| birth_place = [[Claremont, California]],<br>United States
|hometown= [[Colorado Springs]], Colorado, USA
| hometown = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| height = {{height|m=1.59}}
|residence=
| coach = Eddie Shipstad
|height= {{height|m=1.53}}
| skating club = Broadmoor Skating Club
|coach= [[Tammy Gambill]], Eddie Shipstad
| beganskating = 2010
|formercoach= [[Kim Hye-min]]
| retired =
|skating club= Broadmoor Skating Club
|currenttraininglocations= Colorado Springs
|formertraininglocations=
|beganskating= 2010
|retired=
|combined total= 182.81
|combined date= [[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022 Junior Worlds]]
|SP score= 63.43
|SP date= [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2021 JGP France I]]
|FS score= 122.20
|FS date= [[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022 Junior Worlds]]
}}
}}
'''Clare Seo''' or '''Seo Hee-won''' ({{Korean|hangul=서희원}}; born 17 October 2006) is a Korean-American [[figure skater]]. Competing for the United States, she is the [[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]] bronze medalist, [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2021 JGP France I]] bronze medalist, and the [[2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2022 U.S. junior national]] champion. She has placed within the top ten at two World Junior Championships, finishing sixth in [[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022]] and eighth in [[2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2023]].
'''Clare Seo''' or '''Seo Hee-won''' ({{Korean|hangul=서희원}}; born October 17, 2006) is an American [[figure skater]]. Competing for the United States, she is the [[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]] bronze medalist, [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2021 JGP France I]] bronze medalist, and the [[2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2022 U.S. junior national]] champion. She has placed within the top ten at two World Junior Championships, finishing sixth in [[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022]] and eighth in [[2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2023]].


Seo is also the [[2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2020 South Korean junior]] national champion.
Seo is also the [[2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2020 South Korean junior]] national champion.


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Seo was born on 17 October 2006 in [[Claremont, California]], to Korean parents who were studying in the United States at the time. The family returned to South Korea when Seo was five years old and remained there until 2020, after which Seo moved back to the U.S. with her mother and her younger sister, Clara.<ref name=USFSFZ-220412/> As of 2022, she is a student at [[Cheyenne Mountain High School]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref name=USFSFZ-220817/> She intends to pursue a career in sports psychology once she retires from competitive skating.<ref name=USFSFZ-profile/>
Seo was born on October 17, 2006, in [[Claremont, California]], to Korean parents who were studying in the United States at the time. The family returned to South Korea when Seo was five years old and remained there until 2020, after which Seo moved back to the U.S. with her mother and her younger sister, Clara.<ref name=USFSFZ-220412/> As of 2022, she is a student at [[Cheyenne Mountain High School]] in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].<ref name=USFSFZ-220817/> She intends to pursue a career in sports psychology once she retires from competitive skating.<ref name=USFSFZ-profile/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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=== 2023–24 season ===
=== 2023–24 season ===
Seo began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2023 [[Cranberry Cup International]], before going on to win the bronze medal at the [[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]].<ref name=ISU-CS/> Invited to make her senior [[2023-24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] debut at the [[2023 Skate America]], she came tenth.<ref name=GS231023/>
Seo began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2023 [[Cranberry Cup International]], before going on to win the bronze medal at the [[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]].<ref name=ISU-CS/> Invited to make her senior [[2023-24 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]] debut at the [[2023 Skate America]], she came tenth.<ref name=GS231023/>

At the [[2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2024 U.S. Championships]], Seo placed third in the short program but sixth in the free skate, dropping to eighth place overall.<ref name=SS-CS/>

=== 2024–25 season ===
Seo started the season by competing on the [[2024–25 ISU Challenger Series]], finishing eighth at the [[2024 CS Cranberry Cup International]] and twelfth at the [[2024 CS Warsaw Cup]].<ref name=ISU-CS/>


