{{short description|South Korean curler}} {{family name hatnote|Yang||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox curler | name = Yang Tae-i | other_names = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|6}}<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.koreacurling.co.kr/team/player/%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80%EB%8C%80%ED%91%9C | title=대한컬링경기연맹 | access-date=2018-12-10 | archive-date=2018-12-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215174938/http://www.koreacurling.co.kr/team/player/%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80%EB%8C%80%ED%91%9C | url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Gyeonggido]], [[South Korea]]<ref name="curlingworldcup">{{cite web|url=https://www.curlingworldcup.com/players/taei-yang|title=Taei Yang &#124; Players|website=Curling World Cup|access-date=2018-12-09|archive-date=2019-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330081903/https://www.curlingworldcup.com/players/taei-yang|url-status=dead}}</ref> | Curling club = [[Chuncheon Curling Club|Chuncheon CC]], <br> [[Chuncheon]], [[South Korea|KOR]] | Skip = [[Park You-been]] | Third = [[Park Seo-jin]] | Second = '''Yang Tae-i''' | Lead = [[Kim Su-jin (curler)|Kim Su-jin]] | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = [[Kim Soo-hyuk]] | Member Association = {{KOR}} | World Championship appearances = 2 ({{WWCC|2019}}, {{WWCC|2023}}) | Pacific Championship appearances = 1 ({{PACC|2018}}) | Pan Continental Championship appearances = 1 ({{PCCC|2022}}) | Other appearances = [[World Junior Curling Championships]]: 5 ({{WJCC|2016}}, {{WJCC|2017}}, {{WJCC|2018}}, {{WJCC|2019}}, {{WJCC|2020}}) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 World Women's Curling Championship|2019 Silkeborg]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Continental Curling Championships|Pan Continental Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2022 Calgary]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|Pacific-Asia Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2018 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2020 World Junior Curling Championships|2020 Krasnoyarsk]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2016 World Junior Curling Championships|2016 Copenhagen]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Curling at the Winter Universiade|Winter Universiade]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Curling at the 2019 Winter Universiade|2019 Krasnoyarsk]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[Curling at the 2023 Winter World University Games|2023 Saranac Lake]] | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg|24px]] Gyeonggi }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Korean Curling Championships|Korean Women's Championship]] }} {{MedalSilver | 2016 Uiseong | }} {{MedalSilver | 2017 Icheon | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of Chuncheon.svg|24px]] Chuncheon }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Korean Curling Championships|Korean Women's Championship]] }} {{MedalGold | 2018 Jincheon | }} {{MedalGold | [[2022 Korean Curling Championships|2022 Jincheon]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2019 Korean Curling Championships|2019 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2021 Korean Curling Championships|2021 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2024 Korean Curling Championships|2024 Uijeongbu]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2025 Korean Curling Championships|2025 Uijeongbu]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2020 Korean Curling Championships|2020 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2023 Korean Curling Championships|2023 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of Gangwon Province (1997–2023).svg|24px]] Gangwon }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|Korean Mixed Doubles Championship]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2021 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|2021 Jincheon]] | }} }}

'''Yang Tae-i''' (born December 6, 1999) is a South Korean [[curling|curler]] from [[Uijeongbu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/events/national/scores/#!/competitions/7388/teams/30333/team_athletes/30333-second-46410|title=taei yang|website=Grand Slam of Curling|access-date=November 5, 2021|archive-date=November 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104201539/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/events/national/scores/#!/competitions/7388/teams/30333/team_athletes/30333-second-46410|url-status=dead}}</ref> She currently plays [[Second (curling)|second]] on the Chuncheon City Hall curling team, skipped by [[Park You-been]]. While playing with [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]], she won a gold medal at the [[2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]] and a silver medal at the [[2020 World Junior Curling Championships]].

==Career== Yang played second for the South Korean junior team at the [[2016 World Junior Curling Championships]], [[skip (curling)|skipped]] by [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]], where she would win the bronze medal. After finishing the round robin with a 7–2 record, the team lost to Hungary (skipped by [[Dorottya Palancsa]]) in the 3 vs. 4 [[page playoff]] game, but went on to beat the Hungarians in a re-match in the bronze medal game, after Hungary lost in the semifinal.

The next season, the team began playing on the [[World Curling Tour]]. They won her first tour event by claiming the 2016 [[Hub International Crown of Curling]].

