{{Short description|American figure skater (born 1984)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Yebin Mok |image= |caption= |full_name= |altname= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1984|4|19|mf=yes}} |birth_place= Seoul, South Korea |height= {{cvt|1.60|m|order=flip}} |country= {{USA}} |skating club= All Year FSC |beganskating= 1994 |retired= 2008 }}
'''Yebin Mok''' (born April 19, 1984) is a South Korean–born American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2002 Golden Spin of Zagreb silver medalist, won two bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit, and placed fifth at the 2003 World Junior Championships.
== Personal life == Mok was born on April 19, 1984, in Seoul, South Korea.<ref name=ISU-0304/> She emigrated to the United States with her parents when she was seven.<ref name=GS041019/>
== Career == Mok began skating in 1994 in Culver City, California.<ref name=KA120810/> She won Junior Olympics in 1997 in Juvenile,<ref name=JrOly97/> and 1998 in Intermediate Ladies,<ref name=JrOly98/> which is equivalent to U.S Junior Nationals. A stress fracture in the summer of 1998 kept her off the ice for three months.<ref name=KA120810/>
In October 2000, Mok made her Junior 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 the Golden Spin of Zagreb. Around 2000, she developed a pinched nerve in her back.<ref name=KA120810/> She was selected to compete at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She placed tenth in her qualifying group but withdrew before the short program.
In the 2002–03 JGP series, Mok placed fourth in Montreal and won bronze in Beijing. She placed sixth on the senior level at the 2003 U.S. Championships and was sent to the 2003 World Junior Championships in Ostrava. 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.<ref name=KA120810/>
Mok did not compete in the 2005–06 season. She struggled with eating disorders, obsessive–compulsive disorder, and depression.<ref name=KA120612/><ref name=KA120810/> In 2008, she became a professional skater for ''Holiday on Ice''.<ref name=IN120607/>
== Programs == {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2003–2004 <br> <ref name=ISU-0304/> | * Boléro <br>{{small| by Maurice Ravel <br>Hollywood Bowl Orchestra }} | * Moonlight Sonata <br>{{small| by Ludwig van Beethoven }} |- ! 2002–2003 <br> <ref name=ISU-0203/> | * The Swan <br>{{small| (from The Carnival of the Animals) <br> by Camille Saint-Saëns }} | * Spartacus |- ! 2000–2001 <br> <ref name=ISU-0001/> | * Don Juan DeMarco <br>{{small| by Michael Kamen }} | * Concerto No. 1 <br>{{small| by Camille Saint-Saëns }} |}
== Competitive highlights ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International<ref name=ISU-0304/> |- ! Event ! 96–97 ! 97–98 ! 98–99 ! 99–00 ! 00–01 ! 01–02 ! 02–03 ! 03–04 ! 04–05 ! 06–07 ! 07–08 |- | align=left | Golden Spin || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || |- ! colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior<ref name=ISU-0304/><ref name=ISU-0001/> |- | align=left | Junior Worlds || || || || || WD || || 5th || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Canada || || || || || || || 4th || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} China || || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Czech Rep. || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || || || |- | align=left | {{small|JGP}} Germany || || || || || 4th || || || || || || |- ! colspan="12" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National<ref name=ISU-0304/><ref name=USFS-YM/> |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || || || 5th J. || || 10th || 10th || 6th || WD || 16th || || |- | align=left | Junior Olympics || 1st Jv. || 1st I. || || || || || || || || || |- | align=left | Pacific Coast || || || bgcolor=d1c571 |4th J. || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || 6th |- | align=left | Southwest Pacific || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J. || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || 8th || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th |- | colspan="12" align="center" | <small> Levels: Jv. = Juvenile, I. = Intermediate, J. = Junior <br> JGP: ISU Junior Grand Prix; QR: Qualifying round; WD: Withdrew </small> |}
== References == {{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=ISU-0001>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004249.htm |title= Ye Bin MOK: 2000/2001 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010624234217/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004249.htm |archive-date= June 24, 2001 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0203>{{cite web |url= http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004249.htm |title= Ye Bin MOK: 2002/2003 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030402112452/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00004249.htm |archive-date= April 2, 2003 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-0304>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004249.htm |title= Ye Bin MOK: 2003/2004 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071001000728/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00004249.htm |archive-date= October 1, 2007 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=USFS-YM>{{cite web |url= http://usfsa.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2299 |title= Yebin Mok |publisher= U.S. Figure Skating |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050413024811/http://usfsa.org/AthleteBio.asp?id=2299 |archive-date= April 13, 2005 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=GS041019>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2004/10/twirlings-loss-is-skatings-gain/ |title= Twirling's Loss is Skating's Gain |first= Barry |last= Mittan |work= Golden Skate |date= October 19, 2004 }}</ref>
<ref name=IN120607>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120605&content_id=32801402&vkey=ice_news |title= Mok discovers bliss in professional skating |first= Lois |last= Elfman |work= IceNetwork.com |date= June 7, 2012 }}</ref>
<ref name=JrOly97>{{Cite news |url= http://www.catslair.com/skating/1997/hsp/jrolympic.html |title=Pennsylvania Skaters Earn Medals at Junior Olympics |work= Hearthstone Press |first= Antoinette M. |last= Aubert |year= 1997 |publisher= catslair.com |access-date= January 20, 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=JrOly98>{{Cite web |url= http://www.figure-skating-corner.com/archiv/1997-98/junoly98.shtml |title= The Figure Skating Corner: 1998 Junior Olympics |website= figure-skating-corner.com |access-date= January 20, 2016 }}</ref>
<ref name=KA120612>{{cite web |url= http://iamkoreanamerican.com/2012/06/12/yebin-mok/ |title= Yebin Mok |website= iamkoreanamerican.com |date= June 12, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130323023214/http://iamkoreanamerican.com/2012/06/12/yebin-mok/ |archive-date= March 23, 2013 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=KA120810>{{cite web |url= http://iamkoream.com/august-issue-yebin-mok-returns-to-the-ice-after-struggling-with-eating-disorder/ |title=Yebin Mok Returns to the Ice After Struggling with Eating Disorder |first= Chelsea |last= Hawkins |website= iamkoream.com |date= August 10, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151001234033/http://iamkoream.com/august-issue-yebin-mok-returns-to-the-ice-after-struggling-with-eating-disorder/ |archive-date= October 1, 2015 |url-status= live }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ISU figure skater|00004249|Ye Bin Mok}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mok, Yebin}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:American female single skaters Category:American people of Korean descent Category:Sportspeople of Korean descent Category:People with obsessive–compulsive disorder Category:South Korean emigrants to the United States Category:Sportspeople from Greater Los Angeles Category:21st-century American women