Richard Kam
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Native name | 감강인 |
Alternative names | Kam Kang-in |
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Born | Christchurch, New Zealand | December 24, 1996
Home town | Seoul |
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Partner | Charlotte Lafond-Fournier |
Former partner | Lee Ho-jung |
Coach | Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon Romain Haguenauer Pascal Denis |
Former coach | Megan Wing Aaron Lowe |
Choreographer | Megan Wing Aaron Lowe Marie-France Dubreuil Patrice Lauzon |
Training locations | Montreal |
Former training locations | Vancouver |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 146.18 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Short dance | 58.61 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Free dance | 87.57 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
Richard Kam | |
Hangul | 감강인 |
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Revised Romanization | Gam Gangin |
McCune–Reischauer | Kam Gangin |
Richard Kang-in Kam (born December 24, 1996) is a New Zealander-South Korean ice dancer who currently competes with Charlotte Lafond-Fournier representing New Zealand.
Competing for South Korea with his former skating partner, Lee Ho-jung, he is a two-time national medalist and competed in the free dance at four ISU Championships.
Early life[]
On December 24, 1996, Kam was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] He is the younger brother of Korean figure skater Alex Kang-chan Kam.[2]
Career[]
Kam began skating in 2005.[1] He competed as a singles skater until the 2013–2014 season.
Ice dancing[]
In the 2014–15 season, Kam began competing in ice dancing with Lee Ho-jung.[3] At the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, they qualified to the final segment by placing twentieth in the short dance and went on to finish nineteenth overall.[4]
Lee/Kam made their senior international debut in February 2016 at the Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, where they finished tenth. In March, they placed fourteenth at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[4]
In their final season together, Lee/Kam won the silver medal at the South Korean championships and finished thirteenth at the [[2017 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2017 Four Continents Championships.[4] Lee Ho-jung announced on April 3, 2017 that their partnership has been dissolved.[5]
After some years away from competition, Kam formed a new partnership with Canadian ice dancer Charlotte Lafond-Fournier, this time representing New Zealand. They made their Challenger series debut at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, where they finished in seventh. Lafond-Fournier/Kam next competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a berth for a New Zealand dance team at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but finished in twelfth position, outside of qualification.[6]
Programs[]
Ice dancing with Lafond-Fournier[]
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2021–2022 [7] |
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Ice dancing with Lee[]
Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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2016–2017 [1] |
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2015–2016 [8] |
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2014–2015 [3] |
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Single skating[]
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2013–2014 |
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2012–2013 |
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2011–2012 |
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2010–2011 |
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Competitive highlights[]
With Lafond-Fournier for New Zealand[]
International[6] | |
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Event | 2021–22 |
CS Autumn Classic | 7th |
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 12th |
Open d'Andorra | 7th |
Santa Claus Cup | 4th |
TBD = Assigned |
With Lee for South Korea[]
International[4] | |||
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Event | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 |
Four Continents | 10th | 13th | |
Asian Games | 4th | ||
Open d'Andorra | 6th | ||
International: Junior[4] | |||
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 for South Korea[]
International | ||||
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Event | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | |
Asian Trophy | 1st N | |||
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South Korean Champ. | 3rd J | 2nd J | 1st J | |
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017.
- ^ 박, 영진 (2011-12-29). "감강찬-감강인, 웃음꽃 피는 '해바라기'형제 "한국에서 즐겁게 스케이트 타고 싶어요!"" [Kam Brothers, Happy Brothers say They want to Skate happily in Korea]. ICENEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ a b "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ a b c d e "Competition Results: Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM". International Skating Union.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM". International Skating Union.
- ^ "Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
External links[]
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Figure skaters from Seoul
- Sportspeople from Christchurch
- South Korean male ice dancers
- South Korean male single skaters
- New Zealand people of South Korean descent
- New Zealand emigrants to South Korea
- Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games