KIM DO YOUNG is similar to me…Kim Ki-li's confession, a two-time KIA real fan short track champion, Kim Do-young also responded
Feb 11, 2025
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Kim Ki-li (21, Seongnam City Hall), the main player in the women's short track generation change, drew attention by revealing the secrets of the gold medal ceremony. Kim Ki-li emerged as a new star at the '2025 Harbin Winter Asian Games' held in Harbin, China, winning two gold medals in the 2000m relay and the women's 1500m gold. Kim Ki-li had to end her dream of winning three gold medals because she slipped against a Chinese player in the women's 3,000m relay final held on the 9th, but domestic fans applauded and cheered for Kim Ki-li, who blamed herself and cried after the game.
When Kim Ki-li crossed the finish line and stood at the top of the podium with the gold medal around his neck, he drew attention with a ceremony of stretching his arms with only his thumb, index finger, and pinky finger. For baseball fans, especially KIA fans, it looked very similar to last year's KBO League MVP Kim Do-young's home run ceremony.
Kim Ki-li did not hide the fact that he is a fan by sharing pictures of him cheering for KIA on his SNS. It is already verified KIA 'true fan', such as visiting the stadium in person to cheer and having KIA uniforms and cheering tools.
Kim Do-young is currently training for spring camp in Irvine, California. It is difficult to actively watch the Asian Games games due to the time difference, but fans have already received a lot of reports that Kim Do-young has a similar ceremony to Kim Ki-li.
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Kim Ki-ri returned to Incheon International Airport on the 10th and revealed the secret of the ceremony, which was not revealed in Harbin, in an interview with domestic reporters.
Kim Ki-li said "As a KIA fan, I did Kim Do-young's ceremony when I went to the top because I wanted to be energized by KIA winning the Korean Series this time. The ceremony was similar to mine, so I tried to get more energy."
He added that it was not plagiarism.
Kim Ki-li said "If this is how I feel (folding my arms), Kim Do-young feels (stretching my arms). I think I did it because I wanted to get more energy to win the Korean Series and do it better."
Kim Do-young and Kim Ki-li, who peaked in their respective events, will continue to strive to stay on top. Kim Do-young is preparing to evolve by supplementing last year's disappointing defense in order to spend another MVP season with the team's second consecutive year winning this year. Kim Ki-li will depart for the sixth event of the 2024-2025 ISU Short Track World Tour in Milan, Italy, on the 12th without a break.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
