Ye Jin Kim

Women

KOR

Date of birth20 Dec 1999
Height163 CM
ProfessionStudent
HometownSeoul
Place of birthSeoul
Start skatingShe took up the sport at age six in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Club Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR
HobbiesN/A
LanguagesKorean

CoachN/A
Former CoachN/A

General Interest
Sport Specific Information

Winning gold in the 3000m relay at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)

She and her 3000m relay teammates Shim Suk-Hee, Lee Yubin, Kim A-Lang and Choi Min-Jeong received the Clean Award at the 2018 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards in Republic of Korea. (news.joins.com, 22 Mar 2018)

"Don't give up." (Athlete, 02 Feb 2017)

Korean short track skater Choi Min-Jeong. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)

Her coach. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)

She sustained a cut to her ankle from her skating blade during a competition in 2011. The wound required 36 stitches. (news.kmib.co.kr, 26 Feb 2018; Athlete, 02 Feb 2017)

To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (news.kmib.co.kr, 26 Feb 2018)

TEAM SUSPENSION
In February 2019 she was suspended from representing the national team for a period of one month after violating dormitory rules at the National Training Centre in Jincheon, Republic of Korea. The ban meant she could not compete at the 2019 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. (koreaherald.com, 28 Feb 2019)