biography

  • name lim hyojun (임효준)
  • birthdate 29 may 1996
  • birthplace daegu, south korea
  • height 172cm
  • weight 63kg
  • blood type A
  • family members parents, younger brother
  • sport short track speed skating
  • school 한국체육대학교 (korea national sport university)
  • agency brion company
  • helmet no. 189 ⇢ 4
  • shirt size 95
  • shoe size 260
  • nickname 얼음왕자 (ice prince)
  • religion christian
  • motto 'ne doubt ye nought' (의심하지 마라)
  • role model victor ahn
  • favorite sports team samsung lions
  • instagram

medals

  • 2012 youth winter olympics - innsbruck
    • 500m
      • 금메달
    • 1000m
      • 은메달
  • audi ISU world cup 2017 - budapest
  • 2018 pyeongchang winter olympic games
    • 1500m ⎡feb 10⎦
      • ⟨ 예선 ⟩ 4조 1위 (2:13.891)
      • ⟨ 준결승 ⟩ 3조 1위 (2:11.389)
      • ⟨ 결승 ⟩ 금메달 ; OR (2:10.485)
    • 500m ⎡feb 22⎦
      • ⟨ 준준결승 ⟩ 4조 1위 (40.400)
      • ⟨ 준결승 ⟩ 2조 2위 (40.132)
      • ⟨ 결승 ⟩ 동메달 (39.919)
  • ISU world short track championships 2018 - montreal
    • 1500m ⎡march 17⎦
      • 은메달
    • 1000m ⎡march 18⎦
      • 은메달
    • 5000m 계주 ⎡march 18⎦
      • 금메달

2017-2018 world rankings

  • 500m ⤏ ❲6위❳
  • 1000m ⤏ ❲6위❳
  • 1500m ⤏ ❲4위❳

videos [in progress]

trivia

  • his parents wanted him to pursue swimming or golf, but couldn't become a swimmer when he injured his eardrum while playing with a cotton bud
  • joined a skating team when he was in elementary school, since there was an ice rink near his house
  • his goal since elementary school was to win a gold medal at the olympics
  • wants to pursue a graduate degree in sports psychology
  • enjoys watching baseball and soccer
  • is a blackpink fan; jennie biased
    • also likes f(x)'s krystal and red velvet's joy
    • (i.e. is like any other young male and likes girl group visuals)
  • likes starbucks
  • would (honestly) rather go to a club than a hot spring
  • self-proclaimed 'cute one' among the 2018 south korean men's short track team (which is also known as 빙탄소년단)
  • has received seven surgeries for injuries
    • popped eardrum (초등학교 2학년)
    • fractured right shinbone (중학교 1학년); 1.5 years of recovery
    • fractured right ankle (고등학교 2학년); 6 months of recovery
    • torn ligaments (high school)
    • waist injury
    • wrist fracture (high school)
feb 25 2018 ∞
apr 30 2018 +