Sangho LEE

12 Sep 1995
26
Male
JEONGSEON-GUN
 
Republic of Korea
SEOUL
 
Republic of Korea

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SBD Snowboard Men's Parallel Giant Slalom 5

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Finished
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Finished
After 1/8 Final 3
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Finished
After Quarterfinal1
Genting Snow Park P & X Stadium
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
2Men's Parallel Giant Slalom2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championship
RankEventYearLocationResult
5Parallel Slalom Men2021Rogla, SLO55.28
5Parallel GS Men2017Sierra Nevada, ESP
12Parallel GS Men2015Kreischberg, AUT1:10.54
14Parallel Giant Slalom Men2021Rogla, SLO1:03.08
19Parallel Slalom Men2017Sierra Nevada, ESP1:03.40
20Parallel Slalom Men2013Stoneham, CAN1:12.60
25Parallel Slalom Men2015Kreischberg, AUT1:13.94
31Parallel Giant Slalom Men2019Park City, USA
36Parallel GS Men2013Stoneham, CAN42.27
World Cup Rankings
SeasonParallel Giant SlalomParallel SlalomParallel
2021/2022231
2020/2021232827
2019/2020101714
2018/2019151415
2017/2018152117
2016/20175125
2015/2016262023
2014/2015374842
2013/2014706367
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonParallel Giant SlalomParallel SlalomParallel Giant Slalom TeamParallel Slalom Team
2021/20221 x 1st1 x 2nd1 x 3rd
2020/20211 x 12th1 x 13th1 x 17th
2019/20201 x 2nd1 x 9th1 x 11th
2018/20191 x 3rd1 x 8th1 x 14th
2017/20182 x 7th1 x 12th1 x 12th
2016/20171 x 2nd1 x 5th1 x 9th
2015/20161 x 12th1 x 12th
2014/20151 x 24th1 x 35th
2013/20141 x 52nd1 x 45th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
1Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Bannoye, RUS1:12.82
2Parallel Slalom2021/2022Bannoye, RUS1:01.17
2Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Cortina d Ampezzo, ITA1:14.11
3Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Scuol, SUI1:14.00
3Parallel Giant Slalom Team2021/2022Simonhöhe, AUT
5Parallel Slalom2021/2022Bad Gastein, AUT52.73
6Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Carezza, ITA1:15.82
9Parallel Giant Slalom2021/2022Simonhöhe, AUT1:01.22
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Cabbage Boy (his father turned a cabbage patch into a snowboard slope). (Info 2018)

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Downhill mountain biking, cycling and wakeboarding.

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Athlete

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Korea National Sport University in Seoul.

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Korean

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Korea National Sport University

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2010 FIS event in Mount Hutt (Parallel Giant Slalom - 9th)
2013 World Cup in Carezza (Parallel Giant Slalom - 52nd)

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Began the sport in his first year of primary school in Jeongseon County, Republic of Korea. (Info 2018)

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When he went to a ski resort with his family, a snowboard coach noticed he had talent for the sport. (Info 2018)

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Pre-season training on Swiss (Saas Fee) and Austrian (Hintertux) glaciers.

Milestones

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES
PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games parallel giant slalom silver medallist. First and only Korean snowboarder to win an Olympic medal .

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At five consecutive World Championships (2013-21), his top results are a pair of fifth-place finishes in 2017 (parallel giant slalom) and 2021 (parallel slalom).

Three-time Junior World Championships medallist winning one gold (2015 parallel giant slalom), one silver (2014 parallel giant slalom), and one bronze (2015 parallel slalom).

WORLD CUP
First Korean snowboarder to win a World Cup event, a PGS in Bannoye on 11 Dec 2021.

Has 22 top-10 World Cup finishes, of which six are on the podium.

OTHER
2019 Winter Universiade bronze medal winner.
2017 Asian Games double gold medal winner.
2014 parallel giant slalom national champion.

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