Lee Kyu-hyun

Lee Kyu-hyun
Lee Kyu-hyun
Born	October 15, 1980 (age 44); Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	South Korea
Skating club	KYU Sports Club, Gwachun City
Began skating	1987
Retired	2003

Lee Kyu-hyun (Korean: 이규현, born October 15, 1980) is a South Korean former competitive figure skater. He is an eight-time (1997–2003) South Korean national champion. He represented South Korea at the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics, placing 24th and 28th, respectively. His highest placement at an ISU Championship was 8th at the 1997 World Junior Championships. He is the brother of speed skater Lee Kyou-hyuk.

In January 2023, Lee was sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty molesting and attempting to rape one of his 18-year old students he had been coaching as well as illegally filming the crime that had taken place the previous year. The court also banned Lee from working at child-related facilities for 10 years and to undergo 50 hours of a child abuse treatment program.^[1]

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2002–2003 ^[2]	Swing Kids produced by James Horner	Carmen Suite by Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin performed by USSR Symphony Orchestra
2000–2002 ^[3]^[4]	Mission: Impossible by Jerry Goldsmith	Mission: Impossible III by Michael Giacchino

Results

JGP: Junior Series / Junior Grand Prix

International^[5]
Event	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98	98–99	99–00	00–01	01–02	02–03
Olympics				24th				28th
Worlds		31st	30th	30th	26th	33rd	WD
Four Continents						15th	14th		12th
Asian Games					4th				8th
Universiade									16th
Golden Spin								23rd
Nebelhorn Trophy								18th
Schäfer Memorial				15th
International: Junior^[5]
Junior Worlds	34th	19th	8th	18th	13th
JGP China					6th
JGP Norway						10th
JGP Sweden						14th
JGP Ukraine				9th
National^[5]
South Korean		1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st
WD: Withdrew

References

^ Kim, Han-joo. "Ex-figure skater gets 4-yr prison term for attempted rape of student". Yonhap News. Yonhap News. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
^ "Kyu-Hyun LEE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
^ "Kyu-Hyun LEE: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.
^ "Kyu-Hyun LEE: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Kyu-Hyun LEE – KOR Republic of Korea". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.

External links

Lee Kyu-hyun at the International Skating Union

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[1] Kim, Han-joo. "Ex-figure skater gets 4-yr prison term for attempted rape of student". Yonhap News. Yonhap News. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

[ISU-0203-2] "Kyu-Hyun LEE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.

[ISU-0102-3] "Kyu-Hyun LEE: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 June 2002.

[ISU-0001-4] "Kyu-Hyun LEE: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2001.

[ISU-KL-5] "Kyu-Hyun LEE – KOR Republic of Korea". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016.

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