Seol Ye-ji

Seol joined the Gim Un-chi rink in 2018 as the teams alternate. The team had a full schedule for the 2018–19 season, beginning with the Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic where they finished fourth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5339&view=Main#1|title=2018 Hokkaido Bank Curling Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=November 25, 2023}} On tour in Canada, they reached the final of the Gord Carroll Curling Classic where they lost to Chelsea Brandwood.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5333|title=2018 Gord Carroll Curling Classic – Presented by Winchester Glen Retirement|website=CurlingZone|access-date=November 25, 2023}} They also made the semifinals of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic and the quarterfinals of the Canad Inns Women's Classic. Team Gim was invited to play in the 2018 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam event where they qualified for the playoffs as the number one seed. They then lost to Kristen Streifel 8–6 in the quarterfinals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=5315&view=Main#1|title=2018 Tour Challenge Tier 2|website=CurlingZone|access-date=November 25, 2023}}

In summer 2019, Team Gim would win the 2019 Korean Curling Championships after stealing two in the tenth end of the final against Kim Min-ji.{{YouTube|OHdXaedk7Dk|Video (full game): 2019 Korean National Women's Curling Championship - Final - Kim Min-ji vs Gim Un-chi}} To start their tour season, her team had a quarterfinal finish at the 2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic. They followed this by missing the playoffs at the 2019 Stu Sells Oakville Tankard, a semifinal finish at the 2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic and winning the 2019 KW Fall Classic posting a perfect 7–0 record en route to capturing the title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5846&teamid=134366&profileid=|title=2019 Cameron's Brewing Oakville Fall Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 10, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5851&teamid=134370&profileid=12516#1|title=2019 AMJ Campbell Shorty Jenkins Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 10, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5853&teamid=134369&profileid=12516#1|title=2019 KW Fall Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=March 10, 2020}} At the 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships, Seol and her team had a disappointing finish. After going 6–1 in the round robin, they lost the semifinal to China's Han Yu. This performance meant they didn't qualify Korea for the 2020 World Championship through the Pacific region and would have to play in the World Qualification Event for their spot in the World's. Next Team Gim competed in the 2019 Boundary Ford Curling Classic where they lost in the final to Kim Min-ji. Two weeks later, they played in the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was another successful run for the rink as they went 7–0 through the tournament to capture the title. The Gim rink went undefeated at the World Qualification Event, going 7–0 in the round robin and defeating Italy in the 1 vs. 2 playoff game to qualify South Korea for the World Championship. The team was set to represent South Korea at the 2020 World Women's Curling Championship before the event got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cp-newsalert-world-women-s-curling-championship-cancelled-1.1456723|title=World Women's Curling Championship Cancelled|website=The Sports Network|author=The Canadian Press|date=March 12, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2020/03/wwcc2020-cancelled/|title=World Women's Curling Championship 2020 cancelled in Prince George, Canada|date=March 12, 2020|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=March 23, 2020}} The World Qualification Event would be their last event of the season as the remaining two events (the Players' Championship and the Champions Cup Grand Slam events) were also cancelled due to the pandemic.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gsoc-cancels-remaining-events-of-2019-20-season/|title=GSOC cancels remaining events of 2019–20 season|website=Grand Slam of Curling|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|date=March 13, 2020|access-date=March 23, 2020}}

Team Gim was not able to defend their national title at the 2020 Korean Curling Championships in November 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6807#1|title=2020 Korean National Women's Curling Championship|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 7, 2021}} After going 4–2 through the round robin, they defeated Um Min-ji 8–6 in the 3 vs. 4 game and then beat Kim Min-ji 9–4 in the semifinal. They then lost in the final to the undefeated Team Kim Eun-jung, meaning Team Kim won the right to represent Korea at the 2021 World Women's Curling Championship.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2021/04/meet-the-teams-wwcc/|title=Meet the teams competing at the LGT World Women's Curling Championship 2021|publisher=World Curling Federation|author=Richard Gray|date=April 30, 2021|access-date=July 7, 2021}}

The 2021–22 season began in June for Team Gim as they competed in the 2021 Korean Curling Championships to decide who would get the chance to represent Korea at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China.{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQSZEAUDAA8/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQSZEAUDAA8|archive-date=2021-12-26|url-access=registration|title=베이징 올림픽 대표를 포함한 2021-2022 컬링 국가대표를 뽑는 2021 KB금융 한국컬링선수권대회 with 강릉.|language=Korean|publisher=curling1spoon|website=Instagram|date=June 19, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}} In the first of three rounds, the team went 3–1 in the round robin and then defeated the Kim Min-ji rink in the semifinal. They then lost to Kim Eun-jung in the final game. In the second round, they went 3–3, however, because Team Kim Eun-jung won both the first and second rounds, they became the national champions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ082klMfdp/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CQ082klMfdp |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|title=여자부 강릉시청 '팀 킴'은 2차전 5승 1패로 우승해 오는 12월 열리는 베이징 올림픽 자격대회에 출전하게 됐습니다. 축하합니다.|language=Korean|publisher=curling1spoon|website=Instagram|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=June 16, 2022}}{{cbignore}} Seol later competed in the 2021 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with partner Park Se-won, however, failed to qualify for the playoff round. On tour, Team Gim won three events at the Chairman's Cup, the Boundary Ford Curling Classic, and the Ladies Alberta Open.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6681|title=2021 Boundary Ford Curling Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 16, 2022}} They also reached the quarterfinal round of the 2021 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic and the final of the Red Deer Curling Classic where they lost to Satsuki Fujisawa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=6513|title=2021 Vesta Energy Curling Classic|website=CurlingZone|access-date=June 16, 2022}} Team Gim also competed in all four Grand Slam events of the season, however, finished winless at the first three. In March 2022, Kim Min-ji moved to Gyeonggi Province to join Team Gim at third, moving Seol to alternate.{{Cite news|url=https://www.instagram.com/curling_team_gim/|title=Team Gim Curling|publisher=curling_team_gim|website=Instagram|access-date=June 16, 2022}} The team competed in two Grand Slams at the end of the year, the 2022 Players' Championship and the 2022 Champions Cup. After missing the playoffs at the Players', the team made it all the way to the final of the Champions Cup where they lost to Kerri Einarson.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/einarson-earns-4th-gsoc-womens-title-with-champions-cup-win/|title=Einarson earns 4th GSOC women's title with Champions Cup win|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=May 8, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2022}}

