Kim Ye-lim
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Native name | 김예림 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Kim Ye-rim[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | January 23, 2003|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Choi Hyung-kyung | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kim Ye-lim (
Earlier in her career, she won two silver medals in the ISU Junior Grand Prix series (2018 JGP Lithuania, 2018 JGP Czech Republic).
Personal life
Kim was born on January 23, 2003.[7]
She currently studies International Sports Studies at Dankook University.[8][9]
Career
Early years
Kim began figure skating after being inspired by Yuna Kim's gold medal victory at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
2016–2017 season
In August 2016, Kim debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France and placed fourth. In September, she placed fifth at another JGP competition in Yokohama, Japan. At JGP Japan, after Kim was unable to be located for a doping control test in a timely manner, the ISU disciplined her with a reprimand and a warning not to engage in future violations of Anti-Doping protocol.[10] In January 2017, she won a silver medal at the South Korean senior national. She qualified to participate in the 2017 World Junior Championships, but she withdrew because of a toe injury.
2017–2018 season
In September 2017, Kim placed fourth at the
After the season ended, Kim changed coaches and training locations. She switched to Tom Zakrajsek and moved to
2018–2019 season
In September 2018, Kim won the silver medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Kaunas, Lithuania, behind Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova. It was her first JGP medal. The following week, Kim competed in the senior level of the 2018 CS U.S. International Classic, winning the bronze medal. She won her second silver medal at the JGP in Ostrava, Czech Republic, behind Alena Kostornaia of Russia.[11] Her results qualified her for the Junior Grand Prix Final in Vancouver, where she finished sixth after falls in both programs.[13] After the free, she commented: "This first competition is, for me, like a higher level competition. I can see many audiences, and it’s interesting, but I want to have more big competitions like this, so next time I want to show everybody my best program."[14]
Kim placed fifth at the South Korean championships but had fared better at the previous ranking competition and was assigned to her first senior ISU Championship, the 2019 Four Continents Championship. She finished eighth and said that she had enjoyed the experience.[15]
2019–2020 season
Kim left coach
In December 2019, Kim won the South Korean Trials for the 2020 Four Continents and was subsequently assigned to the event along with country mates Lim Eun-soo and You Young. After winning the bronze medal at the South Korean championships, behind You and the senior-ineligible Lee Hae-in, she was assigned to the 2020 World Championships as well. Kim placed sixth at Four Continents.[19] Her World Championship debut was prevented when they were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[20]
2020–2021 season
With the pandemic greatly curtailing international opportunities for Korean skaters, Kim did not compete on either the
2021–2022 season
Kim made her Olympic season debut at the
At the 2022 South Korean Championships, the final qualifying event for the South Korean Olympic team, Kim placed fourth in the short program and second in the free skate, winning the silver medal.[27] As a result, she was named to the Olympics alongside national champion You Young. First assigned to compete at the 2022 Four Continents Championships in Tallinn, Kim won the bronze medal. She placed ahead of You and behind fellow countrywoman Lee Hae-in, achieving a new personal best for her free skate and combined total scores. She expressed satisfaction with her performance in light of the short time that had passed since the national championships.[28]
Competing in the women's event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kim placed ninth in the short program.[29] Her history of having been reprimanded by the ISU for accidentally missing a doping test at age 13 also attracted media attention due to the perceived double standard applied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to Russian competitor Kamila Valieva at the Games. Kim called the decision to allow Valieva to compete "regrettable."[30] She placed eleventh in the free skate, finishing ninth overall.[31]
Kim was assigned to finish her season at the 2022 World Championships, but had to withdraw due to a positive COVID test and was replaced by Lee.[32]
2022–2023 season
Kim started her season in mid-September with a win at the 2022 CS U.S. Classic, placing fifth in the short program and first in the free. This was the first time Kim had won a Challenger Series event. She went on to win the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy as well, with the personal best scores in the free skate and in total.[11]
On the
Kim's results qualified her for the
At the
In February, Kim competed at the
South Korea qualified for the World Team Trophy for the first time in the history of the event, and Kim joined Team South Korea for the 2023 edition in Tokyo. She finished seventh in the short program after erring on her jump combination.[46] Rallying in the free skate, she placed third in the segment with a new personal best score, a result Kim said made her "happy and relieved."[47] Team South Korea won the silver medal, becoming only the fifth country to reach the podium at the World Team Trophy.[48][49]
2023–2024 season
Reflecting on her decline in performance during the second half of the previous season, which she attributed to being "already 100% ready for my first competition," Kim decided to adopt a new strategy focused at peaking in the second half, saying "my main goals are the championships events: Four Continents, and especially the World Championships. I aim to leave these events with a smile on my face after my performances."[50] Kim successfully defended her title at the 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy in her first appearance of the season.[11]
On the
At the annual national ranking competition, Kim finished in seventeenth-place.[53]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2023–2024 [54][55] |
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2022–2023 [7] |
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2021–2022 [56] |
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2020–2021 [57] |
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2019–2020 [58] |
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2018–2019 [12] |
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2017–2018 [61][62][63] |
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2016–2017 [64] |
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2015–2016 |
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2014–2015 |
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2013–2014 |
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2012–2013 |
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Records and achievements
- South Korean junior ladies' record holder (short program score 69.45). Free skating and overall score broken by Lee Hae-in.
