South Korean skeleton racer
Jung Seung-gi (Korean: 정승기; born 27 March 1999)[1] is a South korean skeleton racer. Jung finished in ninth place in the men's skeleton at the 2019 IBSF World Championships in Whistler, and won a gold medal at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup in Winterberg. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 IBSF World Championships for the first time since Yun Sungbin’s bronze medal back in 2019.
Early life and education
Jung was born on March 27, 1999, in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. In 2014, he was first introduced to the world of Skeleton sport. In 2018, Jung was one of the young Korean athletes who carried the Olympic Flag into the Olympic Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.[2] In 2023, Jung graduated from Catholic Kwandong University with a Bachelor's degree on Sports Rehabilitation.
Competitive Highlights
Olympic Games
World Championships
Skeleton World Cup
| Season
|
Place
|
Points
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
| 2019–20
|
12th
|
904
|
LPL1
15
|
LPL2
13
|
WIN
9
|
LPG
11
|
IGL
9
|
KON
15
|
STM
-
|
SIG
11
|
| 2020–21
|
21st
|
360
|
SIG1
-
|
SIG2
-
|
IGL1
-
|
IGL2
-
|
WIN
-
|
STM
-
|
KON
25
|
IGL3
9
|
| 2021–22
|
9th
|
1104
|
IGL1
7
|
IGL2
4
|
ALT1
22
|
WIN1
11
|
ALT2
16
|
SIG
3
|
WIN2
11
|
STM
13
|
| 2022–23
|
4th
|
1478
|
WHI
2
|
PCT
2
|
LPL
3
|
WIN
13
|
ALT1
4
|
ALT2
7
|
IGL
2
|
SIG
7
|
References
External links
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