31 Facts About Shim Suk-hee

Shim Suk-hee is a two-time Olympic Champion and a World Champion.

At the age of 6, Shim started short track speed skating in her hometown Gangneung as a hobby with her older brother's influence.

Shim Suk-hee's talent was obvious from her time since elementary school and led Shim's parents to fully support her short track career.

Shim Suk-hee spent rest of her elementary school years in Seoul and joined the Junior National Team upon entering middle school.

Shim Suk-hee continued her success at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Melbourne, where she finished first overall after winning gold in 500m, 1000m, and 1500m Superfinal.

Shim Suk-hee won gold in the relay with her teammates.

At the young age of 15, Shim Suk-hee was selected as a member of the South Korean national team.

At the following World Cup competition in Salt Lake City, Shim Suk-hee set a new 1000m world record with a time of 1:26:661, which was almost a second faster than the previous world record set by Valerie Maltais two days ago.

Shim Suk-hee competed at the 2013 World Championships, where she won the 3000m Superfinal.

Shim Suk-hee finished third overall behind Wang Meng and Park Seung-hi after winning 1500m silver.

Shim Suk-hee won gold in the 1000 metres and silver in the 1500 metres at the second race in Seoul, South Korea.

Shim Suk-hee ended the competition with 102 overall points, followed by Park Seung-Hi and Valerie Maltais, with 73 and 39 points, respectively.

Shim Suk-hee defeated South Korean Park Seung-hi, silver medalist and Canadian Valerie Maltais who finished third in points.

Shim Suk-hee went into her first Winter Olympics in Sochi with the declared aim of winning multiple gold medals.

Experts believed her lack of experience under such pressure has hindered Shim Suk-hee from performing at her best.

Two days later, Shim Suk-hee won silver in the 1500 metres.

Shim Suk-hee zipped past Li Jianrou on the outer side of the track in the final lap, a daring move that stunned the Chinese in a nail-biting finish.

Shim Suk-hee defeated South Korean Park Seung-hi, silver medalist and Canadian Valerie Maltais who finished third in points.

Shim Suk-hee participated in the 2015 World Championships and the 3,000-meter relay, the 1500 meter and the 3000 meter super final.

Shim Suk-hee won the gold medal in the 3,000-meter relay with Choi Min Jeong, Lee Eun Byul and Oh Do Hee.

Shim Suk-hee won silver medals in the 1,500-meter and 3,000-meter super finals.

Shim Suk-hee only competed in the 3,000-meter relay of the World Championships in 2016 and won the gold medal.

Shim Suk-hee participated in the 3000m Super Final, 1500m, and won gold and bronze medals in 2017.

Shim Suk-hee won the gold medal in the 3,000-meter relay, the 1,000-meter, and the silver medal in the 1,500-meter relay in 2018.

Shim Suk-hee placed first in 1500m, followed by Prosvironova Sofia and Li Jinyu, from Russia and China respectively.

Shim Suk-hee won gold in 3000m relay with her teammates at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Shim Suk-hee participated in 2020 South Korea's Winter Competition, where her last participation was eight years ago, in 2012.

The allegations came out to surface in early 2018, when Shim Suk-hee left the national team to avoid further assaults.

Shim Suk-hee explains that her career would face an end and she won't be accepted to universities.

In 2021, Shim Suk-hee was embroiled in race-fixing allegations after Shin's leaked text message with her coach implied that she tripped her teammate Choi Min-jeong on purpose.

Shim Suk-hee filed an appeal to overturn the suspension in order to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics to no avail as the South Korean court dismissed her request mid-January.