Shim Suk Hee

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Name of coach	Song Kyung-Taek [national], KOR
When and where did you begin this sport?	She took up short track at age seven in Gangneung, Republic of Korea.
Club / Team	Korea National Sport University: Seoul, KOR
Reason for choosing this sport	She was influenced by her older brother.

Nicknames	Queen of Short Track (sbs.co.kr, 02 Nov 2015)
Awards and honours	She and her 3000m relay teammates Kim Ye Jin, Lee Yubin, Kim A-Lang and Choi Min-Jeong received the Clean Award at the 2018 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards in Republic of Korea. (news.joins.com, 22 Mar 2018) She received a Grand Award at the 2017 Korean Women Sports Grad Awards. (yonhapnews.co.kr, 14 Dec 2017) She was named Best New Athlete at the 2014 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards in Republic of Korea. (sbsespn.sbs.co.kr, 12 Mar 2014)
Other information	ASSAULT In January 2018 she left a training camp at the Jincheon National Training Centre in Republic of Korea after being assaulted by coach Cho Jae-Beom. She required three weeks of recovery, and was diagnosed with a concussion. Cho received a lifetime ban from the Korean Skating Union [KSU], and in September 2018 he was sentenced to 10 months in jail for assaulting multiple athletes between 2011 and 2018. (ytn.co.kr, 19 Sep 2018; ilyo.co.kr, 17 Sep 2018; seoul.co.kr, 16 Sep 2018; english.chosun.com, 26 Jan 2018; english.yonhapnews.co.kr, 19 Jan 2018) FATHER'S SACRIFICE Her father Shim Kyo-Gwang quit the job where he had worked for 20 years in order to support Shim when it became apparent she was a talented short track skater. The family also moved from Gangneung to Seoul so she could be closer to her training area in the Republic of Korea. (chosun.com, 25 Feb 2014) MOBILE NUMBER She changed the last four digits of her mobile phone number to '2018' after the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi as a reminder of her ambition to win gold medals at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang. (newsis.com, 08 Jul 2015)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"No regrets." (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Most influential person in career	Korea short tack skater Noh Jin-Kyu. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement	Winning three medals at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, and competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang where she was part of the Korean team that won gold in the 3000m relay. (Athlete, 04 Nov 2018)
Injuries	She was diagnosed with a skin infection on her left ankle following the 2015 World Cup event in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. She returned to competition at the 2016 World Championships in Seoul, Republic of Korea. (Athlete, 09 Nov 2017; stnsports.co.kr, 07 Mar 2016)