The team represented Korea at the [[2017 World Junior Curling Championships]], where they posted a 5–4 round robin record, tied with Switzerland for fourth. They would beat the Swiss in a tiebreaker, before losing two straight games against Canada to finish in fourth place. This team represented Korea at the [[2018 World Junior Curling Championships]], where they finished with a 4–5 record, missing the playoffs.

The team began the [[2018–19 curling season|2018–19 season]] by winning the [[Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic]]. They then went on to win gold at the [[2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]], earning South Korea a berth at the [[2019 World Women's Curling Championship]].

She and her team participated in all four legs of the [[2018–19 Curling World Cup]]. In the [[2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg|First Leg]], they finished with a 1–5 record, placing seventh out of eight teams. At the [[2018–19 Curling World Cup – Second Leg|Second Leg]], they made it all the way to the final falling just short to Japan's [[Satsuki Fujisawa]] 7–6. The team improved on this performance by winning the [[2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg|Third Leg]] against Sweden's [[Anna Hasselborg]] rink. In the [[2018–19 Curling World Cup – Grand Final|Grand Final]], the team finished with a 2–4 record.

Her team, still junior eligible represented Korea at the [[2019 World Junior Curling Championships]]. They finished the round robin with a 6–3 record, which was tied with three other teams for the second best record. However, they missed the playoffs due to tiebreaker rules. The following month, the team represented Korea at the [[Curling at the 2019 Winter Universiade|2019 Winter Universiade]]. This time their 6–3 record was enough to make the playoffs, where they made it all the way to the final before losing to Sweden. Later that month, the team had yet another international event to play in, the 2019 World Championship. The team was even better on this stage, finishing the round robin with a 9–3 record, in second place. In the playoffs, they lost to Switzerland's [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] rink in the semifinal, but rebounded to win the bronze medal game against [[Seina Nakajima]] of Japan. It was the first ever medal won by Korea at the Women's World Championship. The team ended their season with a 1–3 record at the [[2019 Champions Cup]] [[Grand Slam of Curling]] event.

Team Kim lost the final of the [[2019 Korean Curling Championships]] the following season in July 2019 to the [[Gim Un-chi]] rink.<ref>{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/OHdXaedk7Dk| archive-date = 2021-12-10| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHdXaedk7Dk| title = 2019 Korean Women's Curling Finals：Kim Minji vs Gim Unchi | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This meant they would not be the national women's team for the season. The team won the [[2019 Tour Challenge|Tour Challenge Tier 2 event]] after a strong 9–2 win over [[Jestyn Murphy]]. This qualified them for the [[2020 Canadian Open (curling)|Canadian Open]] in [[Yorkton]], [[Saskatchewan]]. There, they defeated higher ranked teams such as three time Scotties champion [[Rachel Homan]], 2013 world champion [[Eve Muirhead]] and 2020 Scotties champion [[Kerri Einarson]]. They made it all the way to the final before losing to the [[Anna Hasselborg]] rink in an extra end. They also made it all the way to the final of the [[2020 World Junior Curling Championships]], where they lost to Canada's [[Mackenzie Zacharias]]. On the [[World Curling Tour]], they won the [[Boundary Ford Curling Classic]], finished fourth at the inaugural [[2019 WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup|WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup]], made the quarterfinals at the [[Red Deer Curling Classic]] and missed the playoffs at the [[2019 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]] and the [[2019 Canad Inns Women's Classic]].

The Kim rink began the abbreviated [[2020–21 curling season|2020–21 season]] at the [[2020 Korean Curling Championships]]. There, they qualified for the playoffs with a 5–1 record before losing both of their playoff games to the [[Kim Eun-jung (curler)|Kim Eun-jung]] and [[Gim Un-chi]] rinks, settling for third.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=6807&eventtypeid=82&view=Playoffs#1|title=2020 Korean National Women's Curling Championship – Playoffs|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> Later that season, they competed in the only two Grand Slam events of the season, which were played in a "curling bubble" in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], with no spectators, to avoid the spread of the coronavirus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/humptys-champions-cup-start-moved-to-thursday/|title=Humpty's Champions Cup start moved to Thursday|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 12, 2021|access-date=June 8, 2021|archive-date=May 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513001106/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/humptys-champions-cup-start-moved-to-thursday/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team missed the playoffs at both the [[2021 Champions Cup (curling)|2021 Champions Cup]] and the [[2021 Players' Championship]].

