Men
KOR
Jungsu LEE
KOR- Date of birth30 Nov 1989
- Height1720 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- Home townSeoul
- Place of birthSeoul
- Start skating / Club He began skating at age 12 at the ice rink in front of his elementary school. / Goyang City: Korea
- HobbiesWatching movies. (joins.com, 17 Apr 2014)
- languagesKorean
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
He received an Excellence Group Award with his teammates, and was also named Best New Athlete at the 2010 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards Ceremony in the Republic of Korea. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 31 Mar 2010)
"The goal is perfection and I won't settle for anything else." (NBC, 10 Feb 2010)
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2015)
His family, his coaches, and Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2015)
He injured his back during the 2011/12 season and was unable to skate for about five months. (samsamstory.com, 15 May 2014; joins.com, 07 Apr 2014)
He injured his ankle during the 2011/12 season. (icenews.co.kr, 04 Feb 2012)
He injured his ankle during the 2011/12 season. (icenews.co.kr, 04 Feb 2012)
To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (samsamstory.com, 15 May 2014)
Winning gold in the 1000m and 1500m at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2015)
SWITCHING DISCIPLINES
After failing to gain selection for the Korean short track team ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, he switched to speed skating in an attempt to qualify for the event. He did not finish high enough at the Olympic trials, and in April 2014 he announced he would be returning to short track. He made the same switch in August 2017 to try and gain selection for the national speed skating team ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. His focus was specifically the mass start event. (joins.com, 11 Aug 2017; samsamstory.com, 15 May 2014; newsis.com, 28 Feb 2014; sbs.co.kr, 22 Oct 2013; ohmynews.com, 06 Jun 2013)
RACE FIXING
In May 2010 he was banned from competition for three years by the Korea Skating Union [KSU] as a result of his involvement in rigging the outcome of short track races. Along with national teammate Kwak Yoon-Gy, he was punished by a special joint committee that comprised of members of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Olympic Committee [KOC] and the KSU. The pair later had their suspensions reduced to six months on appeal, but Kwak's coach Jeon Jae-Mok was given a life ban. (unn.net, 03 Feb 2011; usatoday.com, 19 May 2010; koreatimes.co.kr, 05 May 2010)
After failing to gain selection for the Korean short track team ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, he switched to speed skating in an attempt to qualify for the event. He did not finish high enough at the Olympic trials, and in April 2014 he announced he would be returning to short track. He made the same switch in August 2017 to try and gain selection for the national speed skating team ahead of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. His focus was specifically the mass start event. (joins.com, 11 Aug 2017; samsamstory.com, 15 May 2014; newsis.com, 28 Feb 2014; sbs.co.kr, 22 Oct 2013; ohmynews.com, 06 Jun 2013)
RACE FIXING
In May 2010 he was banned from competition for three years by the Korea Skating Union [KSU] as a result of his involvement in rigging the outcome of short track races. Along with national teammate Kwak Yoon-Gy, he was punished by a special joint committee that comprised of members of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korean Olympic Committee [KOC] and the KSU. The pair later had their suspensions reduced to six months on appeal, but Kwak's coach Jeon Jae-Mok was given a life ban. (unn.net, 03 Feb 2011; usatoday.com, 19 May 2010; koreatimes.co.kr, 05 May 2010)
Primarily a short track skater, having won two gold medals in the sport at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, he switched to speed skating ahead of both the 2014 and 2018 Games in an attempt to be selected for the Korean Olympic team. (SportsDeskOnline, 16 Oct 2017; joins.com, 11 Aug 2017; sbs.co.kr, 22 Oct 2013)
He took up the sport as a hobby.