Known especially for his dynamic outside pass, Lee is regarded as one of the best young skaters in the world. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lee made a thrilling move to pass
Apolo Ohno on the final lap of the 1000 m, securing a 1-2 finish for Korea in the event. Lee won three consecutive overall World Junior titles from 2003 to 2005. In 2006, his first full season on the World Cup circuit, Lee finished second behind
Ahn Hyun-Soo in the overall standings. At the
2006 Winter Olympics, Lee earned two individual silver medals in the 1000 and 1500 meters behind his teammate,
Ahn Hyun-Soo at the
2006 Winter Olympics in
Turin,
Italy. Lee also won gold in the 5000 meter relay along with countrymen
Ahn Hyun-Soo,
Seo Ho-Jin and
Song Suk-Woo. The Korean team defeated two-time defending Olympic champion Canada with a powerful pass by Ahn in the closing laps. and went on to win his domestic Olympic Trials a few months later, becoming the leader of the Korean Short Track Team, as well as one of the top contenders to win gold in
2010 Winter Olympics in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. At the
2010 Winter Olympics, South Korea was in position to sweep the 1500m until Lee accidentally crashed into
Sung Si-Bak and took them both out of contention entering the final turn, giving the silver and bronze medals to Americans Apolo Ohno and
J. R. Celski, respectively. He was disqualified because he caused the crash with Sung Si-Bak. He qualified for the final round of the quarter finals of the 1000m short track race with a time of 1:25.925. Lee won his second consecutive Overall World Championships after the Olympics. == See also ==