South Korea's signature Kim Chae-yeon, who won gold at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games and the 2025 International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Championships, said she would be crowned at the World Championships and expressed her ambition to be different. On the 11th local time, Kim Chae-yeon expressed her determination to participate in the ISU Figure Skating World Championships, which opened in Boston, USA, in an interview with reporters at the Taereung Ice Rink in Itwon-gu, Seoul.

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

Kim Chae-yeon said, "I will do my best to break my personal best (222.38 points) again at the World Championships. I'm going to keep it in good shape and I'm going to get a medal. Kim Chae-yeon has been forcibly marching lately. Since the end of last year, she has participated in large-scale events such as the National Representative Trials, the Harbin Asian Winter Games, and the Four Continents Championships.

Kim Chae-yeon won the gold medal in the women's singles skating by setting new personal highs at the Asian Winter Games and the Four Continents Championships, but she accumulated fatigue due to non-stop competition. At last month's Four Continents Championships, she also suffered from leg muscle cramps in the final stages of her free skate. Although the schedule is tough, there is no time to rest. Because the last international Grand Slam tournament of the 2024-2025 season - the World Championship is coming.

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

It is worth mentioning that this World Figure Skating Championships will be about the right to participate in the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics. Kim Chae-yeon, who won a bronze medal at the World Championships last year, will challenge for a medal for the second year in a row. Kim Chae-yeon said, "I'm concentrating on recovering while taking vitamins. Now I am in very good physical condition. If we can maintain our current form, this competition will be able to go smoothly. ”

This World Championship will bring together the best players from all over the world. The top favourite in the women's singles is Japan's iconic figure skater Kaori Sakamoto. Sakamoto will challenge for a fourth consecutive World Championship title. Although it is an opponent that is not easy to deal with, it is not a mountain that cannot be crossed. Kim Chae-yeon won the gold medal at the Harbin Asian Winter Games, defeating Sakamoto, who made consecutive mistakes.

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

Kim Chae-yeon didn't care too much about Sakamoto. When asked about it, she said: "Just like every season, I'm just going to focus more on myself. ”

Kim Chae-yeon isn't just aiming for the World Championships. She will officially prepare for the 2026 Winter Olympics after this competition. Kim Chae-yeon, who graduated from repair high school last month, also postponed the college entrance examination for a year in order to prepare for the Olympics. "After a lot of thought, I wanted to choose a direction that I wouldn't regret," she said. Now I just want to focus on the Olympics. She also stressed: "At the end of the season, we will refine something new. Even if I can't get on the podium at the World Championships, I won't blame myself and will use it as a springboard for more focus. Kim Chae-yeon will temporarily train intensively in South Korea before heading to the United States before the World Championships.