{{Short description|South Korean curler (born 1990)}} {{family name hatnote|[[Kim (surname)|Gim]]||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox curler | name = Gim Eun-ji | other_names = Gim Un-chi | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|23}} | birth_place = [[Dangjin]], [[South Korea]] | Curling club = Uijeongbu CC, [[Uijeongbu]] | Skip = '''Gim Eun-ji''' | Third = [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]] | Second = [[Kim Su-ji (curler)|Kim Su-ji]] | Lead = [[Seol Ye-eun]] | Alternate = [[Seol Ye-ji]] | Member Association = {{KOR}} | World Championship appearances = 7 ({{WWCC|2011}}, {{WWCC|2012}}, {{WWCC|2014}}, {{WWCC|2016}}, {{WWCC|2024}}, {{WWCC|2025}}, {{WWCC|2026}}) | Pacific Championship appearances = 5 ({{PACC|2010}}, {{PACC|2011}}, {{PACC|2013}}, {{PACC|2015}}, {{PACC|2019}}) | Pan Continental Championship appearances = 3 ({{PCCC|2023}}, {{PCCC|2024}}, {{PCCC|2025}}) | Olympic appearances = 2 ([[Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2014]], [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2026]]) | Other appearances = [[Curling at the Asian Winter Games|Asian Winter Games]]: 1 ([[Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament|2025]]) | Grand Slam victories = 1 ([[2023 National]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2024 World Women's Curling Championship|2024 Sydney]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Winter Games]] }} {{MedalGold | [[Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games|2025 Harbin]] | [[Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament|Women's]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Continental Curling Championships|Pan Continental Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2023 Kelowna]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2024 Lacombe]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2025 Pan Continental Curling Championships|2025 Virginia]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|Pacific-Asia Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2010 Pacific Curling Championships|2010 Uiseong]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2013 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2013 Shanghai]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2011 Nanjing]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2015 Almaty]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2019 Shenzhen]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Winter Universiade]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[Curling at the 2013 Winter Universiade|2013 Trentino]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[Curling at the 2011 Winter Universiade|2011 Erzurum]] | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.svg|24px]] Gyeonggi }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Korean Curling Championships|Korean Women's Championship]] }} {{MedalGold | 2011 Uijeongbu | }} {{MedalGold | 2013 Chuncheon | }} {{MedalGold | 2015 Icheon | }} {{MedalGold | [[2019 Korean Curling Championships|2019 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2023 Korean Curling Championships|2023 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2024 Korean Curling Championships|2024 Uijeongbu]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2025 Korean Curling Championships|2025 Uijeongbu]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2020 Korean Curling Championships|2020 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2022 Korean Curling Championships|2022 Jincheon]] | }} {{MedalBronze | 2012 Uijeongbu | }} {{MedalBronze | 2016 Uiseong | }} {{MedalBronze | 2017 Icheon | }} {{MedalBronze | 2018 Jincheon | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2021 Korean Curling Championships|2021 Gangneung]] | }} }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul = %김은지 | hanja = }}
'''Gim Eun-ji''' also known as '''Gim Un-chi''' (born January 23, 1990) is a [[South Korea|Korean]] [[Curling|curler]] from [[Uijeongbu]].<ref name="Media Guide">{{cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf|title=2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide|work=[[Curling Canada]]|accessdate=11 March 2024|archive-date=11 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311202556/https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> She currently [[Skip (curling)|skips]] the Gyeonggi Province curling team.
