Rebeka Kim

Rebeka Kim
Personal information
Country represented South Korea
Born January 27, 1998
Seoul, South Korea
Vilnius, Lithuania[1]
Moscow, Russia[2]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Kirill Minov
Coach Irina Zhuk
Alexander Svinin
Former coach Dmitri Kozlov
Choreographer Irina Zhuk
Alexander Svinin
Training locations Moscow
Began skating 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 133.35
2014 Junior Worlds
Short dance 55.33
2014 Junior Worlds
Free dance 79.58
2014 Volvo Open Cup

Rebeka Kim (Hangul: 레베카 김, born January 27, 1998) is a South Korean ice dancer. With partner Kirill Minov, she placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Earlier in her career, Kim competed in single skating. She is the 2009 Nestle Nesquik Cup novice champion.[3]

Personal life

Kim grew up in Vilnius, Lithuania[4] but has kept her citizenship as Korean. She speaks Russian, Korean, English and Lithuanian fluently. In 2010, she moved with her family to Moscow, Russia for her skating training.

Career

Single skating

Kim began figure skating at age 7 and initially competed in single skating. She won the novice ladies' title at the 2009 Lithuanian Championships. In 2009, the Korean media dubbed her "another Kim Yuna".[5][6] In February 2009, the KBS Global network Korean ran a documentary on Rebeka Kim.[7]

Ice dancing

Junior level

In 2012, Kim began competing in ice dancing with partner Kirill Minov, representing South Korea. They are coached by Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin. Kim/Minov were assigned to 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix events in Austria and Croatia. They missed the first event waiting for the International Skating Union to grant permission for Minov's change of country — he was cleared to represent South Korea on September 21, 2012. Kim/Minov finished 10th in their international debut in Croatia. They qualified for the free dance at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan and finished 20th overall.

In November 2013, Kim/Minov won the junior ice dance event at the 2013 NRW Trophy which made them the first Korean ice dance team to win an international event. They placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia.

Senior level

Kim/Minov started their first senior season at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed 7th. They received two Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Rostelecom Cup and 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard. They are the first Korean ice dancing team to participate in any ISU Grand Prix event. At the Volvo Open Cup, Kim/Minov placed 3rd in total and they became the first Korean ice dancing team to medal at the ISU event.

Programs

(with Minov)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2014–2015
[8]
2013–2014
[9]
  • Sheherazade
    by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  • Blues
  • Swing
2012–2013
[10]
  • Blues:
  • Swing:

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Ice dancing with Minov

International[11]
Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
Worlds 26th
Four Continents 9th
GP Bompard 7th
GP Rostel. Cup 8th
CS Nebelhorn 7th
CS Volvo Cup 3rd
International: Junior[11]
Junior Worlds 20th 6th
JGP Belarus 4th
JGP Croatia 10th
JGP Slovakia 5th
Bavarian Open 4th J. 6th J.
NRW Trophy 6th J. 1st J.
Panin Memorial 1st J.
J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Single skating

International
Event 2008–09 2009–10
Nestle Nesquik Torun Cup 1st N. 1st N.
N. = Novice level

Detailed results

2014–15 season
Date Event SD FD Total
March 23–26, 2015 2015 ISU World Championships 26
45.09		 -
-		 26
45.09
February 9–15, 2015 2015 ISU Four Continents Championships 9
46.54		 9
74.22		 9
120.76
November 21–23, 2014 GP 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard 7
45.66		 7
70.29		 7
115.95
November 14–16, 2014 GP 2014 Rostelecom Cup 8
46.14		 8
72.13		 8
118.27
November 5–9, 2014 CS Volvo Open Cup 4
53.28		 3
79.58		 3
132.86
September 26-27, 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 10
38.61 		7
69.20		 7
107.81
2013–14 season
Date Event SD FD Total
March 10-16, 2014 2014 ISU World Junior Championships 6
55.33		 7
78.02		 6
133.35
Jan. 29 - Feb. 2, 2014 Bavarian Open 7
43.48		 5
67.94		 6
111.42
November 1-3, 2013 NRW Trophy 1
53.68		 2
76.91		 1
130.59
September 25-28, 2013 ISU JGP Minsk 4
50.84		 4
69.22		 4
120.06
September 12-15, 2013 ISU JGP Kosice 5
49.38 		4
72.12 		5
121.50

References

  1. ↑ "아이스댄스도 이젠 평창 메달 후보" (in Korean). 동아일보(The Dong-a Ilbo).
  2. ↑ "Biography: Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV". International Skating Union.
  3. ↑ "GAM Nestle Nesquik Cup 2009 Novice Ladies results". figureskatingonline.info. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Dailiojo čiuožimo varžybose Torunėje sėkmingai pasirodė Lietuvos atstovės". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Rebeka Kim wins at the Nestle Nesquic Cup 2009" (in Korean). Yahoo Korea. 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Little Kim Yu-Na of Lithuania, Rebeka Kim" (in Korean). Yahoo Korea. 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Rebeka Kim, Dreams come true". KBS. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Competition Results: Rebeka KIM / Kirill MINOV". International Skating Union.

External links

Media related to Rebeka Kim at Wikimedia Commons