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MAGNUS KIM AGE: 19 NOC: REPUBLIC OF KOREA DISCIPLINE: CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: DOUBLE GOLD MEDALLIST AT WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES LILLEHAMMER 2016; ASIAN WINTER GAMES GOLD MEDALLIST (2017) “Being half Norwegian I began skiing when I was young, but I only used to do it three or four times each winter since we were living in Korea at the time. But when we moved over to Norway in 2010 I began going to a local ski club and competing in races. In my second season, in 2012-13, I realised I could be quite good – and that was when I won the national championships for my age, a race that had over 300 competitors.” STARTING OUT