== Programs ==
== Programs ==
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! Exhibition
! Exhibition
|-
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! 2024–2025 <br> <ref name=ISU-2425/>
! 2024–25 <br> <ref name=ISU-2425/>
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* Batucadas <br> {{small|by Mitoka Samba }}
* Batucadas <br> {{small|by Mitoka Samba }}
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! 2023–2024 <br> <ref name=ISU-2324/>
! 2023–24 <br> <ref name=ISU-2324/>
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* [[Simple Gifts]] <br> {{small|by [[Joseph Brackett]] }}
* [[Simple Gifts]] <br> {{small|by [[Joseph Brackett]] }}
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* [[Libertango]]
* [[Libertango]]
* Oblivion <br> {{small| by [[Astor Piazzolla]] <br> choreo. by Sonja Hilmer }}
* Oblivion <br> {{small| by [[Astor Piazzolla]] <br> choreo. by [[Sonja Hilmer]] }}
| rowspan=3 |
| rowspan=3 |
* [[Let's Get Loud]] <br> {{small|by [[Jennifer Lopez]] }}
* [[Let's Get Loud]] <br> {{small|by [[Jennifer Lopez]] }}
* [[Mujer Latina]] <br> {{small| by [[Thalía]] }}
* [[Mujer Latina]] <br> {{small| by [[Thalía]] }}
|-
|-
! 2022–2023 <br> <ref name=USFSFZ-profile/><ref name=ISU-2223/><ref name=USFSFZ-220817/>
! 2022–23 <br> <ref name=USFSFZ-profile/><ref name=ISU-2223/><ref name=USFSFZ-220817/>
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* [[Simple Gifts]] <br> {{small|by [[Joseph Brackett]] }}
* [[Simple Gifts]] <br> {{small|by [[Joseph Brackett]] }}
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* ''[[Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|The Four Seasons]]'' <br> {{small|by [[Antonio Vivaldi]] <br> choreo. by [[Catarina Lindgren]] }}
* ''[[Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|The Four Seasons]]'' <br> {{small|by [[Antonio Vivaldi]] <br> choreo. by [[Catarina Lindgren]] }}
|-
|-
! 2020–2022 <br> <ref name=USFSFZ-profile/><ref name=ISU-2122/>
! 2020–22 <br> <ref name=USFSFZ-profile/><ref name=ISU-2122/>
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* Rain, In Your Black Eyes <br> {{small|by [[Ezio Bosso]] }}
* Rain, In Your Black Eyes <br> {{small|by [[Ezio Bosso]] }}
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== Competitive highlights ==
== Competitive highlights ==
{{smalldiv|
''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]]'';
''CS: [[ISU Challenger Series|Challenger Series]]''; ''JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix]].''
*GP – Event of the [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|ISU Grand Prix Series]]
*JGP – Event of the [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|ISU Junior Grand Prix Series]]
*CS – Event of the [[ISU Challenger Series]]
}}


===For the United States===
===Single skating (for the United States)===
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|level=senior|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
|-
|season1=2022–23|season2=2023–24|season3=2024–25
! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead; text-align:center;" | International <ref name=ISU-CS/>
|{{FS placements|3|[[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]]|p1=7th|p2=5th|p3=TBD}}
|-
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|GP}} [[Skate America]]|p2=10th}}
! Event
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|CS}} [[Budapest Trophy]]|p2=3rd}}
! [[2020–21 figure skating season|20–21]]
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|CS}} [[Cranberry Cup International|Cranberry Cup]]|p2=7th|p3=8th}}
! [[2021–22 figure skating season|21–22]]
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|CS}} [[Ice Challenge]]|p1=8th}}
! [[2022–23 figure skating season|22–23]]
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|CS}} [[Warsaw Cup]]|p3=12th}}
! [[2023–24 figure skating season|23–24]]
}}
!24-25
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
|-
|level=junior|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || || 10th
|season1=2020–21|season2=2021–22|season3=2022–23
|
|{{FS placements|3|{{nowrap|[[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]]}}|p2=6th|p3=8th}}
|-
|{{FS placements|3|[[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]]|p1=3rd|p2=1st}}
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Budapest Trophy]] || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|France]]|p2=3rd|p3=5th}}
|
|{{FS placements|3|{{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland|Poland]]|p2=4th|p3=8th}}
|-
}}
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Cranberry Cup International|Cranberry Cup]]|| || || || 7th
| 8th
|-
| align=left | {{small|CS}} [[Ice Challenge]] || || || 8th ||
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead; text-align:center;" | International: Junior <ref name=ISU-CS/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || || 6th || 8th ||
|
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|France]] || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 5th ||
|
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland|Poland]] || || 4th || 8th ||
|
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:#ffdead; text-align:center;" | National<ref name=USFSFZ-profile/>
|-
| align=left | [[U.S. Figure Skating Championships|U.S. Championships]] || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J || bgcolor=gold | 1st J || 7th || 5th
|
|}


