Kim Bo-reum
Kim at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1993-02-06) 6 February 1993
Daegu, South Korea
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountrySouth Korea
SportShort track (2007–2010)
Long track (2010–present)
EventMass start
ClubGangwon Provincial Government
Medal record
Women's long track speed skating
Representing  South Korea
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangMass start
World Single Distance Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 GangneungMass start
Silver medal – second place2016 KolomnaMass start
Silver medal – second place2020 Salt Lake CityMass start
Bronze medal – third place2013 SochiTeam pursuit
Asian Winter Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Sapporo5000m
Silver medal – second place2017 Sapporo3000m
Silver medal – second place2017 SapporoTeam pursuit
Bronze medal – third place2017 SapporoMass start
Silver medal – second place2011 Astana–Almaty3000m
Four Continents Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 MilwaukeeMass start
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place2013 Trentino1500m
Gold medal – first place2013 TrentinoTeam pursuit
Silver medal – second place2013 Trentino3000m

Kim Bo-reum (Hangul: 김보름, born 6 February 1993) is a South Korean speed skater. She is the current South Korean record holder in the women's long track speed skating 3000 and 5000 metres.[1] She is a two-time Olympian and specialises in the women's mass start.

Speed skating career

Kim started short track speed skating as a child.[2] In 2007, at the age of 14, she was selected for the South Korean national junior team and won the gold medal in the women's 2000-metre relay at the Asian Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships. At the end of April 2010, however, Kim turned to long track speed skating after being inspired by compatriot Lee Seung-hoon, who had similarly switched formats and medalled at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2] She won her first major medal at the 2011 Asian Winter Games, with a silver in the women's 3000 metres[3] and placed fourth in the women's 5000 metres.[4]

At the 2013 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships, Kim won bronze in the women's team pursuit with Noh Seon-yeong and Park Do-yeong.[5] She also placed 11th in the women's 1500 metres[6] and 9th in the women's 3000 metres.[7] Later that year, she participated at the 2013 Winter Universiade, winning gold in the women's 1500 metres[8] and women's team pursuit (with Park Do-yeong and Yang Shin-young),[9] as well as silver in the women's 3000 metres[10] and women's 5000 metres.[11]

Kim participated in the Olympics for the first time during the 2014 Winter Olympics, in which she ranked 13th place at the women's 3000 metres[12] and 21st place at the women's 1500 metres[13] Along with Noh Seon-yeong and Yang Shin-young, Kim was also part of the South Korean team which participated in the quarter-finals of the women's team pursuit.[14] She tore her anterior cruciate ligament during the women's 5000 metres event, which limited her appearances for the rest of the season.[15]

After the underwhelming performance at the 2015 World Championships due to the injury, Kim came back with a new national record of 7:05.55 for the women's 5000 metres during the 2015–16 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[16] At the 2016 World Championships, Kim won silver in the women's mass start[17] and placed 7th in the women's 3000 metres.[18] She bettered that result at the 2017 World Championships by winning gold in the women's mass start[19] and placing 6th in the women's 3000 metres with a new national record time of 4:03.85.[20] She was also part of the South Korean women's team pursuit team with Noh Seon-yeong and Park Ji-woo, which finished 5th.[21] At the 2017 Asian Winter Games, Kim won gold in the women's 5000 metres,[22] silver in the women's 3000 metres[23] and the women's team pursuit, and a bronze in the women's mass start.[2]

During the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Winter Olympic games that were held in her home country South Korea for the first time, Kim won the silver medal at the women's mass start in speed skating, which was her first ever medal from the Olympics. She also participated in the women's 3000 metres event.

