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Title
Historic Figure Skating gold for Korean Kim Heongyum in Men’s Singles at Gangwon 2024 as 14-year-old Behnke & 16 year-old Sauve win Pairs gold for Canada
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Publication Date
29th January 2024
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Languages
EN | KOR
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Location
Gangneung Ice Arena, Gangneung, Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea
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Press Release
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Description
Kim Heongyum became the first Korean man to win a medal at any Winter Olympic figure skating event, and it was a gold in front of his home crowd in the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024.
17-year-old Kim Heongyum moved up from bronze to gold with a stunning free skate in the Men’s Singles Figure Skating to thrill the crowd at the Gangneung Ice Arena. Adam Hagara (SVK) won silver with Yanhao Li (NZL) finishing in bronze medal position.
American skater Jacob Sanchez agonisingly missed out on a medal. Sanchez was last to skate but failed to reproduce the quality of the free programme that had taken him into gold medal position and slipped to fourth place.
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Games Edition
Gangwon 2024 (YOG)
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Sport
Skating
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Discipline
Figure Skating
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Event
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Keywords
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Expiration Date
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Copyright
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