Lee June-hyoung

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Lee June-hyoung

Lee at the Incheon Airport, 2014
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Born October 28, 1996
Seoul, South Korea
Home town Uijeongbu, South Korea
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Coach Chi Hyun-jung
Former coach Oh Ji-yeon
Choreographer Jeffrey Buttle
Cindy Stuart
Former choreographer Tom Dickson
Training locations Taeneung
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 203.92
2014 JGP Croatia
Short program 68.52
2014 JGP Croatia
Free skate 135.93
2014 JGP France

Lee June-hyoung (Hangul:이준형) (born October 28, 1996) is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2014 JGP France champion and a two-time South Korean national champion (2013 and 2015). He is the first South Korean male figure skater not only standing on the podium but also winning at ISU competitions. Also, he is the first Korean male skater to qualify for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final.

Personal life

Lee June-hyoung was born in Seoul, South Korea. His mother, Oh Ji-yeon, is a figure skating coach.[1][2][3]

Career

Childhood

Lee was coached by his mother from the age of seven to 14.[1]

2010 - 2011

Chi Hyun-jung has been his coach since 2010.[4] Lee placed 3rd at both Junior Grand Prix Korean trials and Korean Nationals

2011 - 2012

11-12 was Lee's breakthrough season.[5] Lee included 5 different triple jumps in his arsenal and improved jump consistency.[4] He was selected Junior Grand Prix Team Korea by placing 2nd the Korean Trials in August 2011. At Asian Trophy, he placed 2nd at junior discipline. Lee debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series in the 2011–12 season. He placed 4th at his first assigned JGP. However he became the first South Korean male figure skater to medal at an ISU competition when he won bronze at his JGP assignment in Milan, Italy.[6] He won the Korean Ranking competition in November[7] and placed 4th at Winter Youth Olympics. He placed 18th at the World Junior Championships

2012 - 2013

Since his first Junior Grand Prix event, he had kept his previous season's free program, "The Barber of Seville" instead of "Queen medley." He won South Korean Nationals but could not compete at Senior World Championship, because he did not meet up technical minimum score requirement for the event. He placed 13th at the World Junior Championships In February, he landed an triple Axel at the short program of Four Continents Championships in February.

2013 - 2014

In the middle of the season, he changed his Free Program from "The Planets" to "The Phantom of the Opera" for the Korean Nationals. At the Korean Nationals, with over all score 206.88, Lee became the first Korean male skater who scored over 200. In February, He broke his ISU personal best at 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Taipei with overall score 184.14. In March, he placed 16th at the World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014 - 2015

Competing on the 2014–15 JGP series, Lee won gold at his first event, JGP France, which made him the first South Korean male figure skater winning at an ISU event.[8] By placing 3rd at JGP Croatia, he qualified for ISU Junior Grand Prix Final for the first time as a Korean male skater.[9] In early December, Lee qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in Barcelona, Spain.[10] He placed fifth in the short program and sixth in the free, to place sixth overall.[11]

In January, Lee beat his rival, Kim Jin-seo to win his second national title.[12] He was nominated to the South Korean team for the 2015 Four Continents Championship. He placed fifteenth in the short program and nineteenth in the free skate to place eighteenth overall.[13] He will be competing at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championships.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2014–2015
[14]
2013–2014
[15][16]
  • Para Tí
    by Joshua Bell, Tiempo Libre
    choreo. by Cindy Stuart
2012–2013
[17][18]
2011–2012
[19]

Competitive highlights

2011–present

Results[20]
International
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Worlds 19th
Four Continents 17th 14th 18th
Asian Trophy 2nd J. 3rd 3rd 3rd
Triglav Trophy 5th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 18th 13th 16th
Youth Olympics 4th
JGP Final 6th
JGP Belarus 5th
JGP Croatia 3rd
JGP France 1st
JGP Italy 3rd
JGP Latvia 4th
JGP Mexico 6th
JGP Turkey 9th
JGP U.S. 5th
National
South Korean 2nd 1st 2nd 1st
TBD = Assigned
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

2006–2011

Results[20]
National
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
South Korean 2nd J. 1st J. 3rd
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Detailed Results