After failing to advance to the semi-finals of the women's team pursuit in the 2018 Olympics, Kim received public backlash after her interview, which seemingly attributed the team's loss to her teammate Noh Seon-yeong.[24] She later made a public apology.[25] Although Noh proceeded to claim that she was the victim of Kim's bullying, which hugely intensified the public anger against Kim, the subsequent lawsuit revealed that Kim was the actual victim who had been constantly bullied by Noh.[26] Kim later recalled in 2022 that what hurt the most was being accused as a bully when she was the victim.[26]

Kim again represented South Korea in the women's mass start in the 2022 Olympics, finishing 5th in the final. After the match, expressing her happiness to be back in the Olympics; Kim cried during the interview and expressed that she could keep going on due to the support from many people despite her worry that no one would cheer for her after the incident.[27]

In May 2022, Kim signed with Bonbu ENT, an entertainment agency. She plans to debut in the entertainment industry.[28]

Personal records

Personal records[29]
Women's speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m40.687 March 2015Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m1:18.129 October 2015Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m1:56.1216 November 2013Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m4:03.859 February 2017Gangneung Oval, GangneungCurrent South Korean record.[1]
5000 m7:05.5520 November 2015Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake CityCurrent South Korean record.[1]

Filmography

Television show

Year Title Role Ref.
2022 Queen of Wrestling Player [30]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Records – Korea (KOR)". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Speed Skating | Athlete Profile: KIM Bo-Reum – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Asian Winter Games 2011: 3000m Ladies". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Asian Winter Games 2011: 5000m Ladies". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Essent ISU World Single Distances Championships 2013: Draw Team Pursuit Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Essent ISU World Single Distances Championships 2013: Result 1500m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Essent ISU World Single Distances Championships 2013: Result 3000m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Official Results – Ladies' 1500m Final". winteruniversiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Official Results – Ladies' Team Pursuit Final A". winteruniversiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Official Results – Ladies' 3000m Final". winteruniversiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official Results – Ladies' 5000m Final". winteruniversiade2013.sportresult.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. ↑ "Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi: Result 3000m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. ↑ "Olympic Winter Games 2014, Sochi: Result 1500m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Sochi 2014: Speed skating women's team pursuit results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  15. ↑ "Kim Bo-Reum". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  16. ↑ "ISU World Cup: 5000m Ladies – Division B". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  17. ↑ "ISU World Single Distances Championships 2016: Result Mass Start Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  18. ↑ "ISU World Single Distances Championships 2016: Result 3000m Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "ISU World Single Distances Championships 2017: Result Mass Start Final Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  20. ↑ "World Single Distances Championships 2017: 3000m Ladies". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  21. ↑ "ISU World Single Distances Championships 2017: Draw Team Pursuit Ladies". live.isuresults.eu. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  22. ↑ "2017 Asian Winter Games: 5000m Ladies". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  23. ↑ "2017 Asian Winter Games: 3000m Ladies". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  24. ↑ Ko, Dong-hwan (25 February 2018). "Bullying scandal leads to NEPA boycott". The Korea Times. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  25. ↑ "(Olympics) Speed skater Kim Bo-reum apologizes for blaming teammate". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  26. 1 2 "'왕따 주행' 진실 바로잡은 김보름, 이젠 온 국민 응원받고 달린다". Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  27. ↑ "[영상] '멈추지 않는 눈물' 김보름 "아쉬움이 아니라 기쁨의 눈물"". KBS News. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  28. ↑ Jeong Hee-yeon (3 May 2022). "스피드 스케이트 선수 김보름 연예계 데뷔…추성훈 소속사 전속계약 [공식]" [Speed skater Kim Bo-reum debuts in the entertainment industry... Choo Sung-hoon's agency exclusive contract [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved 3 May 2022 – via Naver.
  29. ↑ "Bo-Reum Kim". speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  30. ↑ Jang Da-hee (6 July 2022). "홍윤화·김보름→김새롬, '씨름의 여왕' 선수단 전격 합류[공식]" [Yunhwa Hong and Bo-reum Kim → Sae-rom Kim, 'Queen of Ssireum' suddenly joined the squad [Official]] (in Korean). spoTV News. Retrieved 6 July 2022 – via Naver.
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