===For South Korea===
=== Single skating (for South Korea) ===
{{Figure skating competitive highlights
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|level=junior|ref={{r|SS-HS}}
|-
|season1=2019–20
! colspan=2 align=center style="background-color: #ffdead; " | National
|{{FS placements|1|{{nowrap|[[South Korean Figure Skating Championships|South Korean Championships]]}}|p1=1st}}
|-
}}
! Event
! [[2019–20 figure skating season|19–20]]
|-
| align=left | [[South Korean Figure Skating Championships|South Korean Championships]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st J
|}


== Detailed results ==
== Detailed results ==
{{Figure skating personal bests
{{Figure skating personal bests|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
|182.81|{{nowrap|[[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022 World Junior Championships]]}}
|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
|182.81|[[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022 Junior Worlds]]
|63.43|[[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2021 JGP France I]]
|63.43|[[2021–22 ISU Junior Grand Prix|2021 JGP France I]]
|36.60|2021 JGP France I
|36.60|2021 JGP France I
|29.46|[[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]]
|29.46|[[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]]
|122.20|2022 Junior Worlds
|122.20|2022 World Junior Championships
|66.83|2022 Junior Worlds
|66.83|2022 World Junior Championships
|58.34|2023 CS Budapest Trophy
|58.34|2023 CS Budapest Trophy
}}
}}
Current personal best scores are highlighted in '''bold'''.


=== Single skating (for the United States) ===
=== Senior results ===
==== Senior level ====
{| class="wikitable"
{{Figure skating detailed results
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | [[2023–24 figure skating season|'''2023–2024 season''']]
|season=2022–23|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
|-
|Nov 9–13, 2022|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[2022 CS Ice Challenge]]|16|46.73|4|111.76|8|158.49
! Date
|Jan 23–29, 2023|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2023 U.S. Championships]]|7|61.48|9|114.12|7|175.60
! Event
}}
! [[Short program (figure skating)|SP]]
! [[Free skating|FS]]
{{Figure skating detailed results
|season=2023–24|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
! Total
|Aug 9–13, 2023|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Cranberry Cup International|2023 Cranberry Cup International]]|4|56.48|9|91.99|7|148.47
|-
|Oct 13–15, 2023|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]]|2|63.55|4|108.59|3|171.94
| January 22–28, 2024
|Oct 20–22, 2023|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2023 Skate America]]|11|58.14|10|105.63|10|163.77
| [[2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2024 U.S. Championships]]
|Jan 22–28, 2024|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2024 U.S. Championships]]|3|67.41|6|120.15|5|187.56
| align=center | 3 <br/> 67.41
}}
| align=center | 6 <br/> 120.15
{{Figure skating detailed results
| align=center | 5 <br/> 187.56
|season=2024–25|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
|-
|Aug 8–11, 2024|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2024 CS Cranberry Cup International]]|6|56.92|9|90.74|8|147.66
| October 20–22, 2023
|Nov 20–24, 2024|{{flagicon|POL}} [[2024 CS Warsaw Cup]]|10|52.45|11|95.25|12|147.70
| [[2023 Skate America]]
}}
| align=center | 11 <br> 58.14
| align=center | 10 <br> 105.63
| align=center | 10 <br> 163.77
|-
| October 13–15, 2023
| [[2023 CS Budapest Trophy]]
| align=center | 2 <br> 63.55
| align=center | 4 <br> 108.59
| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 <br> 171.94
|-
| August 9–13, 2023
| [[Cranberry Cup International|2023 Cranberry Cup International]]
| align=center | 4 <br> 56.48
| align=center | 9 <br> 91.99
| align=center | 7 <br> 148.47
|-
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | [[2022–23 figure skating season|'''2022–23 season''']]
|-
! Date
! Event
! [[Short program (figure skating)|SP]]
! [[Free skating|FS]]
! Total
|-
| 23–29 January 2023
| [[2023 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2023 U.S. Championships]]
| align=center | 7 <br/> 61.48
| align=center | 9 <br/> 114.12
| align=center | 7 <br/> 175.60
|-
| 9–13 November 2022
| [[2022 CS Ice Challenge]]
| align=center | 16 <br/> 46.73
| align=center | 4 <br/> 111.76
| align=center | 8 <br/> 158.49
|}


