Kim Ye-lim

In August 2016, Kim debuted on the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France and placed fourth.At JGP Japan, after Kim was unable to be located for a doping control test in a timely manner, the ISU disciplined her with a reprimand and a warning not to engage in future violations of Anti-Doping protocol.[12] In September 2018, Kim won the silver medal at the Junior Grand Prix in Kaunas, Lithuania, behind Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova.[20] In December 2019, Kim won the South Korean Trials for the 2020 Four Continents and was subsequently assigned to the event along with country mates Lim Eun-soo and You Young.She placed ahead of You and behind fellow countrywoman Lee Hae-in, achieving a new personal best for her free skate and combined total scores.[31] Her history of having been reprimanded by the ISU for accidentally missing a doping test at age 13 also attracted media attention due to the perceived double standard applied by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to Russian competitor Kamila Valieva at the Games.Kim was assigned to finish her season at the 2022 World Championships, but had to withdraw due to a positive COVID test and was replaced by Lee."[36] At her second assignment, the 2022 NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Kim placed first in the short program with a score of 72.22 points, unexpectedly finishing ahead of reigning World champion Kaori Sakamoto at the latter's home event.[37] In the free skate, Kim made errors on both triple flip attempts, falling on the second, and finished second in that segment behind Sakamoto but remained first overall by 2.62 points.She finished sixth in the short program after singling her planned double Axel and having the second part of her jump combination called on a quarter.[42] A few days later, Kim traveled to Lake Placid and won the bronze medal at the 2023 Winter World University Games.[48] Rallying in the free skate, she placed third in the segment with a new personal best score, a result Kim said made her "happy and relieved.[54] Kim dealt with equipment issues at the 2023 NHK Trophy, the hook of one of her boots breaking during practice before the short program, which she said made her nervous when performing.Although Kim would place eighth at the event, she was ultimately selected to represent South Korea at the 2025 Winter World University Games.[11] Although she was assigned to compete at the annual South Korean Ranking Competition, she withdrew the day of the women's short program due to a back injury she had sustained as early as 2022.