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Lim Ju-heon
Full nameLim Ju-heon
Native name임주헌
Born (2005-09-22) September 22, 2005 (age 19)
Seoul, South Korea
HometownSeoul, South Korea
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Figure skating career
Country South Korea (since 2020)
 Canada (2020)
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachChi Hyun-jung
Kim Jin-seo
Skating clubC&K Team
Began skating2014

Lim Ju-heon (Korean임주헌; born September 22, 2005)[1] is a South Korean figure skater. He is a two-time ISU Junior Grand Prix medalist and the 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge champion.[2]

Personal life

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Lim was born on September 22, 2005, in Seoul, South Korea.[1] He moved to Ontario, Canada as a young child, before moving back to South Korea in 2020.[3] Due to having spent most of his childhood in Canada, Lim is bilingual and able to communicate in both Korean and English fluently.[4]

Career

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Early career

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Lim began skating in 2014 while still living in Canada. Originally, Lim was interested in trying ice hockey, however, while attending a Canadian learn-to-skate program, CanSkate, one of the coaches convinced Lim to pursue figure skating as he appeared to be far more suited for the sport.[3] Lim would then begin training at the Hamilton Skating Club, where he was coached by Bryce Davison and Jennifer Jackson.[5][6]

He competed at the 2020 Canadian Junior Championships, where he finished sixth.[7] Following the event, Lim broke his ankle and the COVID-19 pandemic had began spreading to Canada. Due to the pandemic, all hospitals in Ontario had closed down and Lim was unable to access any rehabilitation centers. This prompted him to return to South Korea, where he would be able to receive medical treatment for his injury. Lim would ultimately decide to permanently remain in South Korea and represent the country.[3][8][9] Choi Hyung-kyung would become his new coach.[1]

Lim first began skating for South Korea during the 2021–22 figure skating season, finishing fourth at the 2022 South Korean Annual Ranking Competition and eighth at the 2022 South Korean Championships.[10]

The following season, Lim placed eighth at the 2023 South Korean Annual Ranking Competition and ninth at the 2023 South Korean Championships.[10] He was unable to compete internationally due to sustaining another broken ankle.[9][1] Following the 2022–23 season, Lim switched coaches from Choi Hyung-kyung to Chi Hyun-jung and Kim Jin-seo became his new coaches.[11][12]

2023–2024 season

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Competing at the 2023 South Korean ISU Junior Grand Prix Qualifiers, Lim finished third. Due to this placement, Lim was assigned to two events on the 2023–24 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit. He won the silver medal at 2023 JGP Japan and gold at 2023 JGP Poland. These results allowed Lim to qualify for the 2023–24 Junior Grand Prix Final in Beijing, China. He then went on to compete on the senior level at the 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where he won the gold medal.[2] He subsequently competed at the South Korean Annual Ranking Competition, placing fifth.[10]

At the Junior Grand Prix Final placed second in the short program but fourth in the free skater, dropping to fourth place overall.[2] Going on to compete at the 2024 South Korean Championships, Lim placed eighth.[10]

Getting selected as one of the three men's singles skaters to represent South Korea at the 2024 Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, China, Lim would finish thirteenth.[2]

2024–2025 season

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Lim started the season by competing at the 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy, where he finished eighth.[10]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2024–2025
[1]
2023–2024
[12]
  • Game of Thrones
    • Arrival at Winterfell
    • Game of Thrones
    • Jenny of Oldstones
    • Game of Thrones (Kshmr & The Golden Army Remix)
      by Ramin Djawadi
      choreo. by Misha Ge
2022–2023
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2021–2022
[13][14]
2020–21 Did not compete this season
2019–20
[15][5]
  • Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra
    by Jeff Rona

Competitive highlights

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For South Korea

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GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International: Senior[2][10]
Event 21–22 22–23 23–24 24–25
Four Continents 13th
GP NHK Trophy TBD
CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 1st
CS Lombardia Trophy 8th
International: Junior[2][10]
JGP Final 4th
JGP Japan 2nd
JGP Poland 1st
National[2][10]
South Korean Championships 8th 9th 8th

For Canada

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National[7]
Event 2019–20
Canadian Champ. 6th J

Detailed results

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [10]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 234.86 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
Short program TSS 76.52 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
TES 40.90 2023 JGP Poland
PCS 36.32 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
Free skating TSS 158.34 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
TES 82.09 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge
PCS 76.25 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge

Senior results

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Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

2024–25 season
Date Event SP FS Total
November 8–10, 2024 2024 NHK Trophy TBD
September 13–15, 2024 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy 10
66.26
8
149.28
8
215.54
2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 30–February 4, 2024 2024 Four Continents Championships 13
70.27
12
141.13
13
211.40
January 4–7, 2024 2024 South Korean Championships 4
77.72
8
136.84
8
214.56
November 1–4, 2024 2023 CS Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2
76.52
1
158.34
1
234.86
2022–23 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 5–8, 2023 2023 South Korean Championships 6
72.33
10
123.09
9
195.42
2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 7–9, 2023 2022 South Korean Championships 8
64.39
5
134.28
8
198.67

Junior results

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2023–24 season
Date Event SP FS Total
December 7–10, 2023 2023–24 JGP Final 2
73.72
4
136.27
4
209.99
September 27–30, 2023 2023 JGP Poland 1
76.08
1
145.47
1
221.55
September 13–16, 2023 2023 JGP Japan 1
75.38
2
142.57
2
217.95
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 13–19, 2020 2020 Canadian Junior Championships 5
60.76
5
115.80
6
176.56

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Juheon LIM: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Juheon LIM: Competition Results". International Skating Union. International Skating Union. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Interview with Juheon Lim". In the Loop. In the Loop. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Junior Men Winner Interview - Juheon Lim - Gdansk 2023". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Lim Juheon 2020 Canadian Nationals FS". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Congratulations Juheon! Gold in Pre-Novice Men!". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Juheon Lim (CAN)". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "HSC is cheering on Juheon Lim". Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "임주헌 '쇼트 1위'…'화수분' 같은 한국 피겨". Sports Naver. Sports Naver. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Juheon Lim (KOR)". Skating Scores. Skating Scores. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Juheon LIM: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 29, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Juheon LIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "임주헌 SP - 랭킹2021". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "임주헌 FS - 랭킹2021". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  15. ^ "#CTNats20: Junior Men Short". DailyMotion. Skate Canada. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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