==Career== Gim played as lead in her first world championship at the [[2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship]] along with skip [[Kim Ji-sun]]. The team struggled finishing in last place with a 2–9 record. At the [[2012 World Women's Curling Championship]], South Korea made history by making the playoffs for the first time with an 8–3 record. They defeated 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, Gim played in the third and fourth positions, and the Korean team finished in eighth place with a 3–6 record. A month after the Olympics, Gim and her team represented South Korea at the [[2014 World Women's Curling Championship]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick]]. Like in 2012, the team had a successful run finishing round robin play with an 8–3 record and winning the tiebreaker 7–5 over Sweden's [[Margaretha Sigfridsson]] to qualify for the playoffs. They defeated Russia's [[Anna Sidorova]] in the 3 vs. 4 game but then lost the semifinal to, once again, Switzerland who went on to win the event. Gim missed her final shot of the bronze medal game and the Russian's stole the win 7–6.<ref>{{YouTube|G0Lnr3dqNKU|'''Video''' (full game): 2014 World Women's Curling Championship - Bronze medal game - Russia (Anna Sidorova) vs South Korea (Kim Ji-sun)}}</ref>
The [[2014–15 curling season|2014–15 season]] was not a good season for the team. They won a [[World Curling Tour]], the [[Crestwood Ladies Fall Classic]] but they didn't play in the [[2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]] and South Korea did not qualify for the [[2015 World Women's Curling Championship]]. The [[2015–16 curling season|2015–16 season]] was successful for the team. They won the [[Hub International Crown of Curling]], finished second at the [[2015 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]] and qualified for the [[2016 World Women's Curling Championship]]. Gim and her team struggled during the World's, finishing in seventh place with a 5–6 record. Gim finished off the season with a third-place finish at the Korean National Championship.
Gim played in a number of events in the [[2016–17 curling season|2016–17 season]] and made the playoffs in a few as well. The team finished second at the inaugural [[Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic]], third at the [[Hub International Crown of Curling]] and the [[Medicine Hat Charity Classic]] and fifth at the [[Crestwood Ladies Fall Classic]]. They also won the [[Karuizawa International]] 7–4 over [[Margaretha Sigfridsson]]. For the [[2017–18 curling season|2017–18 season]] they didn't play as many events but still found success finishing runner-up at the [[Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic]] to [[Rachel Homan]] and qualifying for the quarterfinals at the [[Colonial Square Ladies Classic]], [[Karuizawa International]] and the [[Glynhill Ladies International]].
The team had a full schedule for the [[2018–19 curling season|2018–19 season]], beginning with the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic where they finished fourth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5339&view=Main#1|title=2018 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref> On tour in Canada, they reached the final of the [[Gord Carroll Curling Classic]] where they lost to [[Chelsea Brandwood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5333|title=2018 Gord Carroll Curling Classic – Presented by Winchester Glen Retirement|website=CurlingZone|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref> They also made the semifinals of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic and the quarterfinals of the [[Canad Inns Women's Classic]]. Team Gim was invited to play in the [[2018 Tour Challenge]] Tier 2 [[Grand Slam of Curling|Grand Slam]] event where they qualified for the playoffs as the number one seed. They then lost to [[Kristen Streifel]] 8–6 in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5315&view=Main#1|title=2018 Tour Challenge Tier 2|website=CurlingZone|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref>
In summer 2019, Team Gim would win the [[2019 Korean Curling Championships]] after stealing two in the tenth end of the final against [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]].<ref>{{YouTube|OHdXaedk7Dk|'''Video''' (full game): 2019 Korean National Women's Curling Championship - Final - Kim Min-ji vs Gim Un-chi}}</ref> To start their tour season, her team had a quarterfinal finish at the [[2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic]]. They followed this by missing the playoffs at the 2019 [[Stu Sells Oakville Tankard]], a semifinal finish at the [[2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic]] and winning the 2019 [[KW Fall Classic]] posting a perfect 7–0 record en route to capturing the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5846&teamid=134366&profileid=|title=2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5851&teamid=134370&profileid=12516#1|title=2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5853&teamid=134369&profileid=12516#1|title=2019 KW Fall Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=September 23, 2019}}</ref> At the [[2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]], Gim and her team had a disappointing finish. After going 6–1 in the round robin, they lost the semi-final to China's [[Han Yu (curler)|Han Yu]]. This performance meant they didn't qualify Korea for the 2020 World Championship through the Pacific region and would have to play in the [[2020 World Qualification Event|World Qualification Event]] for their spot in the World's. Next Team Gim competed in the 2019 [[Boundary Ford Curling Classic]] where they lost in the final to Kim Min-ji. Two weeks later, they played in the [[Jim Sullivan Curling Classic]] in Saint John, New