Native name 감강인 Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 ⁄2 in) Name Richard Kam Coach Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe | Alternative names Kam Kang-in Training locations Vancouver Partner Lee Ho-jung Country represented South Korea Choreographer Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe | |
Short dance 53.122015 JGP Slovakia | ||
Richard Kang-in Kam (born December 24, 1996) is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Lee Ho-jung, he is a two-time national medalist and has competed in the free dance at four ISU Championships.
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Personal life
Richard Kang-in Kam was born on December 24, 1996, in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is the younger brother of Korean figure skater Alex Kang-chan Kam.
Career
Kam began skating in 2005. He competed as a singles skater through the 2013–2014 season.
Ice dancing
In the 2014–15 season, Kam began competing in ice dancing with Lee Ho-jung. At the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, they qualified to the final segment by placing 20th in the short dance and went on to finish 19th overall.
Lee/Kam made their senior international debut in February 2016 at the Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan; they ranked 11th in the short dance, 9th in the free dance, and 10th overall. In March, they placed 14th at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.