Chuen-Gun Lee
| Chuen-Gun Lee | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Chuen-Gun Lee |
| Born | October 26, 1980 Seoul |
| Height | 178 cm (5.84 ft) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  South Korea  United States |
| Retired | 2007 |
Medal record | |
Chuen-Gun "C.G." Lee (Korean: 이천군; RR: I Cheongun; born October 26, 1980) is a South Korean ice dancer who competed internationally for the United States. He was born in Seoul, South Korea. He competed for South Korea with Yang Tae-hwa. The two competed together from 1996 to 2002, placing 24th at the 2002 Winter Olympics. They were the first ice dancers from South Korea to compete in the Olympics.[1]
Lee and Yang trained in the United States. Following that partnership, Lee partnered with American Kate Slattery, with whom he competed internationally for the United States. They were coached by Gennady Karponosov, Natalia Linichuk, and Vitaly Popkov. They announced their split on March 28, 2007.[2] Lee now works as a wonderful coach, with both: couples competing at Nationals, and adult learners.
Competitive highlights
[edit]For the United States
[edit](with Kate Slattery for the United States)
| Event | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bofrost Cup on Ice | 7th | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | ||
| U.S. Championships | 7th | WD | 11th |
| Eastern Sectionals | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
- WD = Withdrew
For South Korea
[edit](with Yang for South Korea)
| Event | 1995–96 | 1996–97 | 1997–98 | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 24th | ||||||
| World Championships | 31st | 31st | 23rd | ||||
| Four Continents Championships | 7th | ||||||
| World Junior Championships | 23rd | 25th | 21st | 28th | 20th | ||
| Asian Winter Games | 3rd | ||||||
| Winter Universiade | 12th | ||||||
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 9th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Japan | 9th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Norway | 15th | ||||||
| South Korean Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
References
[edit]- ^ Chuen-Gun Lee Joins Kate Slattery to Pursue Figure Skating Dream - Figure Skating News Archived 2004-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating". Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
External links
[edit]- Slattery & Lee at U.S. Figure Skating (archived)
- Yang & Lee at the International Skating Union
- IceDance.com: Slattery & Lee
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- 1980 births
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- American male ice dancers
- Olympic figure skaters for South Korea
- Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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- Figure skaters at the 1999 Asian Winter Games
- Medalists at the 1999 Asian Winter Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
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