Athlete from South Korea Kim Yejicaptured the hearts of Olympic fans around the world when she won the silver medal in the 10-meter shooting at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
For 31-year-old Kim, this is her first Olympics in history where she has successfully debuted with a medal. She posted a result of 241.3 points, surpassing the previous Olympic record — 240.3 points, set at the last Tokyo Games.
While fans were certainly impressed by her skills, it was her style and calm, somewhat cool demeanor during competition that was the main reason for the athlete's admiration on social media.
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While Olympic fans enjoyed watching Kim's shooting skills, it was her style during competition that caught the most attention.
A black Fila windbreaker, a cap, piercings, rings, a plush elephant on her belt — that's the entire look of Korean athlete Kim Yeji at the 2024 Games in Paris. A number of media outlets, in particular Eurosport, wrote that the toy belongs to her five-year-old daughter.
Another nuance of her look — were glasses that resembled the glasses of a killer from an anime. So, on the Internet she was called a style icon and an ultra-fashionable killer from cyberpunk films.
— She can't even react to the fact that she is the best in the world, because she is too calm and mysterious, — users write under one of the videos with Kim.
And the American magazine GQ called the silver medalist of Paris the coldest star of the current Games, describing her as an ultra-modern fantasy killer in sportswear.
Kim Yeji: what is known about the athlete
The network learned about Kim after numerous publications and photos with her from the Olympic Games in Paris and a video from the World Cup in shooting in Baku.
Kim Yeji looked unperturbed while setting a new world record — then her look was completed with a backwards Nike cap.
Kim Yeji was born in 1992 in the Korean city of Danyang. She first competed in the World Championships in 2010, winning bronze in the junior competition.
This year, the Korean had an extremely successful season, winning bronze at the World Cup in Munich in the 25m pistol event, then gold in the 25m pistol event in Baku and silver in the 10m air pistol event.
The South Korean athlete also won a silver medal at the 2024 Asian Championships in Jakarta.
