Kim Mi-yeon is a South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n curler. She is currently the skip of the South Korean national team.

Kim skipped the Korean team to a Pacific Curling Championships

Pacific Curling Championships

The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-placed team also receives a berth if the championships are held in the Americas or in Europe...

 gold medal in 2001, earning the Korean team their first ever appearance at the World Curling Championships

World Curling Championships

The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...

. At the 2001 Worlds, the team finished last and without a single win. The 2002 Worlds had the same result with Kim Mi-Yeon going 0-9.

Kim had a successful 2008-09 season which began with a Strauss Crown of Curling

Strauss Crown of Curling

The Kamloops Crown of Curling is an annual curling tournament, held in October in Kamloops...

 victory in October, and a silver medal at the Pacific Championships. They would play in the 2009 Mount Titlis World Women's Curling Championship as the host team.