Rebeka Kim

Background

Kim grew up in Vilnius, Lithuania but has kept her citizenship as Korean.

Career

Earlier in her career, Kim competed in single skating. She speaks Russian, Korean, English and Lithuanian fluently. In 2010, she moved with her family to Moscow, Russia for her skating training.

Single skating Ice dancing = Junior level They are coached by Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin.

Kim/Minov were assigned to 2012-2013 International Skating Union Junior 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 of 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.

They placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia.

= Senior level Kim/Minov started their first senior season at an International Skating Union Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed 7th. They are the first Korean ice dancing team to participate in any International Skating Union 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 International Skating Union event.

With Minov Post–2014 Pre–2014 International Skating Union Personal bests highlighted in bold.

Achievements

• With partner Kirill Minov, she is the 2016 South Korean national champion and placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships. She is the 2009 and 2010 Nestle Nesquik Cup novice champion. In November 2013, Kim/Minov won the junior ice dance event at the 2013 North Rhine-Westphalia Trophy which made them the first Korean ice dance team to win an international event. They received two Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Rostelecom Cup and 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard.