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. He is the younger brother of Korean figure skater Alex Kang-chan Kam.
Career Kam began skating in 2005. He competed as a singles skater until the 2013–2014 season.
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 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 3 April 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, 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.
Programs Ice dancing with Lafond-Fournier Season Short dance Free dance 2021–2022 Stay with Me Latch Seven Nation Army (Grand Phabao Remix) Revolution Seven Nation Army
Ice dancing with Lee Season Short dance Free dance 2016–2017 Creep That Man Stairway to Heaven Kashimir 2015–2016 La traviata Tango Amore Tango de los Exilados 2014–2015 Pyramids of Pleasure La Bomba That's Life The Lady Is a Tramp
Single skating Season Short program Free skating 2013–2014 I'm your man Endless Rain 2012–2013 Warsaw Concerto 2011–2012 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2010–2011 Dueling Banjos
Competitive highlights With Lafond-Fournier for New Zealand International Event 21–22 22–23 Worlds 24th 24th Four Continents 9th 10th Autumn Classic 7th Golden Spin 10th Ice Challenge 7th Nebelhorn Trophy 12th U.S. Classic 11th Open d'Andorra 7th Santa Claus Cup 4th 4th National New Zealand Champ. 1st
With Lee for South Korea International Event 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 Four Continents 10th 13th Asian Games 4th Open d'Andorra 6th International: Junior Junior Worlds 19th 14th Slovakia 4th 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
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