Brunswick, the same city where the team had success in 2014 at the World's. It was another successful run for the rink as they went 7–0 through the tournament to capture the title. Gim's rink went undefeated at the World Qualification Event, going 7–0 in the round robin and defeating Italy in the 1 vs. 2 playoff game to qualify South Korea for the World Championship. The team was set to represent South Korea at the [[2020 World Women's Curling Championship]] before the event got cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cp-newsalert-world-women-s-curling-championship-cancelled-1.1456723|title=World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled|website=The Sports Network|author=The Canadian Press|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2020/03/wwcc2020-cancelled/|title=World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada|date=March 12, 2020|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=March 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314163901/https://worldcurling.org/2020/03/wwcc2020-cancelled/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The World Qualification Event would be their last event of the season as the remaining two events (the [[Players' Championship]] and the [[Champions Cup (curling)|Champions Cup]] Grand Slam events) were also cancelled due to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gsoc-cancels-remaining-events-of-2019-20-season/|title=GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season|website=Grand Slam of Curling|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=May 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530043812/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gsoc-cancels-remaining-events-of-2019-20-season/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Team Gim was not able to defend their national title at the [[2020 Korean Curling Championships]] in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6807#1|title=2020 Korean National Women's Curling Championship|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> After going 4–2 through the round robin, they defeated [[Um Min-ji]] 8–6 in the 3 vs. 4 game and then beat [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]] 9–4 in the semifinal. They then lost in the final to the undefeated Team [[Kim Eun-jung (curler)|Kim Eun-jung]], meaning Team Kim won the right to represent Korea at the [[2021 World Women's Curling Championship]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2021/04/meet-the-teams-wwcc/|title=Meet the teams competing at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship 2021|publisher=World Curling Federation|author=Richard Gray|date=April 30, 2021|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-date=July 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715205821/http://worldcurling.org/2021/04/meet-the-teams-wwcc/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22 season]] began in June for Team Gim as they competed in the [[2021 Korean Curling Championships]] to decide who would get the chance to represent Korea at the [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Winter Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQSZEAUDAA8/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQSZEAUDAA8|archive-date=2021-12-26|url-access=registration|title=베이징 올림픽 대표를 포함한 2021-2022 컬링 국가대표를 뽑는 2021 KB금융 한국컬링선수권대회 with 강릉.|language=Korean|publisher=curling1spoon|website=Instagram|date=June 19, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In the first of three rounds, the team went 3–1 in the round robin and then defeated the Kim Min-ji rink in the semifinal. They then lost to Kim Eun-jung in the final game. In the second round, they went 3–3, however, because Team Kim Eun-jung won both the first and second rounds, they became the national champions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ082klMfdp/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQ082klMfdp |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=여자부 강릉시청 '팀 킴'은 2차전 5승 1패로 우승해 오는 12월 열리는 베이징 올림픽 자격대회에 출전하게 됐습니다. 축하합니다.|language=Korean|publisher=curling1spoon|website=Instagram|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Gim later competed in the [[2021 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship]] with partner [[Jeong Yeong-seok]], however, failed to qualify for the playoff round. On tour, Team Gim won three events at the Chairman's Cup, the [[Boundary Ford Curling Classic]], and the Ladies Alberta Open.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6681|title=2021 Boundary Ford Curling Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref> They also reached the quarterfinal round of the [[2021 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]] and the final of the [[Red Deer Curling Classic]] where they lost to [[Satsuki Fujisawa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6513|title=2021 Vesta Energy Curling Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref> Team Gim also competed in all four Grand Slam events of the season, however, finished winless at the first three. In March 2022, [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]] moved to Gyeonggi Province to join Team Gim at third.