{{Short description|South Korean curler (born 1991)}} {{for|the South Korean sports shooter|Kim Yeong-mi (sport shooter)}} {{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}} {{Infobox curler | name = Kim Yeong-mi | image = LG전자, ‘올림�� 銀’ 여자 컬링팀 공식 후원 (Kim Yeong-Mi).jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|3|10}} | birth_place = [[Uiseong]], South Korea<ref>2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide</ref> | Curling club = | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = | Member Association = {{KOR}} | World Championship appearances = 4 ({{WWCC|2017}}, {{WWCC|2018}}, {{WWCC|2021}}, {{WWCC|2022}}) | Pacific Championship appearances = 5 ({{PACC|2012}}, {{PACC|2014}}, {{PACC|2016}}, {{PACC|2017}}, {{PACC|2021}}) | Olympic appearances = 2 ([[Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2018]], [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|2022]]) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalSilver | [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Pyeongchang]]|[[Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|Team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2022 World Women's Curling Championship|2022 Prince George]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Asian Winter Games]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2017 Asian Winter Games|2017 Sapporo]]|[[Curling at the 2017 Asian Winter Games|Team]] }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|Pacific-Asia Championships]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2016 Uiseong]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2017 Erina]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2014 Karuizawa]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2021 Almaty]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|2012 Naseby]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships|Pacific-Asia Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2010 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships|2010 Nayoro]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2011 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships|2011 Naseby]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2012 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships|2012 Jeonju]] | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of Uiseong.svg|24px]] Uiseong }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Korean Curling Championships|Korean Women's Championship]] }} {{MedalGold | 2012 Uijeongbu | }} {{MedalGold | 2014 Chongju | }} {{MedalGold | 2016 Uiseong | }} {{MedalGold | 2017 Icheon | }} {{MedalGold | [[2020 Korean Curling Championships|2020 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalSilver | 2013 Chuncheon | }} {{MedalSilver | 2018 Jincheon | }} {{MedalBronze | 2011 Uijeongbu | }} {{MedalBronze | 2015 Icheon | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 Korean Curling Championships|2019 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalCountry | [[File:Flag of Gangneung.svg|24px]] Gangneung }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Korean Curling Championships|Korean Women's Championship]] }} {{MedalGold | [[2021 Korean Curling Championships|2021 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2023 Korean Curling Championships|2023 Gangneung]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2024 Korean Curling Championships|2024 Uijeongbu]] | }} }} {{Infobox Korean name/auto | hangul = %김영미 | hanja = 金榮美 | hanjaref = <ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2018/02/25/0200000000AKR20180225031300007.HTML?input=twitter |title=[올림픽] 여자컬링 김영미 "국민 이름 영미, 개명하려 했다" |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=Korean |date=February 25, 2018 |access-date=February 25, 2018}}</ref> }}
'''Kim Yeong-mi''' (born March 10, 1991), nicknamed "'''Pancake'''",<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/team-eunjung-kim/ |title=Team EunJung Kim |access-date=December 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322015103/http://www.thegrandslamofcurling.com/curling/team-eunjung-kim/ |archive-date=March 22, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is a retired South Korean [[Curling|curler]], and current coach for the [[Uiseong County]] elementary school team. She was the [[Lead (curling)|lead]], and later an alternate on Team [[Kim Eun-jung (curler)|Kim Eun-jung]], most notably winning silver medals at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] and [[2022 World Women's Curling Championship]].
==Career== While still a junior curler, Kim first represented her country at the women's level at the [[2012 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]], playing third for Kim Eun-jung, who she also played with in juniors. There, the team won a bronze medal. The team returned to the event [[2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships|in 2014]], where they won a bronze medal. This would've qualified them for the 2015 World Championships, but the Worlds were held in Japan, which qualified over South Korea as hosts. The team would, however, win a gold medal at the [[2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]], earning them the right to play in the [[2017 World Women's Curling Championship]] in China, where they finished sixth. Also, in 2017, the team won a silver medal at the [[2017 Asian Winter Games]].
