Lee Jung-su is a two-time Olympic Champion from 2010 Winter Olympics.
11 Facts About Lee Jung-su
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At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Lee Jung-su won two gold medal in the 1000m and 1500m events.
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Lee Jung-su was born in 1989 as the 25th generation of the Injegong branch in the Hansan Lee Jung-su clan.
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Lee Jung-su's father, Lee Jung-su Do-won is a department manager at the Kyunghyang Sinmun newspaper.
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Lee Jung-su started skating as a hobby in 2002 when he was in fourth grade at Seongok Elementary School.
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Lee Jung-su's older sister, Lee Jung-su Hwa-yeong was a figure skater regarded as a rising rookie, who won an elementary competition at the Korean National Sports Festival when she was in 6th grade.
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Lee Jung-su has been handed a 3-year ban along with his teammate Kwak Yoon-Gy for controversial foulplay.
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Lee Jung-su had written a note stating that he was not fit to compete in the World Championships 2010 Sofia, because of an injury.
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Lee Jung-su served as a KBS commentator at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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Lee Jung-su did not finish high enough at the Olympic trials, and in April 2014 he announced he would be returning to short track.
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Lee Jung-su 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.