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/curling_team_gim/|title=Team Gim Curling|publisher=curling_team_gim|website=Instagram|access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref> The team competed in two Grand Slams at the end of the year, the [[2022 Players' Championship]] and the [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|2022 Champions Cup]]. After missing the playoffs at the Players', the team made it all the way to the final of the Champions Cup where they lost to [[Kerri Einarson]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/einarson-earns-4th-gsoc-womens-title-with-champions-cup-win/|title=Einarson earns 4th GSOC women's title with Champions Cup win|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=May 8, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022|archive-date=July 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702145157/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/einarson-earns-4th-gsoc-womens-title-with-champions-cup-win/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Team Gim had their best season to date during the [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23 season]] as they qualified for the playoffs in fourteen of fifteen events they played in. The team began their run at the [[2022 Korean Curling Championships]] where they went 5–1 in the round robin. After beating Jeonbuk Province in the semifinal, they lost in the championship game 7–4 to Chuncheon City Hall's [[Ha Seung-youn]], meaning they would not be the national team once again.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/curling/news/new-champions-in-korea|title=New Champions in Korea|publisher=The Curling News|website=Sports Illustrated|date=June 20, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> On tour, the team began at the [[2022 Alberta Curling Series: Event 1|first event]] of the Alberta Curling Series, where they went undefeated to claim the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7381#1|title=2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series: Event 1|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> They next played in the [[2022 Martensville International]] where after a 4–1 round robin record, they fell 8–4 in the semifinal to [[Clancy Grandy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7395#1|title=2022 Martensville International|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> They also reached the semifinals of the [[2022 Saville Shoot-Out]], the [[2022 Alberta Curling Series Major]], and the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic. In the first Slam event, the [[2022 National]], Team Gim finished 2–2 through the round robin, but were able to beat [[Tabitha Peterson]] in a tiebreaker to qualify for the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, they lost 7–5 to [[Satsuki Fujisawa]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-einarson-advance-to-boost-national-semifinals/|title=Lawes, Einarson advance to Boost National semifinals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 8, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> The team had another quarterfinal finish the following week at the [[2022 Western Showdown]] after a previously undefeated record. At the [[2022 Tour Challenge]], the team started with two straight losses before winning three straight sudden death games to advance to the playoffs. After defeating Team Kim in the quarterfinals, they lost 4–3 to Team Einarson in the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/oskar-eriksson-skips-team-edin-into-hearinglife-tour-challenge-mens-final/|title=Oskar Eriksson skips Team Edin into HearingLife Tour Challenge men's final|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 23, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=April 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423114805/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/oskar-eriksson-skips-team-edin-into-hearinglife-tour-challenge-mens-final/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Team Gim's next event was the [[2022 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]] where they qualified for the playoffs through the B side. They then defeated [[Abby Ackland]], [[Casey Scheidegger]] and [[Michèle Jäggi]] in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game respectively to win the event, becoming the first Korean team to do so.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/watch-players-tour-presented-by-curling-live-autumn-gold-curling-classic/|title=Players Tour presented by Curling Live: Gim wins Autumn Gold Curling Classic|publisher=Sportsnet|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> The team continued their winning momentum into the [[Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic]] where they captured their third event title of the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=6775|title=Gim wins again at Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic|publisher=CurlingZone|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> Team Gim wrapped up the 2022 part of their season at the [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022 Masters]] where they had another semifinal appearance, falling 5–3 to [[Rachel Homan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-vs-einarson-mouat-vs-retornaz-set-for-wfg-masters-finals/|title=Homan vs. Einarson, Mouat vs. Retornaz set for WFG Masters finals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 10, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=July 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722042504/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-vs-einarson-mouat-vs-retornaz-set-for-wfg-masters-finals/|url-status=dead}}</ref> They also reached the semifinals of the next Slam, the [[2023 Canadian Open (curling)|2023 Canadian Open]], where they were again defeated by Team Fujisawa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/einarson-reaches-sixth-straight-grand-slam-final-at-co-op-canadian-open/|title=Einarson reaches sixth straight Grand Slam final at Co-op Canadian Open|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=January 15, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> The team wrapped up their season at the final two Slams, the [[2023 Players' Championship]] and the [[2023 Champions Cup (curling)|2023 Champions Cup]]. At the Players', they finished first through pool play with a 4–1 record to earn the top spot in the playoffs. They then lost 6–3 to [[Silvana Tirinzoni]] in the semifinal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/koe-claims-spot-in-princess-auto-players-championship-final-with-buzzer-beater-shot/|title=Koe claims spot in Princess Auto Players’ Championship final with clutch shot|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 15, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023|archive-date=July 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720212713/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/koe-claims-spot-in-princess-auto-players-championship-final-with-buzzer-beater-shot/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the Champions Cup, they missed the playoffs for the only time during the season. After a 3–2 record, they fell 9–4 to Team Hasselborg in a tiebreaker.