- Second South Korean junior lady to be qualified for Junior Grand Prix Final, behind Yuna Kim.
Competitive highlights
GP:
International[11] | ||||||||||
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Event | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 | 22–23 | 23–24 |
Olympics | 8th | |||||||||
Worlds | C | 11th | WD | 18th | ||||||
Four Continents |
8th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||
GP Final | 6th | |||||||||
GP Cup of China | C | 6th | ||||||||
GP France |
2nd | |||||||||
GP Italy | 6th | |||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 1st | 7th | ||||||||
GP Skate America | 8th | |||||||||
GP Skate Canada | 7th | |||||||||
CS Finlandia | 1st | 1st | ||||||||
CS Lombardia | 4th | |||||||||
CS Nebelhorn | 2nd | |||||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | 1st | ||||||||
World University Games |
3rd | |||||||||
International: Junior[11] | ||||||||||
Junior Worlds | WD | |||||||||
JGP Final | 6th | |||||||||
JGP Belarus | 4th | |||||||||
JGP Czech Rep. | 2nd | |||||||||
JGP France | 4th | |||||||||
JGP Italy | 6th | |||||||||
JGP Japan | 5th | |||||||||
JGP Lithuania | 2nd | |||||||||
Asian Open | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||||
International: Novice | ||||||||||
Asian Open |
1st | |||||||||
FBMA Trophy |
1st | |||||||||
NRW Trophy | 4th | |||||||||
National | ||||||||||
South Korean | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | WD |
Ranking Competition | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 17th | |||||
Winter Sport Festival | 1st | 1st | ||||||||
Team | ||||||||||
World Team Trophy | 2nd T 4th P |
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TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled T = Team Result; P = Personal result. Medals awarded for team result only. |
Detailed results
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 213.97 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy |
Short program | TSS | 73.63 | 2021 World Championships |
TES | 40.68 | 2018 JGP Czech Republic
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PCS | 33.56 | 2021 World Championships | |
Free skating | TSS | 143.59 | 2023 World Team Trophy |
TES | 75.00 | 2023 World Team Trophy | |
PCS | 68.59 | 2023 World Team Trophy |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 167.64 | 2017 JGP Italy
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Short program | TSS | 56.79 | 2017 JGP Belarus
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TES | 33.02 | 2017 JGP Belarus | |
PCS | 25.01 | 2017 JGP Italy | |
Free skating | TSS | 115.42 | 2017 JGP Italy |
TES | 64.98 | 2017 JGP Italy | |
PCS | 51.20 | 2016 JGP Japan
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Senior level
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests highlighted in bold.
2023–2024 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
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November 24–26, 2023 | 2023 NHK Trophy | 7 59.33 |
7 123.86 |
7 183.19 |
November 10–12, 2023 | 2023 Cup of China | 8 59.56 |
6 117.12 |
6 176.68 |
October 4–8, 2023 | 2023 CS Finlandia Trophy | 1 70.20 |
3 117.71 |
1 187.91 |
2022–23 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
April 13–16, 2023 | 2023 World Team Trophy | 7 62.65 |
3 143.59 |
2T/4P 206.24 |
March 20–26, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | 17 60.02 |
19 114.28 |
18 174.30 |
February 7–12, 2023 | 2023 Four Continents Championships | 1 72.84 |
3 136.45 |
2 209.29 |
January 13–15, 2023 | 2023 Winter Universiade | 3 73.73 |
3 126.43 |
3 200.16 |
January 5–9, 2023 | 2023 South Korean Championships | 1 71.59 |
2 138.69 |
2 210.28 |
December 8–11, 2022 | 2022–23 Grand Prix Final | 6 61.55 |
5 119.03 |
6 180.58 |
November 17–20, 2022 | 2022 NHK Trophy | 1 72.22 |
2 132.27 |
1 204.49 |
November 4–6, 2022 | 2022 Grand Prix de France | 2 68.93 |
4 125.83 |
2 194.76 |
October 4–9, 2022 | 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy | 1 71.88 |
1 142.09 |
1 213.97 |
September 12–15, 2022 | 2022 CS U.S. Classic | 5 58.32 |
1 132.32 |
1 190.64 |
2021–22 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
