Lily Lyoonjung Lee
| Lily Lyoonjung Lee | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Lily Lee |
| Born | September 26, 1969 Seoul, South Korea |
| Hometown | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Retired | 1994 |
| Lily Lyoonjung Lee | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Yi Yunjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yunjǒng |
Lily Lyoonjung Lee (born September 26, 1969) is a Korean-American former competitive figure skater. She represented South Korea at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lily Lee moved to the United States as a child and was raised in Alexandria, Virginia.[1] She holds dual citizenship.
Career
Lee was coached by Kathy Casey in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the 1980s, she competed on the national level in the United States, winning the 1987 Eastern Sectionals and qualifying several times for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
Toward the end of the 1980s, Lee began appearing internationally for South Korea while still living and training in the United States. She won the bronze medal at the 1989 Golden Spin of Zagreb[2] and competed at six World Championships, achieving her best result, 17th, in 1990. She was selected to represent South Korea at the 1994 Winter Olympics and finished 21st.[3] She received special media attention for being in the same practice group as Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.[4][5][6][7]
Results
| International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1988–89 | 1989–90 | 1990–91 | 1991–92 | 1992–93 | 1993–94 |
| Winter Olympics | 21st | |||||
| World Champ. | 22nd | 17th | 20th | 18th | 27th | 31st |
| NHK Trophy | 14th | 15th | ||||
| Golden Spin | 3rd | |||||
| Piruetten | 3rd | |||||
| National | ||||||
| South Korean | ||||||
References
- ^ Brennan, Christine (February 18, 1994). "Harding, Kerrigan Practice Together Under Scrutiny". Washington Post.
- ^ "Skate Canada Results Book" (PDF). Skate Canada (governing body). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08.
- ^ "Lee Lyoon-jung". Sports-reference.
- ^ Brennan, Christine (February 17, 1994). "Picture This: Kerrigan, Harding Meet by Accident". Washington Post.
- ^ Longman, Jere (February 18, 1994). "WINTER OLYMPICS; For Practice, a Two-Ring Circus in One Rink". New York Times.
- ^ "S. Korea's Lee Caught in Spotlight; Virginia Native, in Kerrigan-Harding Group, Battles Unwanted Attention". Washington Post. February 19, 1994.
- ^ "Another victim: of circumstance". Boston Globe. February 18, 1994.
- 1969 births
- Living people
- South Korean emigrants to the United States
- South Korean female single skaters
- American female single skaters
- Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- American people of Korean descent
- Olympic figure skaters of South Korea
- Sportspeople from Alexandria, Virginia
- American sportspeople of Korean descent
- Sportspeople from Seoul
- American women of Korean descent