Lee Ho-suk ( ko, 이호석, Hanja: 李昊錫, ; born June 25, 1986) is a South Korean short track speedskater. He won a gold medal as a part of 5000 m short-track relay team and four silver medals in

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held in

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. He is the overall world champion for 2009 and 2010.

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Known especially for his dynamic outside pass, Lee is regarded as one of the best young skaters in the world. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lee made a thrilling move to pass

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on the final lap of the 1000 m, securing a 1-2 finish for Korea in the event. Lee won three consecutive overall World Junior titles from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, his first full season on the World Cup circuit, Lee finished second behind

Ahn Hyun-Soo Viktor An (russian: Виктор Ан; born Ahn Hyun-soo ( ko, 안현수) on November 23, 1985),. is a South Korean-born Russian short-track speed skating coach and retired short-track speed skater. With a total of eight Olympic medals, six g ...

in the overall standings. At the

, Lee earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate,

at the

. Lee also won gold in the 5000 meter relay along with countrymen

, Seo Ho-Jin and Song Suk-Woo. The Korean team defeated two-time defending Olympic champion Canada with a powerful pass by Ahn in the closing laps. Lee also finished second overall at the 2006 Short Track World Championships held in Minneapolis, MN. At the 2009 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in

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, Lee became the Overall World Champion and went on to win his domestic Olympic Trials a few months later, becoming the leader of the Korean Short Track Team, as well as one of the top contenders to win gold in

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, British Columbia, Canada. At the

, South Korea was in position to sweep the 1500m until Lee accidentally crashed into

Sung Si-Bak Sung Si-Bak (Hangul: 성시백, Hanja: 成始柏, ; born February 18, 1987, in Seoul, South Korea) is a South Korean short track speed skater. At the 2007 Winter Universiade, he won all five short track speed skating events. Sung has won more th ...

and took them both out of contention entering the final turn, giving the silver and bronze medals to Americans Apolo Ohno and

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, respectively. He was disqualified because he caused the crash with Sung Si-Bak. He qualified for the final round of the quarter finals of the 1000m short track race with a time of 1:25.925. Lee won his second consecutive Overall World Championships after the Olympics.

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