Richard Kang-in Kam (born December 24, 1996) is a retired New Zealand and South Korean
ice dancer who most recently competed with Charlotte Lafond-Fournier representing New Zealand.
Competing for South Korea with his former skating partner,
Lee Ho-jung, he is a two-time
national medalist and competed in the free dance at four
ISU Championships.
Early life
On December 24, 1996, Kam was born in
Christchurch,
New Zealand.
[ He is the younger brother of Korean figure skater ]Alex Kang-chan Kam
Alex Kang-chan Kam (born 23 May 1995) is a South Korean figure skater. He has represented South Korea at the 2018 Winter Olympics. As a single skater, he competed in the free skate at the 2012 Four Continents Championships. In 2015, he switc ...
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Career
Kam began skating in 2005.[ He competed as a singles skater until the 2013–2014 season.
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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 twentieth in the short dance and went on to finish nineteenth overall.][
Lee/Kam made their senior international debut in February 2016 at the ]Four Continents Championships
The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (4CC) is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-African and non-European countries with a similar competit ...
in Taipei, Taiwan, where they finished tenth. In March, they placed fourteenth at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[
In their final season together, Lee/Kam won the silver medal at the South Korean championships and finished thirteenth at the 2017 Four Continents Championships.][ Lee Ho-jung announced on April 3, 2017, that their partnership has been dissolved.][
After some years away from competition, Kam formed a new partnership with Canadian ice dancer Charlotte Lafond-Fournier, this time representing New Zealand. They made their Challenger series debut at the ]2021 CS Autumn Classic International
The 2021 CS Autumn Classic International was held on September 16–18, 2021 in Pierrefonds, Quebec. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice da ...
, where they finished in seventh. Lafond-Fournier/Kam next competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
The 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 22–25, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. It was also the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the discipli ...
, seeking to qualify
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* Professional qualification, attributes developed by obtaining academic degrees or through professional exper ...
a berth for a New Zealand dance team at the 2022 Winter Olympics
The 2022 Winter Olympics (2022年冬季奥林匹克运动会), officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), was an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beij ...
, but finished in twelfth position, outside of qualification. Lafond-Fournier/Kam were ninth at the 2022 Four Continents Championships and twenty-fourth in their inaugural appearance at the World Championships.[
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Programs
Ice dancing with Lafond-Fournier
Ice dancing with Lee
Single skating
Competitive highlights
With Lafond-Fournier for New Zealand
With Lee for South Korea
Single skating for South Korea
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Figure skaters from Seoul
Sportspeople from Christchurch
South Korean male ice dancers
South Korean male single skaters
New Zealand people of South Korean descent
New Zealand emigrants to South Korea
Figure skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games