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Lim Ju-heon
Lim Ju-heon
Full name	Lim Ju-heon
Native name	임주헌
Born	September 22, 2005 (age 19); Seoul, South Korea
Hometown	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	South Korea (since 2020) ; Canada (2020)
Discipline	Men's singles
Coach	Chi Hyun-jung; Kim Jin-seo
Skating club	C&K Team
Began skating	2014

Lim Ju-heon (Korean: 임주헌; 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

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

Early career

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

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

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

Programs

Season	Short program	Free skating
2024–2025 ^[1]	Waves by Dean Lewis choreo. by Misha Ge	Interstellar (Original Score) by Hans Zimmer performed by Imperial Orchestra choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle
2023–2024 ^[12]	Your Song (from Moulin Rouge!) performed by Ewan McGregor, Patrick Leonard, & Craig Armstrong choreo. by Shin Yea-ji	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 ^[11]		The Shawshank Redemption Shawshank Redemption So Was Red End Title by Thomas Newman choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2021–2022 ^[13]^[14]		The Matrix Revolutions Tetsujin Trinity Definitely Navras by Juno Reactor & Don Davis choreo. by Shin Yea-ji
2020–21	Did not compete this season
2019–20 ^[15]^[5]	The Last Tango by James Dooley	Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra by Jeff Rona

Competitive highlights

For South Korea

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

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

Detailed results

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

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

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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^ ^a ^b "Juheon LIM: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "임주헌 SP - 랭킹2021". YouTube. YouTube. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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