Junhwan CHA (KOR) | Men Short Program | ISU World Championships | Boston 2025 | #FigureSkating

Two years ago, he was the silver medalist at the World Championships. He is a mighty fine talent, that's for sure. This is the 23-year-old from Seoul, in Goryeo. Setting up the combination here. It's his signature combination and he makes it beautifully. Triple Lutz, Triple Loop. He's on fire. Triple Axel. It was so close. And yet so far, he started off so well, didn't he? You looked at him and you thought, he can't miss. He looks so on the money. That opening quad salchow at the beginning of the program was just sensational. And then the combination that he does, it's his signature move really, that Triple Lutz, Triple Loop. Such a difficult combination. He did it, it looked a breeze. And then to go down on the Triple Axel. I just wonder if he set it up for too long perhaps. He really did take a good long look at that one. To put it into perspective, it's going to cost him somewhere between 5 and 7 points that fall. It's a huge mistake. But he is wonderful, isn't he? Joon Won Cha just is a sensation. And this program choreography is brilliant by Shae Lynn Bourne. Yes. And Joon says he loves the lyrics of Natural and he chose it for this short program because it gives him power. For this quadruple salchow, it's gorgeous. So well done. I could watch that all day. 12.61 points for that element. Here his combination, Triple Lutz. Most people do a Triple Toe, not Joon. Straight up into a Triple Loop. Two spins in at a level 4, one in a level 3. Step sequence also in at a level 3 today. Here's the Triple Axel. That comes down short for sure and has quite an awkward fall. Love that part, the step sequence, or before the spin rather. So did the crowd. Yeah, he is amazing, that's for sure. And had that been clean, I'm sure he'd been very close to the 90s, if not in them. But he's not going to be today. 87.28 or more will give him the lead. He's not going to quite make that, but he does go into second place. And that's a nod of approval from Joon Won Cha. So he splits the two Americans.