Kim Ji-sun (born June 27, 1987) is a South Korean curler from

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

. She was the skip of the 2014 South Korean Olympic Curling Team.

Career

Kim was a member of the silver medal-winning Korean team that won a silver medal at the 2007 Pacific Junior Curling Championships. She was the team's alternate and played two matches. She was also the alternate for the Korean team at the

2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship The 2009 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held in Gangneung, South Korea from March 21 to 29. Qualification * (Host country) * (Defending champion) ...

that finished 10th. She played just one match in that game, a losing cause to Germany. As a skip, Kim won the silver medal on 2010 Pacific Curling Championships for Korea. Her Korean team was defeated by the former World Champion Chinese team, skipped by

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, in the final. Later in the season, she led her Korean team to a bronze medal at the

2011 Winter Universiade The XXV Winter Universiade, took place in Erzurum, Turkey between 27 January to 6 February. Erzurum is the city at the highest altitude in Turkey, at , and has over 320 cultural landmarks. Located in Eastern Anatolia Region, it is a city on the ...

. As the reigning Pacific champion, Kim would play in her second World championships at the

2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship The 2011 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Capital One World Women's Curling Championship 2011 for sponsorship reasons) was held in Esbjerg, Denmark at the Granly Hockey Arena from March 19–27, 2011. The Swedish rink skipped by Anett ...

. At the

2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship The 2012 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as Ford World Women's Curling Championship 2012 for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25. It marked the 12th time that Canada has hosted ...

, South Korea made history by winning the most games ever in history and made the playoffs for the first time. They eliminated Canada to advance to the semifinal, but lost a close game against eventual champions Switzerland. They then lost another close game to the Canadians in the bronze medal game, finishing in fourth place. Their fourth-place finish ensured them a spot in the 2014 Winter Olympics, even though South Korea did not qualify for the 2013 World Championships. At the Olympics, she led her Korean team to an 8th-place finish and a 3–6 record.

Coaching

In 2017, Kim Ji-sun (who speaks fluent Chinese) took up the position of the coach of

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junior team two months after her retirement. In January 2019, she was promoted to the head coach position of the Shanghai team and tasked with overseeing its senior, junior, and youth squads.

Personal life

When she was young, Kim was a speed skater. Kim met Chinese curler

Xu Xiaoming Xu Xiaoming (; born September 14, 1984 in Harbin, Heilongjiang) is an internationally elite curler from China. Career His team won bronze in the Curling at the 2007 Asian Winter Games and he competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics. In V ...

in China in 2007 and married him in 2013. She has one son, Su-ho.http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/WORLD-TUES-ALL.pdf

Teammates

Grand Slam record

References

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* 1987 births Living people South Korean female curlers Curlers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers of South Korea Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province Curlers from Seoul Universiade medalists in curling Pacific-Asian curling champions Universiade silver medalists for South Korea Universiade bronze medalists for South Korea Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade South Korean expatriate sportspeople in China {{SouthKorea-curling-bio-stub