Team Kim won the 2017 South Korean championship, qualifying the team to represent South Korea on home ice at the [[2018 Winter Olympics]]. The team began the [[2017-18 curling season]] by winning the [[2017 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]]. As the host nation, the team received celebrity status in Korea as the "garlic girls", as their hometown of [[Uiseong]] is known for its garlic production. The team had an impressive run, making it to the gold medal final, where they lost to Sweden's [[Anna Hasselborg]] rink.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/south-korea-curling-silver-brings-olympic-spirit-life.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225095432/https://olympics.cbc.ca/news/article/south-korea-curling-silver-brings-olympic-spirit-life.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |title=South Korea's curling silver brings Olympic spirit to life | News | CBC Olympics | PyeongChang 2018 |website=olympics.cbc.ca |date=February 25, 2018 |access-date=September 22, 2018}}</ref> The next month, the team then played in the [[2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship]] where they lost in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2018/03/24/canada-u-s-rematch-set-for-semifinal-at-ford-world-womens-championship/ |title=Canada-U.S. rematch set for semifinal at Ford World Women's Championship |work=Curling Canada |access-date=September 22, 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref>
The garlic girls did not play much in the 2018–19 season amidst a coaching scandal, which involved the country's sport federation vice president verbally abusing the team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/curling/south-korea-olympic-garlic-girls-abuse-1.4932821 |title=South Korean curling official leaves sport over alleged abuse of 'Garlic Girls' |website=CBC Sports |access-date=August 3, 2019}}</ref> The team did play in the final event of the season, the [[2019 WCT Arctic Cup]] where they finished with a 1–3 record, missing the playoffs.
Team Kim returned to the [[World Curling Tour]] for the [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20 season]] but with her sister [[Kim Kyeong-ae (curler)|Kyeong-ae]] skipping. They qualified for the playoffs at the [[2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic]], the 2019 [[Stu Sells Oakville Tankard]] and finished runner-up at the inaugural [[2019 WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup|WCT Uiseong International Curling Cup]]. Kim Eun-jung rejoined the team at the [[2019 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic]], where she would throw second stones. They had a quarterfinal finish. Team Kim also had a quarterfinal finish the following week at the [[2019 Canad Inns Women's Classic]], where Kim Eun-jung returned to throwing skip stones. They made it to the final of the [[2019 Changan Ford International Curling Elite]] and finished fourth at the [[2019 China Open (curling)|2019 China Open]] in December 2019. In the new year, they had a quarterfinal finish at the [[International Bernese Ladies Cup]], and they won the [[2020 Glynhill Ladies International|Glynhill Ladies International]]. It would be the team's last event of the season as both the [[Players' Championship]] and the [[Champions Cup (curling)|Champions Cup]] Grand Slam events were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 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>
The Kim rink began the abbreviated [[2020–21 curling season|2020–21 season]] by winning their national championship at the [[2020 Korean Curling Championships]].<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=June 26, 2021}}</ref> After finishing 6–0 through the round robin, her team defeated [[Kim Min-ji (curler)|Kim Min-ji]] 6–5 in the 1 vs. 2 page playoff game and won 7–5 over [[Gim Un-chi]] in the championship final. Their win qualified them to represent Korea at the [[2021 World Women's Curling Championship]]. The team had a slow start, losing their first four games before going 7–2 in their final nine games. Their 7–6 record placed them seventh after the round robin, not enough to qualify for the playoffs and the [[2022 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/other-sports/news/world-womens-curling-championship-2021-results-standings-schedule-tv-channel/u71y40j4c3avz93qns1vkuc3 |title=World Women's Curling Championship 2021: Results, standings, schedule and TV channel |publisher=Sporting News |author=Jackie Spiegel |date=May 9, 2021 |access-date=June 26, 2021}}</ref> The team also changed home clubs during the season, switching from the [[Uiseong Curling Club]] to the [[Gangneung Gymnasium|Gangneung Curling Centre]] after their contract expired with the Gyeongsangbukdo Sports Council.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/03/04/sports/more/Curling-Team-Kim/20210304171200409.html |title=Team Kim curlers find new beginning with Gangneung |work=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |date=March 4, 2021 |access-date=June 26, 2021}}</ref>