2014–2015 Season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 9–15, 2015 2015 Four Continents Championships Senior 63.35
15		 116.71
19		 180.06
18
January 5–9, 2015 2015 South Korean Championships Senior 68.75
2		 141.15
1		 209.90
1
December 11–14, 2014 2014–15 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 57.42
5		 122.97
6		 180.39
6
October 9–11, 2014 2014–15 JGP Croatia Junior 68.52
3		 135.40
3		 203.92
3
September 4–7, 2014 2014–15 JGP France Junior 67.88
1		 135.93
1		 203.81
1
August 8–10, 2014 2014 Asian Open Trophy Senior 66.67
3		 140.12
2		 206.79
3
2013–2014 Season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 12–14, 2014 2014 World Junior Championships Junior 58.11
18		 111.89
15		 170.00
16
January 22–25, 2014 2014 ISU Four Continents Championships Senior 57.65
19		 126.49
12		 184.14
14
January 3–5, 2014 2014 South Korean Championships Senior 67.30
4		 139.58
1		 206.88
2
September 25–28, 2013 2013–14 JGP Belarus Junior 60.51
5		 113.90
5		 174.41
5
September 4–7, 2013 2013–14 JGP Mexico Junior 62.27
5		 108.12
6		 170.39
6
August 8–11, 2013 2013 Asian Open Trophy Senior 60.65
3		 118.31
3		 178.96
3
2012–2013 Season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
Feb. 25 – Mar. 3, 2013 2013 World Junior Championships Junior 54.15
13		 112.06
13		 166.21
13
February 8–11, 2013 2013 Four Continents Championships Senior 55.63
18		 120.76
16		 176.39
17
January 4–6, 2013 2013 South Korean Championships Senior 60.80
1		 122.88
1		 183.68
1
September 19–22, 2012 2012–13 JGP Turkey Junior 44.04
11		 102.05
8		 146.09
9
Aug. 29 – Sep. 2, 2012 2012–13 JGP USA Junior 53.38
5		 103.07
5		 156.45
5
August 8–12, 2012 2012 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Senior 51.04
2		 92.16
3		 143.20
3
2011–2012 Season
Date Event Level 　SP FS Total
Feb. 27 – Mar. 3, 2012 2012 World Junior Championships Junior 55.74
15		 103.19
18		 158.93
18
January 14–22, 2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Junior 50.93
7		 110.06
4		 160.99
4
January 7–8, 2012 2012 South Korean Championships Senior 59.89
2		 120.94
2		 180.83
2
October 5–8, 2011 2011–12 JGP Italy Junior 57.98
4		 118.50
4		 176.48
3
Aug. 31 – Sep. 3, 2011 2011–12 JGP Latvia Junior 58.06
3		 113.69
5		 171.75
4
August 23–25, 2011 2011 Asian Figure Skating Trophy Junior 51.23
3		 108.63
3		 159.86
2
2010–2011 Season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
January 14–16, 2011 2011 South Korean Championships Senior 52.13
3		 107.15
3		 159.28
3

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201408242107135&code=980701
  2. ↑ http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4080113
  3. ↑ http://osen.mt.co.kr/article/G1109528908
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.xportsnews.com/?ac=article_view&entry_id=203163
  5. ↑ http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2011/11/25/0200000000AKR20111125170700007.HTML?did=1179m
  6. ↑ "Korean Claims First Medal at ISU-Sanctioned Men's Figure Skating Event". The Chosun Ilbo. October 10, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2011/11/25/0200000000AKR20111125186900007.HTML?did=1179m
  8. ↑ http://imnews.imbc.com/news/2014/sports/article/3515948_13548.html
  9. ↑ http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002042410&CMPT_CD=P0001
  10. ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2014/jgpsmen.htm
  11. ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/results/gpf1415/CAT005RS.HTM
  12. ↑ http://www.koreatimesus.com/park-so-youn-wins-nationals-kim-yuna-presents-awards/
  13. ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/results/fc2015/CAT001RS.HTM
  14. ↑ "June Hyoung LEE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
  15. ↑ "June Hyoung LEE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2014.
  16. ↑ "June Hyoung LEE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013.
  17. ↑ "June Hyoung LEE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013.
  18. ↑ "June Hyoung LEE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012.
  19. ↑ "June Hyoung LEE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Competition Results: June Hyoung LEE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.

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