 Lee was runner-up in both 1000 metre races, though, and led the 1000 metre World Cup by 80 points before the six-week World Cup break.Lee's next international meet was the 2007 World Sprint Championship in Vikingskipet, Hamar, five weeks after the Nagano World Cup meet.NRC Handelsblad named him as one of the favourites along with Shani Davis, Pekka Koskela and Erben Wennemars.