Team Kim began the [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22 season]] at the [[2021 Korean Curling Championships]] in June, which also doubled as the selection event for 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=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration |title=베이징 올림픽 대표를 포함한 2021-2022 컬링 국가대표를 뽑는 2021 KB금융 한국컬링선수권대회 with 강릉. |trans-title=The 2021 KB Financial Group Korea Curling Championships with Gangneung will select the 2021-2022 national curling team, including the Beijing Olympic team. |language=Korean |publisher=curling1spoon |website=Instagram |date=June 19, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Through the event, the team posted a strong 11–1 record, once again securing the national title.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ082klMfdp/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQ082klMfdp |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration |title=여자부 강릉시청 '팀 킴'은 2차전 5승 1패로 우승해 오는 12월 열리는 베이징 올림픽 자격대회에 출전하게 됐습니다. 축하합니다. |trans-title=Gangneung City Hall Women's Team Kim won the second round with 5 wins and 1 loss and will be participating in the Beijing Olympic Qualification Tournament in December. Congratulations. |language=Korean |publisher=curling1spoon |website=Instagram |date=July 2, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The team also won their next event, the [[2021 Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out]] in September, after an undefeated record.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6626 |title=Alberta Curling Series: Saville Shoot-Out |website=CurlingZone |access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref> Elsewhere on tour, the team reached the semifinals of both the [[2021 Sherwood Park Women's Curling Classic]] and the [[2021 Masters (curling)|2021 Masters]] Grand Slam event.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jacobs-to-meet-mouat-in-masters-mens-final/ |title=Jacobs to meet Mouat in Masters men's final |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=October 23, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-date=January 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120194817/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jacobs-to-meet-mouat-in-masters-mens-final/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In international play, Team Kim represented South Korea at the [[2021 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships]]. The team finished the round robin with a 5–1 record, tied with Japan. Japan had a better draw shot challenge record, forcing Korea into a semifinal match against Kazakhstan. Team Kim beat Kazakhstan but lost to Japan in the gold medal game, settling for silver.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://worldcurling.org/2021/11/final-pacc/ |title=Japan women and Korea men win Pacific-Asia Curling Championships |publisher=World Curling Federation |date=November 13, 2021 |access-date=June 11, 2022 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607193500/https://worldcurling.org/2021/11/final-pacc/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Because they had failed to qualify for the Olympics at the 2021 World Championship, the team then had to play in the [[2021 Olympic Qualification Event – Curling|Olympic Qualification Event]] to qualify South Korea for the [[2022 Winter Olympics]]. The team posted a 6–2 record through the round robin, putting them into the playoffs. There, they lost to Japan in their first game but rebounded to beat Latvia in their second, qualifying Korea for the Winter Games.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://worldcurling.org/2021/12/oqe-women-final-2/ |title=Korea women qualify for Beijing |publisher=World Curling Federation |date=December 18, 2021 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-date=December 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218155937/https://worldcurling.org/2021/12/oqe-women-final-2/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament|At the Olympics]], the team could not replicate their success from PyeongChang 2018 and finished the event in eighth with a 4–5 record. The team had much more success at the [[2022 World Women's Curling Championship]]. They finished the round robin with a 9–3 record, in second place.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/03/wwcc2022-s20/ |title=Play-off match-ups set at the World Women's |publisher=World Curling Federation |date=March 26, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016024500/https://worldcurling.org/2022/03/wwcc2022-s20/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> This gave them a bye to the semifinals, where they beat the host Canadian team skipped by [[Kerri Einarson]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2022/03/27/crushing-defeat/ |title=Crushing defeat |publisher=Curling Canada |date=March 27, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022}}</ref> This put them into the gold medal game where they played Switzerland, skipped by [[Silvana Tirinzoni]]. The team was not as successful against the Swiss, losing to them 7–6, settling for the silver medal, Korea's best-ever finish at the Worlds.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://worldcurling.org/2022/03/wwcc2022-gold/ |title=Switzerland defend their World Women's title in Prince George |publisher=World Curling Federation |date=March 28, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328122249/https://worldcurling.org/2022/03/wwcc2022-gold/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> A few weeks later, the team wrapped up their season at the [[2022 Champions Cup (curling)|2022 Champions Cup]], where they lost in a tiebreaker to Einarson.