February 15–17, 2022 | 2022 Winter Olympics | 8 67.78 |
10 134.85 |
8 202.63 |
January 18–23, 2022 | 2022 Four Continents Championships | 3 68.93 |
4 140.98 |
3 209.91 |
January 7–9, 2022 | 2022 South Korean Championships | 4 67.52 |
2 140.12 |
2 207.64 |
November 5–7, 2021 | 2021 Gran Premio d'Italia | 7 62.78 |
6 130.72 |
6 193.50 |
October 22–24, 2021 | 2021 Skate America | 6 70.56 |
8 128.78 |
8 199.34 |
2020–21 season
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Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
March 22–28, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | 5 73.63 |
13 118.15 |
11 191.78 |
February 24–26, 2021 | 2021 South Korean Championships | 3 68.87 |
2 130.44 |
1 199.31 |
2019–20 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
February 4–9, 2020 | 2020 Four Continents Championships | 7 68.10 |
4 134.66 |
6 202.76 |
January 3–5, 2020 | 2020 South Korean Championships | 3 64.81 |
3 134.50 |
3 199.31 |
October 25–27, 2019 | 2019 Skate Canada | 8 61.23 |
7 115.70 |
7 176.93 |
September 25–28, 2019 | 2019 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 2 67.06 |
2 119.21 |
2 186.27 |
September 13–15, 2019 | 2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | 5 65.65 |
5 116.95 |
4 182.60 |
2018–19 season | ||||
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
February 4–10, 2019 | 2019 Four Continents Championships | 9 64.42 |
7 123.51 |
8 187.93 |
January 11–13, 2019 | 2019 South Korean Championships | 4 63.60 |
6 109.30 |
5 172.90 |
September 12–16, 2018 | 2018 CS U.S. Classic | 4 61.30 |
5 115.35 |
3 176.65 |
Junior level
2018–19 season | |||||
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Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
December 6–9, 2018 | 2018–19 JGP Final | Junior | 4 62.51 |
6 115.40 |
6 177.91 |
September 26–29, 2018 | 2018 JGP Czech Republic | Junior | 3 69.45 |
2 126.89 |
2 196.34 |
September 5–8, 2018 | 2018 JGP Lithuania | Junior | 4 61.63 |
2 130.26 |
2 191.89 |
2017–18 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
January 5–7, 2018 | 2018 South Korean Championships | Senior | 3 64.53 |
8 111.49 |
6 176.02 |
October 11–14, 2017 | 2017 JGP Italy | Junior | 9 52.22 |
6 115.42 |
6 167.64 |
September 20–24, 2017 | 2017 JGP Belarus | Junior | 5 56.79 |
5 106.70 |
4 163.49 |
August 2–5, 2017 | 2017 Asian Open Trophy
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Junior | 2 59.67 |
3 116.38 |
3 176.05 |
2016–17 season[64] | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
January 6–8, 2017 | 2017 South Korean Championships | Senior | 2 63.98 |
4 119.29 |
2 183.27 |
September 7–11, 2016 | 2016 JGP Japan | Junior | 6 52.34 |
5 113.55 |
5 165.89 |
August 24–28, 2016 | 2016 JGP France | Junior | 4 55.11 |
4 102.68 |
4 157.79 |
August 4–5, 2016 | 2016 Asian Open Trophy
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Junior | 1 61.26 |
2 109.34 |
2 170.59 |
2015–16 season | |||||
Date | Event | Level | SP | FS | Total |
January 21–23, 2016 | 2016 FBMA Trophy
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Novice | 1 46.37 |
1 74.36 |
1 120.73 |
January 8–10, 2016 | 2016 South Korean Championships | Senior | 3 59.68 |
4 113.89 |
4 173.57 |
November 24–29, 2015 | 2015 NRW Trophy | Novice | 4 41.04 |
3 77.37 |
4 118.41 |
August 7–10, 2015 | 2015 Asian Open Trophy
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Novice | 1 41.74 |
2 74.95 |
1 116.69 |
2014–15 season | |||||
January 7–9, 2015 | 2015 South Korean Championships | Senior | 4 52.99 |
4 102.83 |
4 155.82 |
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Further reading
- 권, 종오 (July 27, 2016). 피겨 김예림, 주니어 그랑프리 선발전 여자싱글 우승 [Kim Ye-Lim won the JGP Selection of Korea] (in Korean). SBS.
- 조, 영준 (May 17, 2016). [피플人 인터뷰] '피겨 샛별' 김예림, "연아 언니 모든 것 배우고 싶어요" [Ye Lim KIM said "I hope follow the example of Yuna Kim] (in Korean). Spotv.
- 2016 ISU JGP St. Gervais Ladies Results
- 2016 Asian Open Trophy Results
- 2016 FBMA Trophy Results
- 2015 Nrw Trophy Results
- 2015 Asian Open Trophy Results
External links
- Ye Lim KIM at the International Skating Union
- Kim Ye-lim at Olympedia
- Kim Ye-lim at Olympics.com
- Kim Ye-lim on Instagram(in Korean)