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-edges-grandy-in-extra-end-for-kioti-tractor-champions-cup-playoff-spot/|title=Jones edges Grandy in extra end for KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup playoff spot|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=May 6, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref>
After their successful season which saw them rise to fifth in the world, Team Gim had an even better [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24 season]] with the team increasing their world ranking to third. At the [[2023 Korean Curling Championships]], the team lost just one game en route to claiming the national title, finishing the event with an unmatched 12–1 record.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8075&eventtypeid=81&view=Main#1|title=2023 Korean Curling Championships – Women|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> This gave Gim her fifth Korean title and earned her team the right to represent Korea at the [[2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships]] and the [[2024 World Women's Curling Championship]]. On tour, the team initially struggled to find major success in their first three events. At the [[2023 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]], however, Team Gim went undefeated to defend their title, defeating Japan's Miori Nakamura 8–3 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/south-koreas-team-gim-defends-autumn-gold-curling-classic-title|title=South Korea's Team Gim defends Autumn Gold Curling Classic title|publisher=Calgary Sun|author=Todd Saelhof|date=October 9, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> At the first Slam of the season, the [[2023 Tour Challenge]], the team finished as the number one seeds through the round robin before dropping their quarterfinal match to [[Kaitlyn Lawes]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-eliminates-top-seed-gim-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-quarterfinals/|title=Lawes eliminates top-seed Gim in HearingLife Tour Challenge women's quarterfinals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 21, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> They then played in the Pan Continental Championships where they went 6–1 through the round robin, earning the number one seed in the playoffs. After defeating Canada's [[Kerri Einarson]] in the semifinal, they beat Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa in the final to claim Korea's first Pan Continental title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/11/women-gold/|title=Korea women win Pan Continental Curling Championship|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> Next was the [[2023 National]] where Team Gim again went undefeated through the round robin before defeating [[Stefania Constantini]] and Silvana Tirinzoni in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. This qualified them for the final where they defeated Team Rachel Homan 7–6, becoming the first Korean team to win a [[Grand Slam of Curling]] event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gim-wins-first-career-grand-slam-womens-title-at-kioti-national/|title=Gim wins first career Grand Slam women's title at KIOTI National|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=November 12, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> They then reached the final of the Uiseong Korean Cup where they lost to Team Kim. At the next two Slams, the [[2023 Masters (curling)|2023 Masters]] and the [[2024 Canadian Open (January)|2024 Canadian Open]], the team lost in the quarterfinals to Einarson and Homan respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/defending-champ-einarson-steals-spot-in-wfg-masters-semifinals-from-gim/|title=Defending champ Einarson steals spot in WFG Masters semifinals from Gim|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 16, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024|archive-date=April 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240412185054/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/defending-champ-einarson-steals-spot-in-wfg-masters-semifinals-from-gim/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In their last event before the world championship, they lost just one game en route to claiming the [[2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup]], defeating Korean rival Kim Eun-jung in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=7959&teamid=177375|title=2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> Team Gim then represented Korea at the 2024 World Championship in [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]]. Through the round robin, the team lost just two games to Switzerland and Italy, finishing fourth with a 10–2 record. This included defeating Canada's Homan rink, being the only team to do so.