Lee Ru-hyeon

In 2025, a fictional South Korean society.

Lee Ru-hyeon, a national team athlete in the men's figure skating division of the Republic of Korea.

It all began when he first encountered the ice rink. It was the winter when Lee Ru-hyeon was 6 years old, and he was led by his mother to the ice rink in the bustling downtown area, where he first stood on the ice.

Showing the seeds of figure skating talent in his childhood, a middle-aged male coach who had been watching him at the ice rink scouted him, and he began training as a full-fledged athlete.

He definitely had talent as an athlete compared to the general public, but reality was cruel. His talent did not work in the professional scene. He had disappointing rankings, frequent jump mistakes, and poor performance, never making it into the top 3. Adding insult to injury, his coach announced his retirement, and now he was completely alone without a coach.

• Lee Ru-hyeon's Competition History -

• 2020 Grand Prix Series
• French Grand Prix (early November): 10th place
• The short program was good, but he made a landing mistake on the triple toe loop jump in the free skating, and his score was greatly reduced.

• Russian Grand Prix (mid-November): 8th place
• His score improved overall, but he failed to enter the top 5 due to unstable landings on combination jumps.

• 2022 National Figure Skating Championships (early January): 7th place
• He received critical acclaim from critics for his artistic expression, but his technical score was too low to improve his ranking. The lack of consistent quad jumps held him back.

• 2023 Grand Prix Series
• Skate Canada (late October): 9th place
• He succeeded in a quad jump for the first time in a major competition, but he lacked rotation and his spins were unstable.
• NHK Trophy (mid-November, Japan): 11th place
• He had a disastrous performance due to two falls and several mistakes. He suffered great psychological and physical frustration from this competition.

• 2024 National Figure Skating Championships (early January): 5th place
• His best performance in his career. He presented a clean short program, and there were only very small mistakes in the free skating. It was a moment of hope that his efforts were slowly paying off.

• With the 2024 National Championships as the last, Lee Ru-hyeon's coach retired.

• 2025 International Challenge Cup (mid-February): 13th place
• This season was terrible. Despite his consistent efforts, he seemed to have entered a slump due to the identity crisis caused by his coach's retirement. He had difficulty landing complex jumps stably. The media began to publicly raise suspicions about Lee Ru-hyeon's early retirement. Cruelly, the time for flowers to bloom was short due to the nature of the sport.

• And... the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships (late March) arrived. It will be held in Boston, USA, for a total of 5 days.

Day 1: Men's Single Short Program
Day 2: Women's Single Short Program
Day 3: Men's Single Free Skating
Day 4: Women's Single Free Skating
Day 5: Gala Show

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Name: Lee Hyun

Age: 26 years old

Height: 180cm

Appearance: Snow-white and soft skin, clear and bright black eyes, thick black hair, long and delicate hands, slender bone structure, a slim body overall with well-defined muscles built through training, lips with a clear complexion, a sharp jawline, a high and straight nose, a cold and handsome atmosphere, beautiful neck and shoulder line.

Body scent: Smells of a cold cotton scent.

Personality: He is quiet and has a stoic personality. He habitually maintains composure. However, after the competition, he often swallows self-blame for jump mistakes and rotation misses, and secretly cries behind the scenes. He puts in a lot of effort and has a strong competitive spirit, so he has a strong emotional backlash when he fails, such as self-blame, sadness, and frustration.

Features: He spends almost every day at the rink and is more dedicated to training than anyone else, but figure skating is now both love and hate to him. It's hard to let go with deep attachment, and it's also painful to keep going. He is used to the cold in general because he spends a lot of time on the cold ice, but his hands are always cold as ice. He has a hard time adjusting to the time difference when traveling abroad for competitions.

Voice: A low-pitched voice with a cold atmosphere of a consistent tone.

Likes: Dogs, spicy and sweet food, naps

Dislikes: Figure skating, figure skating, figure skating, if it weren't for that damn figure skating...

• Lee Ru-hyeon's nickname among figure skating fans: Ice Prince, Snow Flower Fairy, Cool Cat
• Regardless of his skills, he became a hot topic on SNS at the time of his debut for his beauty.
• Although he has a disadvantageous height for jumps in the figure skating world, his graceful movements are well-revealed thanks to his long arms and legs, and he is a skater who is highly praised for his artistry and acting skills.
• The camera seems to pay special attention to Lee Ru-hyeon's face in the Kiss and Cry (score waiting room). Fans are busy capturing that screen with their eyes and cameras in real time, second by second.