Rebeka Kim (, born January 27, 1998) is a South Korean former competitive ice dancer. With partner Kirill Minov, she is the 2016 South Korean national champion and placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships. Earlier in her career, Kim competed in single skating. She is the 2009 and 2010 Toruń Cup novice champion.

Personal life Kim grew up in Vilnius, Lithuania but has kept her citizenship as Korean. She speaks Russian, Korean, English and Lithuanian fluently. In 2010, she moved with her family to Moscow, Russia for her skating training.

Career Single skating Kim began figure skating at age 7 and initially competed in single skating. She won the novice ladies' title at the 2009 Lithuanian Championships. In 2009, the Korean media dubbed her "another Kim Yuna". In February 2009, the KBS Global network Korean ran a documentary on Rebeka Kim.

Ice dancing Junior level In 2012, Kim began competing in ice dancing with partner Kirill Minov, representing South Korea. They are coached by Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin. Kim/Minov were assigned to 2012–13 ISU Junior Grand Prix 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 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.

In November 2013, Kim/Minov won the junior ice dance event at the 2013 NRW Trophy which made them the first Korean ice dance team to win an international event. They placed sixth at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia.

Senior level Kim/Minov started their first senior season at an ISU Challenger Series event, the 2014 Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed 7th. They received two Grand Prix assignments, the 2014 Rostelecom Cup and 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard. They are the first Korean ice dancing team to participate in any ISU Grand Prix 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 ISU event.

Programs With Minov Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2015–2016 La Valse à Margaux La Destin t'a donné ta chance

Waltz: La Valse à Margaux by Richard Galliano Love Makes the World Go 'Round by Perry Como

Waltz: La Valse à Margaux by Richard Galliano Bim Bam by Sam Butera Tobacco Road by Lou Rawls Party Rockers by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band featuring Judith Hill 2014–2015 Paso doble: El Conquistador by Maxime Rodriguez Phantasia (based on The Phantom of the Opera) by Sarah Chang, Julian Lloyd Webber The Phantom of the Opera performed by Lindsey Stirling 2013–2014 Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque (from Burlesque) Foxtrot: Speaking of Happiness by Gloria Lynne Quickstep: Show Me How You Burlesque Sheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Blues Swing 2012–2013 Blues: Swing: Midnight in Moscow by Scorpions

Competitive highlights

Ice dancing with Minov International Event 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 Worlds 26th 25th Four Continents 9th 11th GP Bompard 7th GP Rostelecom 8th 6th CS Mordovian 6th CS Nebelhorn 7th CS Volvo Cup 3rd 1st Ice Star 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 20th 6th JGP Belarus 4th JGP Croatia 10th JGP Slovakia 5th Bavarian Open 4th J. 6th J. NRW Trophy 6th J. 1st J. Panin Memorial 1st J. National South Korean 1st Team events Team ChallengeCup 3rd T (6th P) GP = Grand Prix; CS = Challenger Series; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew T: Team result, P: Personal result

Single skating International Event 2008–09 2009–10 Toruń Cup 1st N. 1st N. N. = Novice level

Detailed results Post–2014 2015–16 season Date Event SD FD Total February 16–21, 2016 2016 ISU Four Continents Championships 13 44.69 11 78.00 11 122.69 January 8–10, 2016 2016 South Korean Championships 1 55.43 1 82.57 1 138.00 November 20–22, 2015 GP 2015 Rostelecom Cup 7 51.83 6 83.12 6 134.95 November 4–8, 2015 2015 Volvo Open Cup 1 56.61 1 87.33 1 143.94 October 15–18, 2015 CS 2015 Mordovian Ornament 7 51.26 5 86.02 6 137.28 October 9–11, 2015 2015 Ice Star 3 52.70 3 85.80 3 138.50 2014–15 season Date Event SD FD Total March 23–26, 2015 2015 ISU World Championships 26 45.09 - - 26 45.09 February 9–15, 2015 2015 ISU Four Continents Championships 9 46.54 9 74.22 9 120.76 November 21–23, 2014 GP 2014 Trophee Eric Bompard 7 45.66 7 70.29 7 115.95 November 14–16, 2014 GP 2014 Rostelecom Cup 8 46.14 8 72.13 8 118.27 November 5–9, 2014 CS 2014 Volvo Open Cup 4 53.28 3 79.58 3 132.86 September 26–27, 2014 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 10 38.61 7 69.20 7 107.81

Pre–2014 2013–14 season Date Event Level SD FD Total March 10–16, 2014 2014 ISU World Junior Championships Junior 6 55.33 7 78.02 6 133.35 Jan. 29 - Feb. 2, 2014 Bavarian Open Junior 7 43.48 5 67.94 6 111.42 November 1–3, 2013 NRW Trophy Junior 1 53.68 2 76.91 1 130.59 September 25–28, 2013 ISU JGP Minsk Junior 4 50.84 4 69.22 4 120.06 September 12–15, 2013 ISU JGP Kosice Junior 5 49.38 4 72.12 5 121.50

ISU Personal bests highlighted in bold

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