The [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22 season]] began in June for Team Kim as they competed in the [[2021 Korean Curling Championships]] to decide who would get the chance to represent Korea at the [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Winter Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQSZEAUDAA8/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQSZEAUDAA8|archive-date=2021-12-26|url-access=registration|title=베이징 올림픽 대표를 포함한 2021-2022 컬링 국가대표를 뽑는 2021 KB금융 한국컬링선수권대회 with 강릉.|language=Korean|publisher=curling1spoon|website=Instagram|date=June 19, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the first of three rounds, the team went a perfect 4–0 in the round robin before losing in the semifinal to the Gim Un-chi rink. They rebounded with a win over [[Kim Ji-su (curler)|Kim Ji-su]] in the third place game. In the second round, they went 4–2, however, because Team Kim Eun-jung won both the first and second rounds, they became the national champions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ082klMfdp/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQ082klMfdp |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=여자부 강릉시청 '팀 킴'은 2차전 5승 1패로 우승해 오는 12월 열리는 베이징 올림픽 자격대회에 출전하게 됐습니다. 축하합니다.|language=Korean|publisher=curling1spoon|website=Instagram|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Yang later competed in the [[2021 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]] with partner [[Lee Ki-bok]]. They won the bronze medal after losing in the second place match. Through the fall of 2021, skip [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]] was absent from the team due to winning the Mixed Doubles championship with [[Lee Ki-jeong]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://star.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/OhmyStar/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002764291&CMPT_CD=P0010|title='19연승' 컬링 믹스더블 국가대표 된 김민지·이기정|publisher=[[OhmyStar]]|date=August 9, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref> This moved the team's second [[Kim Hye-rin (curler)|Kim Hye-rin]] up to skip with Yang moving from alternate to second.<ref>{{Citation|title=2021 Masters Program Guide|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling}}</ref> The team played in two Grand Slam events, the [[2021 Masters (curling)|2021 Masters]] and the [[2021 National]], finishing with a 1–3 record at both. They only played in one more event during the season, the [[Boundary Ford Curling Classic]], where they lost in the final to Team Gim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6681|title=2021 Boundary Ford Curling Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref> In March 2022, Kim Min-ji would move to Gyeonggi Province to join Team Gim, with [[Ha Seung-youn]] taking over as skip for the Chuncheon City Hall team.

The newly revised Chuncheon City Hall rink were the dark horses entering the [[2022 Korean Curling Championships]] behind both Gangneung City Hall's Kim Eun-jung and Gyeonggi Province's Gim Eun-ji. Despite this, they finished second in the round robin with a 5–1 record and then beat Gangneung City Hall 7–5 in the semifinal. In the championship game, they won 7–4 over Gyeonggi Province to become the national team for the [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/curling/news/new-champions-in-korea|title=New Champions in Korea|publisher=The Curling News|website=Sports Illustrated|date=June 20, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> On tour, the team did not find early success, with their best results being a fourth place finish at the [[2022 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic]] and a quarterfinal appearance at the [[2022 Alberta Curling Series Major]]. They then turned things around, however, winning the [[US Open of Curling]] and finishing second at the S3 Group Curling Stadium Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7366|title=2022 CURVE US Open of Curling – Championships|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{youTube|m_nPdqSu8vo|'''Video''' (full game): 2022 S3 Group Curling Stadium Series – Final – Seungyoun Ha vs Stefania Constantini}}</ref> At the [[2022 Pan Continental Curling Championships]], the team led Korea to a 6–2 record, enough to qualify for the playoffs as the fourth seed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/11/pccc-sf-women/|title=Women’s round-robins draw to a close|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 5, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> They then beat the higher seeded United States in the semifinal to qualify for the final where they faced Japan's [[Satsuki Fujisawa]]. There, they fell 8–6 to the Japanese in an extra end, settling for silver.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/11/women-final-pccc/|title=Japan women claim first Pan Continental title|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 7, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> In the new year, the team represented Korea at the [[Curling at the 2023 Winter World University Games|2023 Winter World University Games]] where they topped the round robin with an 8–1 record. After beating Great Britain in the semifinal, they lost to China in the championship game, once again taking silver.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/01/wug-2023/|title=Great Britain men and China women win FISU World University Games|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=January 22, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> Despite their success at both the Pan Continental Championship and the World University Games, the team could not continue their medal streak at the [[2023 World Women's Curling Championship]], finishing ninth with a 5–7 record.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/03/dayseven-wwc/|title=Live Blog: Day seven at the WWCC|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=March 24, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=July 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711034711/https://worldcurling.org/2023/03/dayseven-wwc/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[2023 Korean Curling Championships]], Team Ha could not defend their national title. After starting with six straight wins, the team lost three of their next four games, finishing in third place behind Gyeonggi Province and Gangneung City Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8075&eventtypeid=81&view=Main#1|title=2023 Korean Curling Championships – Women|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> Despite losing their spot as the national team, they had a strong start to their tour season, capturing the [[2023 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/with-fill-in-skips-team-rachel-homan-defeats-team-jennifer-jones-to-win-saville-shootout-1.2006098|title=With fill-in skips, Homan defeats Jones to win Saville Shootout|publisher=TSN|date=September 11, 2023|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> They also made the playoffs at the [[2023 KW Fall Classic]] where they went undefeated until the semifinals before losing to [[Krista McCarville]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/krista-mccarville-wins-with-new-teammate-andrea-kelly-while-silvana-tirinzoni-continues-winning-ways-1.2008698|title=McCarville wins with new teammate Kelly while Tirinzoni continues dominance|publisher=TSN|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> After their first two events, the team struggled to find success, only qualifying in three of their next eight events. This included a semifinal finish at the [[Stu Sells 1824 Halifax Classic]] and two quarterfinal losses at the [[Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic]] and the [[North Grenville Women's Fall Curling Classic]], both after previously undefeated records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/team.php?teamid=170857#schedule|title=Team Seungyoun Ha: 2023–24|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref> In November 2023, they again finished third at the Uiseong Korean Cup, not being able to make it past the Gim or Kim rinks. They ended their season at the [[2024 New Year Curling in Miyota]] event where they missed the playoffs.

