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Lee Jae-keun
South Korean figure skater (born 2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lee Jae-keun (Korean: 이재근; born November 20, 2007)[1] is a South Korean figure skater. He is the 2024 JGP Latvia silver medalist and finished in the top six at the 2024 World Junior Championships.[2]
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Personal life
Lee was born on November 20, 2007, in Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea.[1] He has three siblings: an older brother and sister, as well as a younger sister.[3]
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Early career
After watching a video of Yuna Kim's El Tango de Roxanne short program from the 2007 World Championships, Lee's parents decided to sign their youngest daughter, Bo-mi, up for figure skating in 2014. They signed Lee up for lessons as well so his sister would not have to attend them alone. From there, Lee fell in love with the sport. Upon noticing Lee's talent for figure skating and wanting their children to have access to better training conditions, Lee's parents sold their home and while his mother and older siblings remained in Hwasun-gun, Lee's father moved him and his younger sister to Incheon, Seoul.[4][3]
Lee made his international debut as a basic novice, winning gold at the 2018 Asian Open Trophy. The following year, he won the silver medal as an advanced novice at the 2019 Prague Ice Cup. Competing on the senior level at the 2021 South Korean Championships, Lee came in sixth place.[5]
2021–22 season
Coached by Han Sung-mi, Lee began the season by finishing third at the 2021 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers and was given a Junior Grand Prix assignment as a result of his placement. Debuting on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, Lee finished fifth at 2021 JGP Slovakia. He went on to finish sixth at the 2022 South Korean Championships.[6][2][5]
Following the season, Lee made a coaching change from Han Sung-mi to Park Bit-na.[7]
2022–23 season
Lee started the season by winning bronze at the 2022 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers and, due to this placement, was given one Junior Grand Prix assignment. He went on to compete on the junior level at the 2021 South East Asian Open Trophy, where he won the gold medal.[5]
At 2022 JGP Italy, Lee finished sixth-place. Going on to compete at the 2023 South Korean Championships in January, Lee finished seventh.[2]
2023–24 season
Before beginning the season, Lee switched coaches from Park Bit-na to Choi Hyung-kyung.[1] He first competed at the 2023 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers, where he finished fourth. With this placement, Lee was assigned one Junior Grand Prix event. At this JGP event in Japan, Lee finished sixth.[2]
In January, Lee competed at the 2024 South Korean Championships, where he finished fifth. With this result, Lee was given one of the two spots to compete at the 2024 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.[5][2] At these championships, Lee placed twelfth in the short program but fifth in the free skate, moving up to sixth-place overall.[5] "I am happy that my components are so high here," said Lee. "It shows that I worked on it.”[8]
Following the event, he said, “Even though I was nervous, I was very honored because it was a bigger stage, and I felt really good. I focused until the end and I think I finished well.” His placement, along with teammate, Seo Min-kyu's, first-place finish earned South Korea three spots for the men's singles event at the 2025 World Junior Championships.[9]
2024–25 season
Lee began the season by winning silver at the 2024 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers and was given two Junior Grand Prix assignments as a result of this placement. Lee's first event on the Junior Grand Prix circuit was 2024 JGP Latvia where he won the silver medal after placing third in the short program and second in the free skate.[5][10] He would subsequently go on to finish fourth at 2024 JGP China.[5]
In late November, Lee competed on the senior level at the annual South Korean Ranking Event, where he finished in fourth place. One month later, he placed sixth at the 2025 South Korean Championships.[5]
Selected to compete at the 2025 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, Lee concluded the season with an eleventh-place finish at that event.[5]
2025–26 season
In July, it was announced that Lee had made a coaching change and was now training under Chi Hyun-jung and Kim Jin-seo.[11] The following month, Lee started the season by making his senior international debut at the 2025 CS Cranberry Cup International and finishing in tenth place.[5]
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Programs
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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
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Senior results
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold.
Junior results
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