Men
USA
Brandon KIM
USA- Date of birth30 Aug 2001
- Height1720 CM
- ProfessionAthlete, Student
- Home townFairfax
- Start skating / Club He took up the sport at age 10. / Potomac Speed Skating Club: United States
- HobbiesSupporting American football team the Philadelphia Eagles, computer science. (teamusa.org, 06 Jan 2021)
- languagesEnglish
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
In 2016 he was named US Male Junior Developmental Skater of the Year for short track. (teamusa.org, 07 Oct 2018, 04 Dec 2016)
"I think my best quality is probably explosiveness. I can pick up speed quickly, and make passes quickly." (isu.org, 27 Jul 2022)
Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2018)
US short track skater Thomas Insuk Hong. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2018)
Winning bronze in the 3000m relay at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2018)
STUDIES ON HOLD
After being accepted to study at Stanford University in California, United States of America, he requested two gap years so he could train in Utah ahead of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. "I've been putting my life into skating for the past 10 years, I have to give it all I can to get ready for the Olympic trials. I couldn't give up this opportunity." (isu.org, 27 Jul 2022; teamusa.org, 06 Jan 2021)
After being accepted to study at Stanford University in California, United States of America, he requested two gap years so he could train in Utah ahead of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. "I've been putting my life into skating for the past 10 years, I have to give it all I can to get ready for the Olympic trials. I couldn't give up this opportunity." (isu.org, 27 Jul 2022; teamusa.org, 06 Jan 2021)
"I've always trained Korean style, with lots of dry land work – jumps, imitations, belts. Doing those drills really helps my technique on the ice. I've always done more of that than bike rides or the gym, but it's worked well for me."
"My passion for short track started when I was watching the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The electric speed of the racers and their blindingly quick passes stopped me in my tracks and drew me in. I knew instantly, 'That's what I want to do'."
