Figure Skater Jung Jae-wook Finishes 11th in Men's Singles at Junior Grand Prix 3rd Event, Kim Aron 13th

Promising figure skating men's singles skater Jung Jae-wook (Kyunggi High School) finished 11th at the 2026-2027 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix 3rd Event.

Jung received 113.29 points in the free skating held in Bangkok, Thailand, on the 5th (Korean time), combining a technical element score (TES) of 53.88 points and a program component score (PCS) of 59.41 points.

Having scored 63.76 points in the short program, Jung placed 11th out of 28 competing athletes with a total score of 177.05 points.

Kim Aron (Mandeok High School), who competed alongside him, scored 119.79 points in the free skating (TES 58.08 points, PCS 62.71 points, 1-point deduction), bringing his total to 173.24 points including his short program score (53.45 points) to finish in 13th place.

While Jung did not fall during his free skating routine, it was unfortunate that he failed to secure high scores due to a lack of significant grade of execution (GOE) points on his jump consistency.

Kim made a mistake on his first jumping element, the triple axel (three-and-a-half revolutions in the air), falling on his hip to receive a 1-point deduction, and failed to build up his score as his triple jumps executed in the bonus section also received long-edge (edge use caution) judgments.

The victory went to Lev Lazarev, an individual neutral athlete (AIN) from Russia, who scored 260.90 points.

The silver medal was won by Li Yanhao (New Zealand) with 244.68 points, while Hiro Keawtatip of Thailand claimed the bronze medal with 229.51 points.

Meanwhile, ice dancers Park In-kyung and Andrew Song (Seoul General) finished their competition in 16th place out of 17 competing teams with a total score of 107.55 points.
(Photo: Broadcast screen capture, Yonhap News)
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