In June 2022, at the [[2022 Korean Curling Championships]], Team Kim lost their spot as the national team. After a 5–1 record, the team lost both the semifinal and bronze medal game to Chuncheon City Hall and Jeonbuk Province respectively.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/curling/news/new-champions-in-korea |title=New Champions in Korea |publisher=The Curling News |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=June 20, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> It was their first time not reaching the podium in over a decade. They began their tour season at the [[2022 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard]] where they lost in the semifinals to Team Tirinzoni.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/wins-from-silvana-tirinzoni-niklas-edin-highlight-busy-weekend-in-curling-1.1857043 |title=Wins from Tirinzoni and Edin highlight busy weekend in curling |publisher=TSN |date=October 3, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref> The next week, they played in the first Slam of the season, the [[2022 National]], where they went 1–3.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/fujisawa-fends-off-einarson-to-stay-undefeated-in-boost-national/ |title=Fujisawa fends off Einarson to stay undefeated in Boost National |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=October 7, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-date=January 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230126221444/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/fujisawa-fends-off-einarson-to-stay-undefeated-in-boost-national/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> After failing to qualify again at the [[2022 Western Showdown]], the team found success at the [[2022 Tour Challenge]] as they qualified for the playoffs as the second seeds. They then lost to [[Gim Eun-ji]] in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/wrana-upsets-top-seed-tirinzoni-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-quarterfinals/ |title=Wrana upsets top-seed Tirinzoni in HearingLife Tour Challenge quarterfinals |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=October 22, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111231506/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/wrana-upsets-top-seed-tirinzoni-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-quarterfinals/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They also lost to Team Gim in the quarterfinals of their next event, the [[Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic]] after previously being undefeated.<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> At the [[2022 Masters (curling)|2022 Masters]], the team again missed the playoffs with a 1–3 record.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/team-jones-edge-team-lawes-to-slide-into-wfg-masters-playoffs/ |title=Team Jones edge Team Lawes to slide into WFG Masters playoffs |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-date=December 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208155451/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/team-jones-edge-team-lawes-to-slide-into-wfg-masters-playoffs/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They ended their season early at the [[2022 Karuizawa International Curling Championships]] where they qualified for the playoffs with a 2–1 record. After beating [[Sayaka Yoshimura]] 7–5 in the semifinal, they won 5–4 over Kerri Einarson to secure the event title.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/kim-defeats-einarson-in-karuizawa-international-final-1.1895893 |title=Kim defeats Einarson in Karuizawa International final |publisher=TSN |date=December 20, 2022 |access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref>
The following season, Team Kim finished second to Team Gim at the [[2023 Korean Curling Championships]], again not qualifying as the national team.<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> Despite this, the team had one of their best tour seasons to date. After two quarterfinal and one semifinal finish, they won the [[2023 Stu Sells Tankard]], defeating Sayaka Yoshimura 6–5 in the final.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=8072 |title=Korea's EunJung Kim wins Stu Sells Tankard |publisher=CurlingZone |access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> They followed this up with a semifinal finish at the [[2023 Players Open]] which included a quarterfinal win against world champions Silvana Tirinzoni. In October, the team won six straight games to claim the [[2023 Tour Challenge]] Tier 2 title.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-tops-lawes-to-claim-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-title/ |title=Jones tops Lawes to claim HearingLife Tour Challenge women's title |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=October 22, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422000315/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-tops-lawes-to-claim-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-title/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> They won their third event the following month in Uiseong, defeating Team Gim in the final of the Uiseong Korean Cup. After losing the final of the [[2023 Karuizawa International Curling Championships|2023 Karuizawa International]] to [[Ikue Kitazawa]], Team Kim bounced back immediately with an undefeated run at the [[2023 Western Showdown]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/yannick-schwaller-eunjung-kim-find-victory-at-western-showdown-in-swift-current-1.2047323 |title=Schwaller, Kim find victory at Western Showdown in Swift Current |publisher=TSN |date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> After a 4–0 round robin record, they beat Gim, [[Isabella Wranå]] and [[Jolene Campbell]] in the quarterfinals, semifinals and final respectively. They then played their first Tier 1 Slam event of the year, the [[2023 Masters (curling)|2023 Masters]], where they lost in a tiebreaker to [[Tabitha Peterson]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/whyte-beats-edin-to-earn-final-playoff-spot-at-wfg-masters/ |title=Whyte beats Edin to earn final playoff spot at WFG Masters |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=December 16, 2023 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915170812/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/whyte-beats-edin-to-earn-final-playoff-spot-at-wfg-masters/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the new year, they did qualify at the [[2024 Canadian Open (January)|2024 Canadian Open]] before a loss to Tirinzoni in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-homan-face-again-in-semifinals-at-co-op-canadian-open/ |title=Jones, Homan face again in semifinals at Co-op Canadian Open |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=January 20, 2024 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-date=January 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120183742/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-homan-face-again-in-semifinals-at-co-op-canadian-open/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> At the [[2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup]], the team made it to another final before losing to rivals Team Gim.