=== Junior results ===
==== Junior level ====
{{Figure skating detailed results
{| class="wikitable"
|season=2020–21|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | [[2022–23 figure skating season|'''2022–23 season''']]
|Jan 11–21, 2021|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2021 U.S. Championships (Junior)]]|3|60.27|3|113.24|3|173.51
|-
}}
! Date
{{Figure skating detailed results
! Event
|season=2021–22|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
! [[Short program (figure skating)|SP]]
|Aug 18–21, 2021|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2021 JGP France I]]|1|63.43|4|111.37|3|174.80
! [[Free skating|FS]]
|Aug 29 – Sep 2, 2021|{{flagicon|POL}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland|2021 JGP Poland]]|2|62.19|4|112.67|4|174.86
! Total
|Jan 3–9, 2022|{{flagicon|USA}} [[2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2022 U.S. Championships (Junior)]]|1|67.38|2|118.15|1|185.53
|-
|Apr 13–17, 2022|{{flagicon|EST}} [[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022 World Junior Championships]]|10|60.61|5|122.20|6|182.81
| 27 February–5 March 2023
}}
| [[2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2023 World Junior Championships]]
{{Figure skating detailed results
| align=center | 9 <br> 58.41
|season=2022–23|ref={{r|SS-CS}}
| align=center | 9 <br> 114.21
|Aug 24–27, 2022|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2022 JGP France]]|5|54.23|5|114.11|5|168.34
| align=center | 8 <br> 172.62
|Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022|{{flagicon|POL}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland|2022 JGP Poland I]]|10|57.23|9|113.10|8|170.33
|-
|Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2023 World Junior Championships]]|9|58.41|9|114.21|8|172.62
| 28 September–1 October 2022
}}
| [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland|2022 JGP Poland I]]

