Lee Ho-jung

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Lee Ho-jung
Lee Ho-jung at the 2017 Four Continents Championships (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Country representedSouth Korea
Born (1997-03-15) March 15, 1997 (age 24)
Seoul, South Korea
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Former partnerRichard Kang-in Kam
Former coachMarie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis, Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe, Shin Hea-sook, Choi Hyung-kyung
Former choreographerMegan Wing, Aaron Lowe, Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Kenji Miyamoto
Skating clubGwa Cheon
Former training locationsMontreal, Vancouver, Seoul
Began skating2005
RetiredApril 3, 2017
ISU personal best scores
Combined total122.86 (singles)
2010 JGP Japan
Short program42.37 (singles)
2010 JGP Japan
Free skate81.27 (singles)
2011 Junior Worlds
Combined total129.28 (dance)
2015 JGP Slovakia
Short dance53.12 (dance)
2015 JGP Slovakia
Free dance80.81 (dance)
2016 Four Continents
Lee Ho-jung
Hangul
이호정
Revised RomanizationI Hojeong
McCune–ReischauerYi Hojŏng

Lee Ho-jung (born March 15, 1997) is a South Korean retired 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[]

Lee teamed up with Richard Kang-in Kam in September 2014.[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.

Post-competitive career[]

In addition to continuing her education at Sungshin Women's University,[5] Lee works as a skating coach.[6]

Programs[]

With Kam[]

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–2017
[2]
2015–2016
[7]
  • Tango Amore
    by Edvin Marton
  • Tango de los Exilados
    by Vanessa Mae
2014–2015
[8]
  • Rhumba: Pyramids of Pleasure
  • Samba: La Bomba

Single skating[]

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012
[3]
  • Buenos Aires Tango Summer
2010–2011
[9]
  • Over the Rainbow
  • Fire Bird

Competitive highlights[]

With Kam[]

International[10]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17
Four Continents 10th 13th
Asian Games 4th
Open d'Andorra 6th
International: Junior[10]
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[11]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
World Junior Champ. 23rd
JGP Japan 6th
JGP Latvia 12th
JGP Romania 9th
Asian Trophy 5th J
National[11]
South Korean Champ. 5th 5th 17th 26th
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References[]

  1. ^ Lee, Ho-jung (April 3, 2017). "안녕하세요. 대한민국 아이스댄스 선수 이호정입니다. 저는 아이스댄스 선수로서 모든 선수들의 꿈의 무대인 평창올림픽에 출전하고 싶���는 목표를 갖고 감강인선수와 함께 호흡을 맞추며 노력해왔는데 아쉽게도 이제 더 이상 같이 스케이트를 타지 않게 되었습니다" (Instagram).
  2. ^ a b "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Ho Jung LEE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Skaters Lee Ho-jung, Kim Kang-in Pair up in Ice Dance". The Chosun Ilbo. January 9, 2015.
  5. ^ Lee, Ho-jung (April 4, 2016). "#봄 #성신여자대학교 #성신여대 #꽃 #sswu #sungshinwomensuniversity #spring #springhascome #schoollife" (Instagram).
  6. ^ Lee, Ho-jung (December 15, 2017). "안녕하세요!