Women
KAZ
Iong A Kim
KAZ- Date of birth03 Aug 1992
- Height168 CM
- ProfessionN/A
- HometownAstana
- Place of birthN/A
- Start skatingShe took up the sport in 2003 in North Jeolla Province, Republic of Korea.
- Club Dynamo: Pavlodar, KAZ
- HobbiesN/A
- LanguagesEnglish, Korean, Mandarin, Russian
- Other nameAliya (rus.azattyq.org, 08 Mar 2017)
- CoachN/A
- Former CoachN/A
- General Interest
Winning bronze medals in the 3000m relay at both the 2017 Winter World University Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan. (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
She has received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Kazakhstan. (skating.kz, 31 May 2018)
"Fight until the end." (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
Russian short track skater Victor An. (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
She suffered a foot injury in 2017. (Athlete, 03 Nov 2018)
To win a medal at the Olympic Winter Games. (rus.azattyq.org, 08 Mar 2017)
MOVE TO KAZAKHSTAN
She has Korean heritage, and began living in Kazakhstan in 2014. The following year she applied to become a citizen of Kazakhstan, with the aim of representing her new nation at the 2017 Winter World University Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The switch was confirmed in 2016, and she made her international debut for Kazakhstan at the 2016 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada. (sports.kz, 28 Oct 2016; sportme.kz, 23 Oct 2016)
NEW NAME
While applying to become a citizen of Kazakhstan, she wanted to adopt a new Kazakh name - Aliya. However, changing her name would have complicated the transfer procedure, so she decided to keep her original name. Her teammates call her Aliya. (sports.kz, 28 Oct 2016)
She has Korean heritage, and began living in Kazakhstan in 2014. The following year she applied to become a citizen of Kazakhstan, with the aim of representing her new nation at the 2017 Winter World University Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The switch was confirmed in 2016, and she made her international debut for Kazakhstan at the 2016 World Cup event in Calgary, AB, Canada. (sports.kz, 28 Oct 2016; sportme.kz, 23 Oct 2016)
NEW NAME
While applying to become a citizen of Kazakhstan, she wanted to adopt a new Kazakh name - Aliya. However, changing her name would have complicated the transfer procedure, so she decided to keep her original name. Her teammates call her Aliya. (sports.kz, 28 Oct 2016)
