Additional Information
Highlights
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| World Championships |
| 2 | 1500 m | 2013 | Debrecen, HUN |
| 3 | Individual Final Classification | 2013 | Debrecen, HUN |
| 4 | 3000 m Relay | 2013 | Debrecen, HUN |
| 8 | 1000 m | 2013 | Debrecen, HUN |
| 42 | 500 m | 2013 | Debrecen, HUN |
| World Cup Rankings overview - displays all rankings from 2010/11, top three for earlier seasons |
| Season | 500m | 1000m | 1500m |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012/2013 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Best performance per season in World Cup events from 2010/2011 |
| Season | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | Relay |
|---|
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 3rd | 3 x 1st | 3 x 1st | 3 x 1st |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 3rd | 3 x 1st | 6 x 1st | 1 x 1st |
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|
| Ten best World Cup performances in current season |
| 1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Torino, ITA |
| 1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Seoul, KOR |
| 1 | 1000 m | 2013/2014 | Shanghai, CHN |
| 1 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Kolomna, RUS |
| 1 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Torino, ITA |
| 1 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Shanghai, CHN |
| 1 | 3000 m Relay | 2013/2014 | Torino, ITA |
| 1 | 3000 m Relay | 2013/2014 | Seoul, KOR |
| 1 | 3000 m Relay | 2013/2014 | Shanghai, CHN |
| 2 | 1500 m | 2013/2014 | Seoul, KOR |
| 2 | 3000 m Relay | 2013/2014 | Kolomna, RUS |
| Youth Olympic Games |
| 1 | 500 m | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| 1 | 1000 m | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| 3 | 3000 m Relay | 2012 | Innsbruck, AUT |
| World Junior Championships |
| 1 | 3000 m Relay | 2012 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
| 1 | Individual Final Classification | 2012 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
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- Nickname: Next Generation Skating Queen (blog.naver.com, 12 Nov 2012)
- Languages Spoken: Korean
- Occupation: Student
- Coach: Cho Jae-Beom (KOR) (Athlete, 01 Dec 2013)
Additional Information
Start of sporting career
She took up short track at age seven in Gangneung, Korea. (Athlete, 24 Jan 2013)
Reason for taking up this sport
She was influenced by her older brother. (Athlete, 01 Dec 2013)
Ambitions
To win gold at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (womennews.co.kr, 27 Nov 2013)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Breaking the 1000m world record and winning three gold medals at the 2012 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada. (brandonsun.com, 21 Oct 2012)
Hero
Korean short track skaters Chun Lee-Kyung and Jin Sun-Yu. (Athlete, 01 Dec 2013)
Most influential person in career
Coach Cho Jae-Beom. (Athlete, 24 Jan 2013)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Never give up." (Athlete, 24 Jan 2013)