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=7959&teamid=177382&profileid=32200 |title=2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup |website=CurlingZone |access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref> They finished their season at the [[2024 Players' Championship]] with another quarterfinal loss to Tirinzoni.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gim-tirinzoni-advance-to-princess-auto-players-championship-semifinals/ |title=Gim, Tirinzoni advance to Princess Auto Players' Championship semifinals |publisher=Grand Slam of Curling |author=Jonathan Brazeau |date=April 13, 2024 |access-date=April 21, 2024 |archive-date=August 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240807070036/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gim-tirinzoni-advance-to-princess-auto-players-championship-semifinals/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> After beginning the season in twenty-seventh place, Team Kim ranked seventh at the end of the [[2023–24 curling season|2023–24 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/rankings.php?task=week&oomid=82&eventyear=2024&week=40 |title=2023–24 World Curling Team Ranking: Women |website=CurlingZone |access-date=April 21, 2024}}</ref>
After having one of their best seasons to date, Team Kim continued to climb the rankings, entering the top four in the world for the first time and never missing the playoffs during the [[2024–25 curling season|2024–25 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/rankings.php?task=week&oomid=82&eventyear=2025&week=42|title=2024–25 World Curling Team Ranking: Women|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> Things did not start great, however, as they again missed out on being the national team after a bronze medal finish at the [[2024 Korean Curling Championships]]. Despite this, they quickly turned things around to begin the tour season, reaching the final of the [[2024 KW Fall Classic]] and defending their title at the [[2024 Stu Sells Toronto Tankard]].<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> They later reached another final at the [[DeKalb Superspiel]] while also picking up another title at their own Gangneung Invitational.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8745&view=Main#1|title=2025 Gangneung Invitational|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref> Where the team excelled though was in Grand Slam play as they reached the playoffs in all five events, progressing to the semifinals in the last four. Although, they never managed to qualify for any finals, losing three times to [[Rachel Homan]] and once to Silvana Tirinzoni, the top two ranked teams in the world.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-faces-tirinzoni-mouat-meets-schwaller-in-amj-players-championship-finals/|title=Homan faces Tirinzoni, Mouat meets Schwaller in AMJ Players' Championship finals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 12, 2025|access-date=June 17, 2025}}</ref>
Kim announced her retirement at the end of the [[2025–26 curling season]], returning to her hometown of [[Uiseong County]], where she has been appointed as the elementary division coach for Uiseong County Office.
==Personal life== Her younger sister [[Kim Kyeong-ae (curler)|Kim Kyeong-ae]] was the longtime third on her team. She is married.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/04/2021-LGT-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide1.pdf |title=2021 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide |website=Curling Canada |access-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501045241/https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/04/2021-LGT-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide1.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Grand Slam record== {{Curling GS key}} {{clear}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[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:#afeeee;"| [[2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|Q]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2016 WFG Masters|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:yellow;"| [[2021 Masters (curling)|SF]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2022 Masters (curling)|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 Masters (curling)|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2025 Masters (September)|QF]] |- | [[Tour Challenge]] |style="background:yellow;" | [[2015 GSOC Tour Challenge|SF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2017 GSOC Tour Challenge|T2]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2022 Tour Challenge|QF]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2023 Tour Challenge|T2]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2024 Tour Challenge|QF]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Tour Challenge|Q]] |- | [[National (curling)|The National]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2015 The National|Q]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2016 Boost National|Q]] |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 National|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |- | [[Canadian Open (curling)|Canadian Open]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2015 Meridian Canadian Open|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:yellow;"| [[2018 Meridian Canadian Open|SF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2024 Canadian Open (January)|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2025 Canadian Open (curling)|Q]] |- | [[Players' Championship|Players']] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2018 Players' Championship|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2024 Players' Championship|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |- | [[Champions Cup (curling)|Champions Cup]] |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 Champions Cup (curling)|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |}
===Former events=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Event ! [[2013–14 curling season|2013–14]] ! [[2014–15 curling season|2014–15]] |- | [[Autumn Gold Curling Classic|Autumn Gold]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2014 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic|Q]] |- | [[Colonial Square Ladies Classic|Colonial Square]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |}
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Curling|name=Kim Yeong-Mi}} * {{Olympedia|name=Kim Yeong-Mi}} * {{Olympics.com|name=Kim YeongMi}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20220310035132/https://results.beijing2022.cn/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/curling/athlete-profile-n1037760-yeongmi-kim.htm Kim YeongMi] at the [[Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics]] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105034/http://wuni2017.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-180/Participant/ParticipantInfo/aeef0947-3730-4b0f-ad07-3af5f8077d0a Kim Yeongmi at Winter Universiade 2017 results site] (archived) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105030/https://wuni15.sportresult.com/fisu/en/-60/Participant/ParticipantInfo/d417adec-06a6-4610-b7a7-d25696d8b309 Kim Yeong Mi at Winter Universiade 2015 results site] (archived)
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