Chuen-Gun Lee

Chuen-Gun "C.G." Lee (이천군) (born October 26, 1980, in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean ice dancer who competed internationally for the United States. 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]

Chuen-Gun Lee
Full nameChuen-Gun Lee
Born (1980-10-26) October 26, 1980
Seoul
Height178 cm (5.84 ft)
Figure skating career
Country South Korea
 United States
Retired2007
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Representing  South Korea
Asian Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place1999 GangwonIce dancing
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

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

For the United States

(with Kate Slattery for the United States)

Event 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Bofrost Cup on Ice7th
Nebelhorn Trophy8th
U.S. Championships7thWD11th
Eastern Sectionals2nd2nd2nd
  • WD = Withdrew

For South Korea

(with Yang for South Korea)

Event 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Winter Olympic Games24th
World Championships31st31st23rd
Four Continents Championships7th
World Junior Championships23rd25th21st28th20th
Asian Winter Games3rd
Winter Universiade12th
Golden Spin of Zagreb9th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan9th
Junior Grand Prix, Norway15th
South Korean Championships2nd1st1st1st1st

References
  1. Chuen-Gun Lee Joins Kate Slattery to Pursue Figure Skating Dream - Figure Skating News Archived 2004-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating


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