Figure Skater Jung Jae-wook Ranks 8th in Junior Grand Prix 7th Leg Men's Short Program

Promising figure skater Jung Jae-wook (Kyunggi High School) finished 8th in the short program of the 7th leg of the 2026-2027 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix, the final event of the series.

Competing on October 9 (Korean time) at the Hala Olivia in Gdansk, Poland, Jung earned a total score of 64.62 points—comprising 34.10 points for technical elements (TES) and 30.52 points for component score (PCS)—placing him 8th among 26 competitors in the men's singles short program.

Denis Krouglov (Belgium) took 1st place with 82.09 points, followed by Janis Znotins (Latvia, 76.15 points) and Yehor Kurtsev (Ukraine, 71.39 points).

Jung performed to the soundtrack of Danny Elfman's film "Hellboy II: The Golden Army."

He cleanly executed his first jumping element, a triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination jump, receiving a grade of execution (GOE) of 1.26 for a total of 9.66 points.

He also secured a GOE of 1.26 on his subsequent triple lutz, though his flying camel spin was rated Level 1.

On the double axel in the second half of the program, which carries a 10 percent bonus, he earned 4.29 points including a GOE of 0.66.

He wrapped up his performance by executing a change foot sit spin at the maximum difficulty level of Level 4, a step sequence at Level 2, and a change foot combination spin at Level 3.

Kim Ye-sung (Sejong High School) scored a total of 50.28 points—consisting of 23.51 points in TES and 26.77 points in PCS—to finish 19th in the men's short program.

In the women's singles, Ko Na-yeon (Uijeongbu Girls' High School) scored 58.02 points in the short program—combining 32.57 points in TES and 26.45 points in PCS with a 1-point deduction—placing 8th out of 36 skaters.

(Photo: Capture from ISU YouTube Channel, Yonhap News)
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