Lily Lyoonjung Lee
{{Short description|South Korean-American figure skater (born 1969)}}
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|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1969|9|26}}
|birth_place= Seoul, South Korea
|hometown= Alexandria, Virginia
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|formercoach= Kathy Casey
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|retired= 1994
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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. 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 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. She received special media attention for being in the same practice group as Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.
Results
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | International | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event
! 1988–89 ! 1989–90 ! 1990–91 ! 1991–92 ! 1992–93 ! 1993–94 | ||||||
| align=left | Winter Olympics | 21st | |||||
| align=left | World Champ. | 22nd | 17th | 20th | 18th | 27th | 31st |
| align=left | NHK Trophy | 14th | 15th | ||||
| align=left | Golden Spin | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||||
| align=left | Piruetten | bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd | |||||
| style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National | ||||||
| align=left | South Korean |
References
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{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/timeline/articles/time_021794.htm | newspaper = Washington Post | title = Picture This: Kerrigan, Harding Meet by Accident | first = Christine | last = Brennan | date = February 17, 1994}}
{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1994/02/18/sports/winter-olympics-for-practice-a-two-ring-circus-in-one-rink.html?pagewanted=all | title = WINTER OLYMPICS; For Practice, a Two-Ring Circus in One Rink | first = Jere | last = Longman | work = New York Times | date = February 18, 1994}}
{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/history/timeline/articles/time_021894.htm | title = Harding, Kerrigan Practice Together Under Scrutiny | first = Christine | last = Brennan | newspaper = Washington Post | date = February 18, 1994 }}
{{cite news | title = S. Korea's Lee Caught in Spotlight; Virginia Native, in Kerrigan-Harding Group, Battles Unwanted Attention | newspaper = Washington Post | date = February 19, 1994 }}
{{cite news | title = Another victim: of circumstance | publisher = Boston Globe | date = February 18, 1994}}
{{cite web|publisher=Skate Canada (governing body) |url=http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title=Skate Canada Results Book |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408215222/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archive-date=April 8, 2008 }}
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Category:South Korean emigrants to the United States
Category:South Korean female single skaters
Category:American female single skaters
Category:Figure skaters at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic figure skaters for South Korea
Category:Sportspeople from Alexandria, Virginia
Category:American sportspeople of Korean descent
Category:Figure skaters from Seoul