Kim Ji-sun

Kim Ji-sun (born June 27, 1987) is a South Korean curler from Gyeonggi Province. She was the skip of the 2014 South Korean Olympic Curling Team.

For other people named Kim Ji-seon, see Kim Ji-seon (disambiguation).
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Ji-sun
Curler
Born (1987-06-27) June 27, 1987
Seoul, South Korea
Team
Curling clubGyeonggi-do CC,
Uijeongbu, KOR
Career
Member Association South Korea
World Championship
appearances		5 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		4 (2010, 2011, 2013, 2015)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2014)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing  South Korea
Pacific-Asia Championships
2010 Uiseong
2013 Shanghai
2011 Nanjing
2015 Almaty
Winter Universiade
2013 Trentino
2011 Erzurum
Kim Ji-sun
Hangul
Hanja
金智善[1]
Revised RomanizationGim Jiseon
McCune–ReischauerKim Chisŏn

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 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 Wang Bingyu, in the final. Later in the season, she led her Korean team to a bronze medal at the 2011 Winter Universiade.

As the reigning Pacific champion, Kim would play in her second World championships at the 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship. At the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship, 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 Shanghai junior team two months after her retirement.[2] 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.[3]

Personal life

When she was young, Kim was a speed skater. Kim met Chinese curler Xu Xiaoming in China in 2007 and married him in 2013.[4] She has one son, Su-ho.[5]

Teammates
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
2010–11 Kim Ji-sunLee Seul-beeShin Mi-sungGim Un-chiLee Hyun-jung2010 PCC, 2011 WCC
2011–12 Kim Ji-sunLee Seul-beeGim Un-chiLee Hyun-jung2011 PCC
Kim Ji-sunLee Seul-beeShin Mi-sungGim Un-chi2012 WCC
2012–13 Kim Ji-sunLee Seul-beeShin Mi-sungGim Un-chi
2013–14 Kim Ji-sunGim Un-chiShin Mi-sungLee Seul-beeUm Min-ji2013 PACC, 2014 OG

Grand Slam record
Key
C Champion
F Lost in Final
SF Lost in Semifinal
QF Lost in Quarterfinals
R16 Lost in the round of 16
Q Did not advance to playoffs
T2 Played in Tier 2 event
DNP Did not participate in event
N/A Not a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Autumn Gold Q DNP DNP Q
Masters N/A DNP QF
Colonial Square N/A DNP DNP
Canadian Open N/A N/A N/A
Players' DNP DNP DNP

References
  1. "파견후보자 전형자료". Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. Zhao Jiantong; Wu Yang (2017-11-20). "[冰雪]全国青年冰壶锦标赛上的韩国面孔——金智善". China Central Television (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  3. Gong Jieyun (2019-01-16). "冰壶打造三级输送体系". Jiefang Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-11-29.
  4. "Will country come before love for two Olympic curlers on Valentine's Day?". The Washington Post. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. http://www.curling.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/58/files/2016/03/WORLD-TUES-ALL.pdf


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