| align=center | 10 <br/> 57.23
=== Single skating (for South Korea) ===
| align=center | 9 <br/> 113.10
{{Figure skating detailed results
| align=center | 8 <br/> 170.33
|season=2019–20|ref={{r|SS-HS}}
|-
|Jan 3–5, 2020|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2020 South Korean Championships (Junior)]]}}|1|54.59|1|102.47|1|157.06
| 24–27 August 2022
}}
| [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2022 JGP France]]
| align=center | 5 <br/> 54.23
| align=center | 5 <br/> 114.11
| align=center | 5 <br/> 168.34
|-
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | [[2021–22 figure skating season|'''2021–22 season''']]
|-
! Date
! Event
! [[Short program (figure skating)|SP]]
! [[Free skating|FS]]
! Total
|-
| 13–17 April 2022
| [[2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2022 World Junior Championships]]
| align=center | 10 <br/> 60.61
| align=center | 5 <br/> '''122.20'''
| align=center | 6 <br/> '''182.81'''
|-
| 3–9 January 2022
| [[2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2022 U. S. Junior Championships]]
| align=center | 1 <br/> 67.38
| align=center | 2 <br/> 118.15
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br/> 185.53
|-
| 11–16 October 2021
| 2021 USCS Nevada
| align=center | 2 <br/> 57.04
| align=center | 2 <br/> 122.80
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br/> 179.84
|-
| 29 August–2 September 2021
| [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Poland|2021 JGP Poland]]
| align=center | 2 <br/> 62.19
| align=center | 4 <br/> 112.67
| align=center | 4 <br/> 174.86
|-
| 18–21 August 2021
| [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|2021 JGP France I]]
| align=center | 1 <br/> '''63.43'''
| align=center | 4 <br/> 111.37
| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 <br/> 174.80
|-
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | [[2020–21 figure skating season|'''2020–21 season''']]
|-
! Date
! Event
! [[Short program (figure skating)|SP]]
! [[Free skating|FS]]
! Total
|-
| 11–21 January 2021
| [[2021 U.S. Figure Skating Championships|2021 U. S. Junior Championships]]
| align=center | 3 <br/> 60.27
| align=center | 3 <br/> 113.24
| align=center bgcolor=cc9966 | 3 <br/> 173.51
|-
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | [[2019–20 figure skating season|'''2019–20 season''']]
|-
! Date
! Event
! [[Short program (figure skating)|SP]]
! [[Free skating|FS]]
! Total
|-
| 3–5 January 2020
| [[2020 South Korean Figure Skating Championships|2020 South Korean Junior Championships]]
| align=center | 1 <br/> 54.59
| align=center | 1 <br/> 102.47
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1 <br/> 157.06
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name=ISU-CS>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00111283.htm |title= Clare SEO: Competition Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |date=August 25, 2022 }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-CS>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00111283.htm |title= Clare SEO: Competition Results |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |date=August 25, 2022 }}</ref>


<ref name=SS-CS>{{cite web |url=https://skatingscores.com/usa/women/clare_seo/ |title= USA-Clare SEO |publisher=SkatingScores}}</ref>
<ref name=SS-CS>{{cite web |url=https://skatingscores.com/usa/women/clare_seo |title=USA–Clare Seo |website=SkatingScores}}</ref>

<ref name=SS-HS>{{cite web |url=https://skatingscores.com/kor/women/heewon_seo |title=KOR–Heewon Seo |website=SkatingScores}}</ref>


<ref name=ISU-2122>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111283.htm |title= Clare SEO: 2021/2022 |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220308103511/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111283.htm |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-2122>{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111283.htm |title= Clare SEO: 2021/2022 |publisher=[[International Skating Union]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220308103511/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00111283.htm |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=USFSFZ-220817>{{cite news |url= https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2022/8/17/rinkside-clare-seo-preparing-for-senior-level.aspx |title=Clare Seo Preparing for Senior Level |first= Jillian L. |last= Martinez |publisher=[[U.S. Figure Skating]] |date= August 17, 2022 }}</ref>
<ref name=USFSFZ-220817>{{cite news |url= https://usfigureskatingfanzone.com/news/2022/8/17/rinkside-clare-seo-preparing-for-senior-level.aspx |title=Clare Seo Preparing for Senior Level |first= Jillian L. |last= Martinez |publisher=[[U.S. Figure Skating]] |date= August 17, 2022 }}</ref>


<ref name=ISUG21>{{cite web |title=2021 JGP Courchevel Women Results |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/jgppol2021/CAT002RS.htm |website=ISU |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
<ref name=ISUG21>{{cite web |title=2021 JGP Courchevel Women Results |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/jgppol2021/CAT002RS.htm |website=ISU |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref>


<ref name=ISUC21>{{cite web |title=2021 JGP Gdansk Women Results |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/jgpfra2021/CAT002RS.htm |website=ISU |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
<ref name=ISUC21>{{cite web |title=2021 JGP Gdansk Women Results |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/jgpfra2021/CAT002RS.htm |website=ISU |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref>


<ref name=USJR2022>{{cite web |title=Junior Ladies Results |url=http://www.ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/29546/CAT002SEG008.html|website=U.S. Figure Skating |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
<ref name=USJR2022>{{cite web |title=Junior Ladies Results |url=http://www.ijs.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2022/29546/CAT002SEG008.html|website=U.S. Figure Skating |access-date=November 9, 2022}}</ref>


