New world record
This time performing to the music of George Gershwin, Kim produced another series of perfectly executed triple jumps to underline her supremacy in the technical elements. Her interpretation of the choreography was equally majestic, and her score of 150.06 was another new world record.
On the world’s biggest stage, she had produced the best performance of her career, and was crowned Olympic champion with a new combined world record total of 228.56 points, a benchmark that nobody has since been able to better. She also claimed the honour of becoming the first female figure skater from Republic of Korea to win Olympic gold.