Lee Ho-jung

Lee Ho-jung
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Born (1997-03-15) March 15, 1997
Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former partner Richard Kang-in Kam
Former coach Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis, Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe, Shin Hea-sook, Choi Hyung-kyung
Former choreographer Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Kenji Miyamoto
Skating club Gwa Cheon
Former training locations Montreal, Vancouver, Seoul
Began skating 2005
Retired April 3, 2017
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 122.86 (singles)
2010 JGP Japan
Short program 42.37 (singles)
2010 JGP Japan
Free skate 81.27 (singles)
2011 Junior Worlds
Combined total 129.28 (dance)
2015 JGP Slovakia
Short dance 53.12 (dance)
2015 JGP Slovakia
Free dance 80.81 (dance)
2016 Four Continents
Lee Ho-jung
Hangul 이호정
Revised Romanization I Hojeong
McCune–Reischauer Yi Hojŏng

Lee Ho-jung (born March 15, 1997) is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Richard Kang-in Kam, she is a two-time national medalist and has competed in the free dance at four ISU Championships. She announced on April 3, 2017 that their partnership has been dissolved.[1]

Career

Single skating

Lee began skating in 2005.[2] As a single skater, she was coached by Choi Hyung-kyung and Shin Hea-sook in Seoul.[3] She qualified to the free skate at the 2011 World Junior Championships and finished 23rd overall.

Ice dancing

In autumn 2014, Lee began competing in ice dancing with partner Richard Kang-in Kam.[4] At the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, they qualified to the final segment by placing 20th in the short dance and went on to finish 19th overall.

Lee/Kam made their senior international debut in February 2016 at the Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan; they ranked 11th in the short dance, 9th in the free dance, and 10th overall. In March, they placed 14th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.

Programs

With Kam

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[2]
2015–2016
[5]
2014–2015
[4]
  • Rhumba: Pyramids of Pleasure
  • Samba: La Bomba

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012
[3]
  • Buenos Aires Tango Summer
2010–2011
[6]
  • Over the Rainbow
  • Fire Bird

Competitive highlights

With Kam

International[7]
Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Four Continents 10th 13th
Asian Games 4th
Open d'Andorra 6th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds 19th 14th
JGP Slovakia 4th
JGP USA 7th
Tallinn Trophy 4th J
National
South Korean 1st J 3rd 2nd
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

Single skating

International[8]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
World Junior Champ. 23rd
JGP Japan 6th
JGP Latvia 12th
JGP Romania 9th
Asian Trophy 5th J
National[8]
South Korean Champ. 5th 5th 17th 26th
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ↑ "안녕하세요. 대한민국 아이스댄스 선수 이호정입니다. 저는 아이스댄스 선수로서 모든 선수들의 꿈의 무대인 평창올림픽에 출전하고 싶다는 목표를 갖고 감강인선수와 함께 호흡을 맞추며 노력해왔는데 아쉽게도 이제 더 이상 같이 스케이트를 타지 않게 되었습니다." (Instagram). April 3, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ho Jung LEE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ho Jung LEE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 13, 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Competition Results: Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM". International Skating Union.
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Ho Jung LEE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014.
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