Early career You Young began skating after watching
Yuna Kim's victory at the
2010 Winter Olympic Games. Though maintaining South Korean nationality, she was raised in Singapore, trained under various coaches, and competed in the Singapore National Figure Skating Championships from 2011 to 2013. One of her coaches was Singapore-based
Zhang Wei, a former Chinese national ice dancer who won gold with partner
Wang Rui at the 1999 Asian Winter Games, who she trained with for six months in 2012. Zhang said her talent was evident even then and told
TODAY: "She's not the most talented athlete I've coached. But her jumps, explosive energy, flexibility and coordination were very good then, and it is very rare that you get all these qualities in one athlete, particularly at that age." He is confident that You has what it takes to become a future world and Olympic champion. On his advice, You returned to South Korea with her mother in March 2013 to further her development as the training environment is better. She would go on to finish eighth at the national ranking competition and seventh at the
2024 South Korean Championships. As a result, You missed the entirety of the
2024–25 figure skating season. Having initially been assigned to compete at
2024 Skate America and
2024 Finlandia Trophy, her name was later withdrawn from both events. In April 2025, the Seoul Eastern District Court suspended the
Korea Skating Union's ruling, allowing You to recover both her athlete status and her eligibility for Korea's national team selection. Speaking out about her suspension period, You shared, "I was anxiously waiting for the court's decision. The moment I heard the news of the ruling, I was very grateful. Most importantly, I felt relieved at the fact that I could compete as an athlete again. I was also happy that I could challenge myself again on the stage I dreamed of... After struggling to return to the national team following the 2022 Beijing Olympics, it was extremely painful to be unable to compete as an athlete due to the suspension. Sponsorship support also came to a halt, and I managed to get by doing various part-time jobs. I think I was able to keep going thanks to the fans' support."
2025–2026 season In October, it was announced that You had returned to former coach,
Tammy Gambill and in addition, had added
Choi Ji-eun to her coaching team. In January, You competed at the
2026 South Korean Championships, where she finished in eighth place. == Programs ==