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Brandon

Kim

Athlete Bio#

US Speedskating Brandon Kim

Height

5'5"

Age

23

Hometown

Fairfax, VA

Education

Stanford University

Quick Facts

When thinking about the reason Brandon choose to short track sped skating, he commented that his "passion for short track started when I was watching the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The electric speed of the racers and their blindingly quick passes stopped me in my tracks and drew me in. I knew instantly, 'That's what I want to do'."

World Championships Highlights
  • 2023 World Championships - Mixed Team Relay 7th; 5000m Relay 10th; 1500m 15th; 500m 17th
  • 2019-20 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m Relay 4th; 1000m 9th
  • 2018-19 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m 7th
  • 2017-18 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m relay 5th, 500m 7th (overall 11th)
  • 2016-17 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m Relay Bronze
National Team

A member of the Short Track National Team from 2018-24

World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – 7th (2000m Relay - Mixed), 10th (5000m Relay - Men), 15th (1500m - Men), 17th (500m - Men)
  • Years of participation: 1500m - Men 2023; 2000m Relay - Mixed 2023; 5000m Relay - Men 2023; 500m - Men 2023
  • Top finish: 7th – 2023 (2000m Relay - Mixed)
Career Highlights
  • World Cup, 2024 (1500m - Men, 500m - Men, Overall - Men)
  • World Cup, 2023 (500m - Men, 1000m - Men)

Athlete News#

Career Highlights#

  • 2022-23

    • 2023 World Championships - Mixed Team Relay 7th; 5000m Relay 10th; 1500m 15th; 500m 17th
    • 2023 U.S. National Champion
    • World Cup 2 - Mixed Team Relay Bronze; 500m 6th; 5000m 8th; 1000m 14th

  • 2021-22

    • Olympic Team Trials
    • 2021 Fall World Cup Team
    • 2021 US Championships - 500m Gold; 1000m Gold; 1500m Gold

  • 2019-20

    • 2019-20 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m Relay 4th; 1000m 9th

  • 2018-19

    • 2018-19 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m 7th
    • 2018-19 U.S. Junior Short Track National Champion
    • 2018-19 Short Track World Cup 2 - SLC - 1000m 14th
    • 2018-19 Short Track World Cup 1 - Calgary
    • 2018 Fall Short Track World Cup Team
    • 2018-19 World Junior Team

  • 2015-18

    • 2017-18 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m relay 5th, 500m 7th (overall 11th)
    • 2017-18 US Junior Short Track National Champion
    • 2017-18 World Junior Team
    • 2016-17 World Junior Short Track Championships - 3000m Relay Bronze
    • 2016-17 U.S. Junior Short Track National Champion
    • 2016-17 World Junior Team
    • 2016-17 U.S. National Age Group Champion
    • 2016 Junior Development Skater of the Year
    • 2015-16 U.S. National Age Group Champion
    • Holds 6 U.S. National Age Group Records
    • Holds 2 U.S. Junior Records

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