Rebeka Kim ( Hangul: , born January 27, 1998) is a South Korean former competitive ice dancer. With partner Kirill Minov, she is the 2016 South Korean national champion and placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Earlier in her career, Kim competed in single skating. She is the 2009 and 2010 Toruń Cup novice champion.

Personal life

Kim grew up in Vilnius,

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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". In February 2009, the KBS ''Global network Korean'' ran a documentary on Rebeka Kim.

Ice dancing

Junior level

In 2012, Kim began competing in ice dancing with partner Kirill Minov, representing South Korea. They are coached by

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and Alexander Svinin. Kim/Minov were assigned to

2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 16th season of the series of junior international competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the 2012–13 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating conteste ...

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

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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

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event, the

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, where they placed 7th. They received two

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assignments, the

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and

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. 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

Competitive highlights

Ice dancing with Minov

Single skating

Detailed results

Post–2014

Pre–2014

* ISU Personal bests highlighted in bold

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Rebeka 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Vilnius South Korean female ice dancers South Korean female single skaters Lithuanian female single skaters Lithuanian people of Korean descent Lithuanian emigrants to South Korea