Jung Seung-gi (; born 17 March 1999) is a South korean skeleton racer. Jung finished in ninth place in the men's skeleton at the 2019 IBSF World Championships in Whistler, and won a gold medal at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup in Winterberg. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 IBSF World Championships for the first time since Yun Sungbin’s bronze medal back in 2019.
Early life and education Jung was born on March 17, 1999, in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. In 2014, he was first introduced to the world of Skeleton sport. In 2018, Jung was one of the young Korean athletes who carried the Olympic Flag into the Olympic Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. In 2023, Jung graduated from Catholic Kwandong University with a Bachelor's degree on Sports Rehabilitation.
Competitive Highlights Olympic Games EventMen's SkeletonMixed Team SkeletonRepresenting 2022 Beijing 10th 2026 Milano Cortina 10th 11th
World Championships EventMen's SkeletonRepresenting 2019 Whistler 9th 2020 Altenberg 16th 2021 Altenberg 20th 2023 St.Moritz 3rd 2024 Winterberg 14th 2025 Lake Placid 22nd
Skeleton World Cup SeasonPlacePoints123456782019–2012th904LPL115LPL213WIN9LPG11IGL9KON15STM-SIG112020–2121st360SIG1-SIG2-IGL1-IGL2-WIN-STM-KON25IGL392021–229th1104IGL17IGL24ALT122WIN111ALT216SIG3WIN211STM132022–234th1478WHI2PCT2LPL3WIN13ALT14ALT27IGL2SIG7
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