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/canada-s-rachel-homan-finishes-first-in-round-robin-moves-into-world-semis-1.2093784|title=Canada's Homan finishes first in round-robin, moves into world semis|publisher=TSN|date=March 22, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> After beating Sweden's [[Anna Hasselborg]] in the qualification round, they faced Canada again where they lost 9–7. This put them in the bronze medal game where Gim made a double takeout on her last shot to win the game for her team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2024/03/korea-bronze/|title=Korea win World Women's bronze|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=March 24, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> It was her first medal at a world championship, coming ten years after she lost the bronze medal game in {{WWCC|2014}}. The team ended their season at the [[2024 Players' Championship]] where they lost in the semifinals to [[Isabella Wranå]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/wrana-tirinzoni-to-face-off-again-for-princess-auto-players-championship-womens-title/|title=Wrana, Tirinzoni to face off again for Princess Auto Players' Championship women's title|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 14, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref>
Gim and her team carried their momentum from the previous season into the [[2024 Korean Curling Championships]] where they defended their national title. After finishing 5–2 in the round robin, the team won three straight playoff games to secure the gold medal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8616&view=Main#1|title=2024 Korean Curling Championships|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> This again allowed them to represent Korea at all international events during the [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25 season]] which included the [[Curling at the 2025 Asian Winter Games – Women's tournament|2025 Asian Winter Games]]. On tour, the team had mixed results, consistently qualifying for the playoffs but failing to make it past the quarterfinals. They won their first event at the Alberta Curling Series Women's Major in Beaumont before again claiming the [[2024 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]], becoming the first rink to win the event three consecutive times.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/john-epping-eunjung-kim-win-in-toronto-on-busy-thanksgiving-weekend-1.2189136|title=Epping, Kim win in Toronto on busy Thanksgiving weekend|publisher=TSN|date=October 15, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> At the [[2024 Pan Continental Curling Championships]], the team reached the final once again where they faced Canada's Rachel Homan. Tied in the tenth end, Gim's final stone failed to remove Canada's rock from scoring position, losing on a measurement and earning the silver medal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2024/11/canada-women-win-pccc/|title=Canada women win Pan Continental championship title|publisher=World Curling|date=November 3, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> In the new year, the team dominated the Asian Winter Games, winning all ten of their games to claim gold.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20250214/korea-captures-womens-curling-title-for-final-gold-at-winter-asiad|title=Korea captures women's curling title for final gold at Winter Asiad|publisher=The Korea Times|date=February 14, 2025|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> Next, they participated in the [[2025 World Women's Curling Championship]] which was hosted in their hometown of Uijeongbu. There, they again had a strong round robin performance, losing only two of twelve games to earn a direct bye to the semifinals. However, they were unable to continue their successful run, losing to Canada and China to finish off the podium in fourth place.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2025/03/bronze-wwcc/|title=China win LGT World Women's bronze|publisher=World Curling|date=March 23, 2025|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> Despite their success in international events, Team Gim struggled on the Grand Slam circuit, only qualifying in one of five events and losing in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-bounces-kim-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-quarterfinals/|title=Homan bounces Kim in HearingLife Tour Challenge women's quarterfinals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 5, 2024|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref>
Gim and her team won their third successive national championship at the [[2025 Korean Curling Championships]], qualifying themselves again to be the Korean national women's team at all international events for the [[2025–26 curling season|2025–26 season]], including at the [[Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics|2026 Winter Olympics]]. Gim also had a strong start to the season, finishing second at the [[2025 Saville Shootout|Saville Shootout]], winning the [[2025 Autumn Gold Curling Classic|Autumn Gold Curling Classic]], and semifinalists at the [[2025 Masters (September)|Grand Slam of Curling Masters]].
==Personal life== Gim attended [[Korea National Open University]].<ref>{{YouTube|PqWCIezuJrA|'''Video''' (full game): 2013 Winter Universiade – Gold medal game – Russia (Anna Sidorova) vs South Korea (Kim Ji-sun)}}</ref> She is married.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/reel/2075817926666216/|title=Off the ice this week in Korea. Team Gim Skip Gim Eun-Ji went and got herself married|publisher=Curling Central|website=Facebook|date=April 16, 2026|access-date=April 17, 2026}}</ref>