<ref name=ISUJW22>{{cite web |title=2022 Junior Worlds Women Results |url=http://www.isuresults.com/results/season2122/jgppol2021/CAT002RS.htm |website=ISU |access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
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Clare Seo
Native name서희원 (Korean)
Other namesSeo Hee-won
Heewon Seo
Born (2006-10-17) October 17, 2006 (age 18)
Claremont, California,
United States
HometownColorado Springs, Colorado
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country United States
(since 2020)
 South Korea (2019–20)
DisciplineWomen's singles
CoachEddie Shipstad
Skating clubBroadmoor Skating Club
Began skating2010

Clare Seo or Seo Hee-won (Korean: 서희원; born October 17, 2006) is an American figure skater. Competing for the United States, she is the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy bronze medalist, 2021 JGP France I bronze medalist, and the 2022 U.S. junior national champion. She has placed within the top ten at two World Junior Championships, finishing sixth in 2022 and eighth in 2023.

Seo is also the 2020 South Korean junior national champion.

Personal life

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Seo was born on October 17, 2006, in Claremont, California, to Korean parents who were studying in the United States at the time. The family returned to South Korea when Seo was five years old and remained there until 2020, after which Seo moved back to the U.S. with her mother and her younger sister, Clara.[1] As of 2022, she is a student at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[2] She intends to pursue a career in sports psychology once she retires from competitive skating.[3]

Career

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Early years

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Seo began learning to skate in 2010.[4] She won gold in the junior women's event at the 2020 South Korean Championships. She was the junior women's bronze medalist at the 2021 U.S. Championships.

2021–22 season: U.S. junior national champion

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Seo made her junior international debut on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in August at the 2021 JGP France I, the first of two JGP events held in Courchevel, France. She placed first in the short program, but fell to fourth in the free skate to finish third overall behind compatriot Lindsay Thorngren and Canadian competitor Kaiya Ruiter.[5] At her second JGP assignment, the 2021 JGP Poland held in September, Seo was third in the short program and, again, fourth in the free skate to finish just off the podium in fourth overall.[6]

Seo did not compete again until January, when she won the junior national title at the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, besting domestic rivals Ava Ziegler, Josephine Lee, and Katie Shen. Due to her placement at junior nationals, Seo was named to the American team for the 2022 World Junior Figure Skating Championships alongside Isabeau Levito and Lindsay Thorngren, both of whom competed at the senior level at nationals.[7]

At Junior Worlds in April, Seo was 10th in the short program, but climbed to fifth in the free skate to finish sixth overall.[8]

2022–23 season

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Seo opened her season back in Courchevel, France at the 2022 JGP France in late August. She placed fifth in both the short program and free skating segments of the competition, and finished fifth overall.[9] At Seo's second Grand Prix event, 2022 JGP Poland, she finished in eighth place after placing tenth in the short program and ninth in the free skate.[10]

Making her international senior debut at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge, Seo finished sixteenth in the short program after falling on two jump elements, but rebounded with a fourth-place free skate and finished eighth overall.[11] Also competing as a senior, she finished seventh at the 2023 U.S. Championships. She was assigned to the 2023 World Junior Championships in Calgary, where she placed eighth, the highest placement of the three American girls at the event.

2023–24 season

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Seo began the season with a seventh-place finish at the 2023 Cranberry Cup International, before going on to win the bronze medal at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy.[12] Invited to make her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2023 Skate America, she came tenth.[13]

At the 2024 U.S. Championships, Seo placed third in the short program but sixth in the free skate, dropping to eighth place overall.[14]

2024–25 season

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Seo started the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing eighth at the 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International and twelfth at the 2024 CS Warsaw Cup.[12]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–25
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2023–24
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2022–23
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2020–22
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Competitive highlights

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Single skating (for the United States)

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Competition placements at senior level [14]
Season 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
U.S. Championships 7th 5th TBD
GP Skate America 10th
CS Budapest Trophy 3rd
CS Cranberry Cup 7th 8th
CS Ice Challenge 8th
CS Warsaw Cup 12th
Competition placements at junior level [14]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
World Junior Championships 6th 8th
U.S. Championships 3rd 1st
JGP France 3rd 5th
JGP Poland 4th 8th

Single skating (for South Korea)

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Competition placements at junior level [18]
Season 2019–20
South Korean Championships 1st

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [14]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 182.81 2022 World Junior Championships
Short program TSS 63.43 2021 JGP France I
TES 36.60 2021 JGP France I
PCS 29.46 2023 CS Budapest Trophy
Free skating TSS 122.20 2022 World Junior Championships
TES 66.83 2022 World Junior Championships
PCS 58.34 2023 CS Budapest Trophy

Single skating (for the United States)

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Senior level

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Results in the 2022–23 season [14]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Nov 9–13, 2022 Austria 2022 CS Ice Challenge 16 46.73 4 111.76 8 158.49
Jan 23–29, 2023 United States 2023 U.S. Championships 7 61.48 9 114.12 7 175.60
Results in the 2023–24 season [14]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 9–13, 2023 United States 2023 Cranberry Cup International 4 56.48 9 91.99 7 148.47
Oct 13–15, 2023 Hungary 2023 CS Budapest Trophy 2 63.55 4 108.59 3 171.94
Oct 20–22, 2023 United States 2023 Skate America 11 58.14 10 105.63 10 163.77
Jan 22–28, 2024 United States 2024 U.S. Championships 3 67.41 6 120.15 5 187.56
Results in the 2024–25 season [14]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 8–11, 2024 United States 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International 6 56.92 9 90.74 8 147.66
Nov 20–24, 2024 Poland 2024 CS Warsaw Cup 10 52.45 11 95.25 12 147.70

Junior level

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Results in the 2020–21 season [14]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 11–21, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. Championships (Junior) 3 60.27 3 113.24 3 173.51
Results in the 2021–22 season [14]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 18–21, 2021 France 2021 JGP France I 1 63.43 4 111.37 3 174.80
Aug 29 – Sep 2, 2021 Poland 2021 JGP Poland 2 62.19 4 112.67 4 174.86
Jan 3–9, 2022 United States 2022 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 67.38 2 118.15 1 185.53
Apr 13–17, 2022 Estonia 2022 World Junior Championships 10 60.61 5 122.20 6 182.81
Results in the 2022–23 season [14]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 24–27, 2022 France 2022 JGP France 5 54.23 5 114.11 5 168.34
Sep 28 – Oct 1, 2022 Poland 2022 JGP Poland I 10 57.23 9 113.10 8 170.33
Feb 27 – Mar 5, 2023 Canada 2023 World Junior Championships 9 58.41 9 114.21 8 172.62

Single skating (for South Korea)

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Results in the 2019–20 season [18]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 3–5, 2020 South Korea 2020 South Korean Championships (Junior) 1 54.59 1 102.47 1 157.06

References

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  1. ^ Feigenbaum, Paige (April 12, 2022). "U.S. Junior Champion Clare Seo Sets Sights on Clean Routines at World Junior Championships". U.S. Figure Skating.
  2. ^ a b Martinez, Jillian L. (August 17, 2022). "Clare Seo Preparing for Senior Level". U.S. Figure Skating.
  3. ^ a b c "2022–23 Figure Skating Roster: Clare Seo". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Clare SEO: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "2021 JGP Gdansk Women Results". ISU. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ^ "2021 JGP Courchevel Women Results". ISU. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Junior Ladies Results". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Junior Worlds Women Results". ISU. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 JGP Courchevel Women Results". ISU. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 JGP Gdansk Women Results". ISU Results. ISU. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  11. ^ "2022 CS Ice Challenge". International Skating Union. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Clare SEO: Competition Results". International Skating Union. August 25, 2022.
  13. ^ Slater, Paula (October 23, 2023). "Belgium's Hendrickx clear winner at Skate America". Golden Skate. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "USA–Clare Seo". SkatingScores.
  15. ^ "Clare SEO: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2024.
  16. ^ "Clare SEO: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "Clare SEO: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "KOR–Heewon Seo". SkatingScores.
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