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

Promising men's singles figure skater Jung Jae-wook (Kyunggi High School) finished 8th in the short program at the 7th event, the final competition of the 2026–2027 International Skating Union (ISU) Junior Grand Prix.

Competing on the 9th (today, Korea time) at the Hala Olivia in Gdańsk, Poland, Jung scored a total of 64.62 points—comprising 34.10 points for technical elements (TES) and 30.52 points for program components (PCS)—placing 8th among 26 participating skaters.

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

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

He executed his opening jumping pass, a triple toe loop-triple toe loop combination jump, cleanly to earn 9.66 points, which included a grade of execution (GOE) of 1.26 points.

He also secured a GOE of 1.26 points on his subsequent triple lutz, though his flying camel spin received only a level 1.

In the second half of the program, where a 10 percent bonus applies, he received 4.29 points for his double axel, including a 0.66 point GOE.

He wrapped up his performance by executing a change foot sit spin at the maximum difficulty level of 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—23.51 in TES and 26.77 in PCS—to finish 19th in the men's short program.

In the women's singles short program, Ko Na-yeon (Uijeongbu Girls' High School) received 58.02 points, combining 32.57 in TES and 26.45 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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