Richard Kam

Richard Kam
Hangul	감강인
Revised Romanization	Gam Gangin
McCune–Reischauer	Kam Gangin

Richard Kam
Richard Kam
Native name	감강인
Other names	Kam Kang-in
Born	24 December 1996 (age 27); Christchurch, New Zealand
Hometown	Seoul
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
Country	New Zealand
Coach	Marie-France Dubreuil ; Patrice Lauzon ; Romain Haguenauer ; Pascal Denis
Retired	28 July 2023

Richard Kang-in Kam (born 24 December 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 24 December 1996, Kam was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1] He is the younger brother of Korean figure skater Alex Kang-chan Kam.^[2]

Career

Kam began skating in 2005.^[1] He competed as a singles skater until the 2013–2014 season.^{[citation needed]}

Ice dancing

In the 2014–15 season, Kam began competing in ice dancing with Lee Ho-jung.^[3] 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.^[4]

Lee/Kam made their senior international debut in February 2016 at the Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, where they finished tenth. In March, they placed fourteenth at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.^[4]

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.^[4] Lee Ho-jung announced on 3 April 2017, that their partnership has been dissolved.^[5]

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, where they finished in seventh. Lafond-Fournier/Kam next competed at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, seeking to qualify a berth for a New Zealand dance team at the 2022 Winter Olympics, 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.^[6]

Programs

Ice dancing with Lafond-Fournier

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2021–2022 ^[7]	Blues: Stay With Me by Sam Smith Hip Hop: Latch by Disclosure, Sam Smith	Seven Nation Army (Grand Phabao Remix) performed by Alice Russell Revolution by The Beatles Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes

Ice dancing with Lee

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2016–2017 ^[1]	Blues: Creep by Radiohead covered by Postmodern Jukebox Swing: That Man by Caro Emerald	Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin Kashimir by Led Zeppelin
2015–2016 ^[8]	Waltz: La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi	Tango Amore by Edvin Marton Tango de los Exilados by Vanessa Mae
2014–2015 ^[3]	Rhumba: Pyramids of Pleasure Samba: La Bomba	That's Life by Dean Kay and Kelly Gordon The Lady Is a Tramp by Rodgers and Hart

Single skating

Season	Short program	Free skating
2013–2014	I'm your man by John Park	Endless Rain by X Japan
2012–2013	I'm your man by John Park	Warsaw Concerto by David Haines performed by The Paris Theatre Orchestra
2011–2012	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by John Williams	Warsaw Concerto by David Haines performed by The Paris Theatre Orchestra
2010–2011	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by John Williams	Duelling Banjos by David Garrett

Competitive highlights

With Lafond-Fournier for New Zealand

International^[6]
Event	21–22	22–23
Worlds	24th	24th
Four Continents	9th	10th
CS Autumn Classic	7th
CS Golden Spin		10th
CS Ice Challenge		7th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy	12th
CS U.S. Classic		11th
Open d'Andorra	7th
Santa Claus Cup	4th	4th
National
New Zealand Champ.		1st

With Lee for South Korea

International^[4]
Event	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17
Four Continents		10th	13th
Asian Games			4th
Open d'Andorra			6th
International: Junior^[4]
Junior Worlds	19th	14th
JGP Slovakia		4th
JGP USA		7th
Tallinn Trophy	4th J
National
South Korean	1st J	3rd	2nd
J = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix

Single skating for South Korea

Event	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14
National
South Korean Champ.	3rd J	2nd J	1st J
J = Junior

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.
^ 박, 영진 (29 December 2011). "감강찬-감강인, 웃음꽃 피는 '해바라기'형제 "한국에서 즐겁게 스케이트 타고 싶어요!"" [Kam Brothers, Happy Brothers say They want to Skate happily in Korea]. ICENEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Competition Results: Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM". International Skating Union.
^ "안녕하세요. 대한민국 아이스댄스 선수 이호정입니다. 저는 아이스댄스 선수로서 모든 선수들의 꿈의 무대인 평창올림픽에 출전하고 싶다는 목표를 갖고 감강인선수와 함께 호흡을 맞추며 노력해왔는데 아쉽게도 이제 더 이상 같이 스케이트를 타지 않게 되었습니다" (Instagram). 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Competition Results: Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM". International Skating Union.
^ "Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021.
^ "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

External links

[ISU-1617-1] "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017.

[ICENEWS111229-2] 박, 영진 (29 December 2011). "감강찬-감강인, 웃음꽃 피는 '해바라기'형제 "한국에서 즐겁게 스케이트 타고 싶어요!"" [Kam Brothers, Happy Brothers say They want to Skate happily in Korea]. ICENEWS (in Korean). Retrieved 17 August 2017.

[ISU-1415-3] "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[ISU-HLKK-4] "Competition Results: Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM". International Skating Union.

[LHJ170403-5] "안녕하세요. 대한민국 아이스댄스 선수 이호정입니다. 저는 아이스댄스 선수로서 모든 선수들의 꿈의 무대인 평창올림픽에 출전하고 싶다는 목표를 갖고 감강인선수와 함께 호흡을 맞추며 노력해왔는데 아쉽게도 이제 더 이상 같이 스케이트를 타지 않게 되었습니다" (Instagram). 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.

[ISU-CLFKK-6] "Competition Results: Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM". International Skating Union.

[ISU-2122-7] "Charlotte LAFOND-FOURNIER / Richard Kang In KAM: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021.

[ISU-1516-8] "Ho Jung LEE / Richard Kang In KAM: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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