Kim Yun-ji (skier)

Kim competed at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2025 and won a gold medal in the sprint sitting event with a time of 3:04.35.^[1][2] This marked the first time that para cross-country athletes raced in the same stadium and on the same day as their able-bodied counterparts.^[3] She won four gold medals at the 23rd National Winter Para Games and was named MVP, becoming the first female to claim award twice, after winning the award in 2023.^[4][5]

In February 2026, she was selected to represent South Korea at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.^[6][7] She won a gold medal in the individual sitting event with a time of 38:00.1. She became the first South Korean woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Paralympic Games in an individual event.^[8]

• Kim Yun-ji at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation

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