Men
GER
Yanghun Ben JUNG
GER- Date of birth04 Apr 2002
- Height1700 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- Place of birthDaejeon
- Start skating / Club He began skating in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, before moving to Germany in 2017. / Eislauf-Verein Dresden [EVD]: Germany
- HobbiesPlaying the piano. (Instagram profile, 05 Nov 2021)
- LanguagesEnglish, German, Korean
- CoachKaterina Novotna [national], CZE
- ChoreographerN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- Practice low seasonN/A
- Practice high seasonN/A
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
"No pain, no gain." (desg.de, 01 Jan 2023)
MOVE TO GERMANY
Born in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, he moved to Germany in 2017 with his father's job as an engineer. Yanghun Ben had been a highly-ranked short track skater in the Republic of Korea, but he did not skate for his first year in Germany until his father discovered the Eislauf-Verein club in Dresden. "In South Korea, the training is three times harder. I didn't have fun there anymore. We weren't allowed to laugh during the sessions. We should concentrate every second because of the risk of accidents. We wish each other a lot of success here [in Germany]. I was very surprised. Nobody had done this for me before. It's a very good feeling." (saechsische.de, 27 Nov 2019)
LEARNING THE LANGUAGE
After moving to Germany, he began attending a sports school in Dresden while the rest of his family lived in Erlangen. He studied German for nine to 10 hours a week outside of normal class hours, and spoke to his mother for only 10 minutes a day on the phone to make sure he spoke German rather than Korean. "The sports high school put a lot of effort into this. It helped that I went to Dresden and my family continued to live in Erlangen. That makes it easier. I don't speak Korean here. Only 10 minutes a day because otherwise I will forget what I learned in German during the day." (saechsische.de, 27 Nov 2019)
Born in Daejeon, Republic of Korea, he moved to Germany in 2017 with his father's job as an engineer. Yanghun Ben had been a highly-ranked short track skater in the Republic of Korea, but he did not skate for his first year in Germany until his father discovered the Eislauf-Verein club in Dresden. "In South Korea, the training is three times harder. I didn't have fun there anymore. We weren't allowed to laugh during the sessions. We should concentrate every second because of the risk of accidents. We wish each other a lot of success here [in Germany]. I was very surprised. Nobody had done this for me before. It's a very good feeling." (saechsische.de, 27 Nov 2019)
LEARNING THE LANGUAGE
After moving to Germany, he began attending a sports school in Dresden while the rest of his family lived in Erlangen. He studied German for nine to 10 hours a week outside of normal class hours, and spoke to his mother for only 10 minutes a day on the phone to make sure he spoke German rather than Korean. "The sports high school put a lot of effort into this. It helped that I went to Dresden and my family continued to live in Erlangen. That makes it easier. I don't speak Korean here. Only 10 minutes a day because otherwise I will forget what I learned in German during the day." (saechsische.de, 27 Nov 2019)
Katerina Novotna [national], CZE