| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-04-19)April 19, 1984 (age 41) |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | All Year FSC |
| Began skating | 1994 |
| Retired | 2008 |
Yebin Mok (born April 19, 1984) is an American former competitivefigure skater. She is the 2002Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, won two bronze medals on theISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, and placed fifth at the2003 World Junior Championships.
Mok was born on April 19, 1984, inSeoul,South Korea.[1] She emigrated to the United States with her parents when she was seven.[2]
Mok began skating in 1994 inCulver City, California.[3] She won Junior Olympics in 1997 in Juvenile,[4] and 1998 in Intermediate Ladies,[5] which is equivalent to U.S Junior Nationals. A stress fracture in the summer of 1998 kept her off the ice for three months.[3]
In October 2000, Mok made herJunior Grand Prix (JGP) debut, placing fourth in Germany before winning bronze in the Czech Republic. In November, she won a senior international medal – silver at theGolden Spin of Zagreb. Around 2000, she developed a pinched nerve in her back.[3] She was selected to compete at the2001 World Junior Championships inSofia, Bulgaria. She placed tenth in her qualifying group but withdrew before the short program.
In the2002–03 JGP series, Mok placed fourth inMontreal and won bronze inBeijing. She placed sixth on the senior level at the2003 U.S. Championships and was sent to the2003 World Junior Championships inOstrava. She placed second in her qualifying group, fifth in the short program, sixth in the free skate, and fifth overall in the Czech Republic. Mok later missed five months of training due to a stress fracture in her lower back and then four months due to ganglion cysts on her ankles, which required surgery.[3]
Mok did not compete in the 2005–06 season. She struggled witheating disorders,obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression.[6][3] In 2008, she became a professional skater forHoliday on Ice.[7]
Dancing on Ice
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2003–2004 [1] |
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| 2002–2003 [8] |
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| 2000–2001 [9] |
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| International[1] | |||||||||||
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| Event | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 06–07 | 07–08 |
| Golden Spin | 2nd | ||||||||||
| International: Junior[1][9] | |||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | WD | 5th | |||||||||
| JGPCanada | 4th | ||||||||||
| JGPChina | 3rd | ||||||||||
| JGPCzech Rep. | 3rd | ||||||||||
| JGPGermany | 4th | ||||||||||
| National[1][10] | |||||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 5th J. | 10th | 10th | 6th | WD | 16th | |||||
| Junior Olympics | 1st Jv. | 1st I. | |||||||||
| Pacific Coast | 4th J. | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | |||||||
| Southwest Pacific | 2nd J. | 2nd | 8th | 4th | |||||||
| Levels: Jv. = Juvenile, I. = Intermediate, J. = Junior JGP:ISU Junior Grand Prix; QR: Qualifying round; WD: Withdrew | |||||||||||