Figure Skater Lee Jae-keun Wins Silver Medal at Junior Grand Prix Series Event 6

South Korean male figure skater Lee Jae-keun (Korea University) has won the silver medal at the 2026–2027 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix Series Event 6.

Competing at Hala Tivoli in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Lee scored 143.62 points in the men's singles free skating, consisting of 71.96 points for technical elements (TES) and 72.66 points for program components (PCS), with a 1-point deduction.

Having scored 85.13 points in the short program, Lee finished in second place with a total score of 228.75 points, trailing the champion Hrio Chayatap of Thailand (233.73 points) by 4.98 points.

The bronze medal went to Daiga Nishino of Japan (227.28 points).

Lee, who finished second at the 2nd stop of this season's Junior Grand Prix series, claimed silver medals in two consecutive events.

Having secured 26 ranking points this season, Lee has laid the groundwork to advance to the Grand Prix Final.

It was a performance where the consistency of his jumps left something to be desired.

Executing a quadruple toe loop (9.50 base value) as his first jump element, Lee lost 2.58 points in grade of execution (GOE) due to a quarter landing (under-rotated by less than 90 degrees).

In the latter half of the program with bonus points, his triple loop-euler-triple salchow combination jump (10.12 base value) also incurred a 2.45-point GOE deduction after he put a hand down on the ice and was called for a quarter landing.

(Photo: Captured from ISU SNS, Yonhap News)
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