After playing a shorter 2023–24 season, Chuncheon City Hall emerged as a top ten team during the [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/rankings.php?task=week&oomid=82&eventyear=2025&week=42|title=2024–25 World Curling Team Ranking: Women|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> This began at the [[2024 Korean Curling Championships]] where the team were the frontrunners for the majority of the week, finishing first through the round robin and defeating Gangneung City Hall in the 1 vs. 2 game. Facing Gyeonggi Province in the final, they lost 6–5 in an extra end, settling for silver and missing out on the national team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8616&view=Main#1|title=2024 Korean Curling Championships|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> Despite this, they turned things around quickly, winning the first tour title of the season at the Curling1spoon Elite 8.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8682|title=Curling1spoon Elite 8|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> At the first Grand Slam of the season, the team reached the semifinals of the [[2024 Tour Challenge]] Tier 2, falling to eventual champion [[Christina Black]]. They also had a strong run at the Saville Grand Prix, making it to the final where they were defeated by [[Kerri Einarson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/kerri-einarson-wins-saville-grand-prix-with-joanne-courtney-filling-in-for-shannon-birchard-1.2200234|title=Einarson wins Saville Grand Prix with Courtney filling in for Birchard|publisher=TSN|date=November 4, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> Team Ha was successful in qualifying at the next two slams as well, reaching the semifinals at the [[2024 Canadian Open (November)|2024 Canadian Open]] and the quarterfinals at the [[2024 National]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-tirinzoni-to-face-in-co-op-canadian-open-womens-final/|title=Homan, Tirinzoni set to face again in Co-op Canadian Open women's final|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=November 10, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2025|archive-date=December 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208163029/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-tirinzoni-to-face-in-co-op-canadian-open-womens-final/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After missing the playoffs at the [[2025 Masters (January)|2025 Masters]], they ended their season on a high note with a semifinal finish at the Gangneung Invitational and a quarterfinal finish at the [[2025 Players' Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-steals-spot-from-yoshimura-in-amj-players-championship-semifinals/|title=Homan steals spot in AMJ Players' Championship semifinals from Yoshimura|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 12, 2025|access-date=June 17, 2025|archive-date=April 12, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412184746/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-steals-spot-from-yoshimura-in-amj-players-championship-semifinals/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life== Yang attended [[Korea National Open University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lakeplacid2023-results.microplustimingservices.com/#/athlete-details/F991206KOR7831AB9 |title=YANG Taei |work=[[Lake Placid 2023 Winter World University Games]] |access-date=January 18, 2023}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Sports links|title=Yang Taei}}

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