Chaeun Lee Explained

Chaeun Lee (; born April 11, 2006), also credited in eastern name order as Lee Chaeun or Lee Chae-un, is a South Korean snowboarder. He won a gold medal at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 in the halfpipe.

Career

Lee competed in the men's halfpipe in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at just 15 years old, making him the youngest male athlete at the Beijing Games.^[1]

In 2023, Lee won the gold medal in the halfpipe at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 in Bakuriani, Georgia. The 16-year-old was the first South Korean to win a gold medal in any skiing or snowboarding discipline and also the youngest male snowboard gold medalist in world championship history.^{[2] [3]}

At the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon Province, South Korea, Lee grabbed two gold medals in snowboard men's slopestyle and halfpipe.^{[4] [5]} He became the first South Korean to win a gold medal in snowboarding at any Winter Olympic competition.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 스노보드 이채운, 한국 최연소 선수로 '베이징행' . February 4, 2022 . SBS News . September 12, 2024.
2. Web site: Merrell . Chloe . March 3, 2023 . 16-year-old Korean Lee Chae-un wins snowboard halfpipe title at 2023 Freestyle Worlds . . September 12, 2024.
3. Web site: Korean teen snowboarder Lee Chae-un wins world title in halfpipe . March 3, 2023 . . September 13, 2024.
4. Web site: Snowboarder Lee Chae-un wins slopestyle gold at Winter Youth Olympics . Yoo . Jee-ho . January 25, 2024 . . September 18, 2024.
5. Web site: Smirnova . Lena . February 1, 2024 . Home hero Lee Chaeun grabs second gold at Gangwon 2024 on way to karaoke as proud dad and nation watch on. . September 18, 2024.