==Grand Slam record== Gim won South Korea's first Grand Slam championship at the [[2023 National]]. {{Curling GS key}} {{clear}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[2013–14 curling season|2013–14]] ! [[2014–15 curling season|2014–15]] ! [[2015–16 curling season|2015–16]] ! [[2016–17 curling season|2016–17]] ! [[2017–18 curling season|2017–18]] ! [[2018–19 curling season|2018–19]] ! [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20]] ! [[2020–21 curling season|2020–21]] ! [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22]] ! [[2022–23 curling season|2022–23]] ! [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24]] ! [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25]] ! [[2025–26 curling season|2025–26]] |- | [[Masters (curling)|Masters]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2013 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2021 Masters (curling)|Q]] |style="background:yellow;"| [[2022 Masters (curling)|SF]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2023 Masters (curling)|QF]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Masters (January)|Q]] |style="background:yellow;"| [[2025 Masters (September)|SF]] |- | [[Tour Challenge]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2018 Tour Challenge|T2]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:yellow;"| [[2022 Tour Challenge|SF]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2023 Tour Challenge|QF]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2024 Tour Challenge|QF]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2025 Tour Challenge|QF]] |- | [[National (curling)|The National]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2021 National|Q]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2022 National|QF]] |style="background:#00ff00;"| '''[[2023 National|C]]''' |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2024 National|Q]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2025 GSOC Tahoe|QF]] |- | [[Canadian Open (curling)|Canadian Open]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:yellow;"| [[2023 Canadian Open (curling)|SF]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2024 Canadian Open (January)|QF]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2024 Canadian Open (November)|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Canadian Open (curling)|Q]] |- | [[Players' Championship|Players']] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 Players' Championship|Q]] |style="background:yellow;"| [[2023 Players' Championship|SF]] |style="background:yellow;"| [[2024 Players' Championship|SF]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Players' Championship|Q]] |style="background:yellow;"| [[2026 Players' Championship (January)|SF]] |- | [[Champions Cup (curling)|Champions Cup]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:thistle;"| [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|F]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 Champions Cup (curling)|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |}
===Former Grand Slam events=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[2011–12 curling season|2011–12]] ! [[2012–13 curling season|2012–13]] ! [[2013–14 curling season|2013–14]] ! [[2014–15 curling season|2014–15]] |- | [[Autumn Gold Curling Classic|Autumn Gold]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2011 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2014 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic|Q]] |}
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate |- ! scope="row"| 2010–11<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=27350&view=Teams#1|title=Gim Un-chi Past Teams|website=CurlingZone|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref> | [[Kim Ji-sun]] || [[Lee Seul-bee]] || [[Shin Mi-sung]] || Gim Un-chi || [[Lee Hyun-jung (curler)|Lee Hyun-jung]] |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Kim Ji-sun || Lee Seul-bee || Gim Un-chi || Lee Hyun-jung || Shin Mi-sung |- ! scope="row"| 2012–13 | Kim Ji-sun || Lee Seul-bee || [[Um Min-ji]] || Gim Un-chi || |- ! scope="row"| 2013–14{{efn|Alternated positions throughout the season.}} | Kim Ji-sun || Gim Un-chi || Shin Mi-sung || Lee Seul-bee || Um Min-ji |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 | Gim Un-chi || Lee Seul-bee || Um Min-ji || [[Yeom Yoon-jung]] || |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Gim Un-chi (Fourth) || Lee Seul-bee || Um Min-ji || Kim Ji-sun (Skip) || Yeom Yoon-jung |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Gim Un-chi || Um Min-ji || Lee Seul-bee || Yeom Yoon-jung || [[Seol Ye-eun]] |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Gim Un-chi || Um Min-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Yeom Yoon-jung || Lee Seul-bee |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Gim Un-chi || Um Min-ji || Seol Ye-eun || [[Kim Su-ji (curler)|Kim Su-ji]] || [[Seol Ye-ji]] |- ! scope="row"| 2019–20 | Gim Un-chi || Um Min-ji || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Seol Ye-ji |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Gim Un-chi || Seol Ye-ji || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || [[Park You-been]] |- ! scope="row"| 2021–22 | Gim Un-chi || Seol Ye-ji || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Park You-been |- ! scope="row"| 2022–23 | Gim Eun-ji || [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]] || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Seol Ye-ji |- ! scope="row"| 2023–24 | Gim Eun-ji || Kim Min-ji || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Seol Ye-ji |- ! scope="row"| 2024–25 | Gim Eun-ji || Kim Min-ji || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Seol Ye-ji |- ! scope="row"| 2025–26 | Gim Eun-ji || Kim Min-ji || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Seol Ye-ji |- ! scope="row"| 2026–27 | Gim Eun-ji || Kim Min-ji || Kim Su-ji || Seol Ye-eun || Seol Ye-ji |}
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Sports links}}
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