Team Gim had their best season to date during the 2022–23 season as they qualified for the playoffs in fourteen of fifteen events they played in. The team began their run at the 2022 Korean Curling Championships where they went 5–1 in the round robin. After beating Jeonbuk Province in the semifinal, they lost in the championship game 7–4 to Chuncheon City Hall's Ha Seung-youn, meaning they would not be the national team once again.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/curling/news/new-champions-in-korea|title=New Champions in Korea|publisher=The Curling News|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=June 20, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}} On tour, the team began at the first event of the Alberta Curling Series, where they went undefeated to claim the title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7381#1|title=2022 Curling Stadium Alberta Curling Series: Event 1|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 22, 2023}} They next played in the 2022 Martensville International where after a 4–1 round robin record, they fell 8–4 in the semifinal to Clancy Grandy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Main&eventid=7395#1|title=2022 Martensville International|website=CurlingZone|access-date=July 22, 2023}} They also reached the semifinals of the 2022 Saville Shoot-Out, the 2022 Alberta Curling Series Major, and the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic. In the first Slam event, the 2022 National, Team Gim finished 2–2 through the round robin, but were able to beat Tabitha Peterson in a tiebreaker to qualify for the playoffs. In the quarterfinals, they lost 7–5 to Satsuki Fujisawa.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-einarson-advance-to-boost-national-semifinals/|title=Lawes, Einarson advance to Boost National semifinals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 8, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}} The team had another quarterfinal finish the following week at the 2022 Western Showdown after a previously undefeated record. At the 2022 Tour Challenge, the team started with two straight losses before winning three straight sudden death games to advance to the playoffs. After defeating Team Kim in the quarterfinals, they lost 4–3 to Team Einarson in the semifinals.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/oskar-eriksson-skips-team-edin-into-hearinglife-tour-challenge-mens-final/|title=Oskar Eriksson skips Team Edin into HearingLife Tour Challenge men's final|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 23, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}} Team Gim's next event was the 2022 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic where they qualified for the playoffs through the B side. They then defeated Abby Ackland, Casey Scheidegger and Michèle Jäggi in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game respectively to win the event, becoming the first Korean team to do so.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/watch-players-tour-presented-by-curling-live-autumn-gold-curling-classic/|title=Players Tour presented by Curling Live: Gim wins Autumn Gold Curling Classic|publisher=Sportsnet|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}} The team continued their winning momentum into the Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic where they captured their third event title of the season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=6775|title=Gim wins again at Stu Sells Brantford Nissan Classic|publisher=CurlingZone|access-date=July 22, 2023}} Team Gim wrapped up the 2022 part of their season at the 2022 Masters where they had another semifinal appearance, falling 5–3 to Rachel Homan.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/homan-vs-einarson-mouat-vs-retornaz-set-for-wfg-masters-finals/|title=Homan vs. Einarson, Mouat vs. Retornaz set for WFG Masters finals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 10, 2022|access-date=July 22, 2023}} They also reached the semifinals of the next Slam, the 2023 Canadian Open, where they were again defeated by Team Fujisawa.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/einarson-reaches-sixth-straight-grand-slam-final-at-co-op-canadian-open/|title=Einarson reaches sixth straight Grand Slam final at Co-op Canadian Open|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=January 15, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}} The team wrapped up their season at the final two Slams, the 2023 Players' Championship and the 2023 Champions Cup. At the Players', they finished first through pool play with a 4–1 record to earn the top spot in the playoffs. They then lost 6–3 to Silvana Tirinzoni in the semifinal.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/koe-claims-spot-in-princess-auto-players-championship-final-with-buzzer-beater-shot/|title=Koe claims spot in Princess Auto Players' Championship final with clutch shot|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 15, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}} At the Champions Cup, they missed the playoffs for the only time during the season. After a 3–2 record, they fell 9–4 to Team Hasselborg in a tiebreaker.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/jones-edges-grandy-in-extra-end-for-kioti-tractor-champions-cup-playoff-spot/|title=Jones edges Grandy in extra end for KIOTI Tractor Champions Cup playoff spot|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=May 6, 2023|access-date=July 22, 2023}}

After their successful season which saw them rise to fifth in the world, Team Gim had an even better 2023–24 season with the team increasing their world ranking to third. At the 2023 Korean Curling Championships, the team lost just one game en route to claiming the national title, finishing the event with an unmatched 12–1 record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=8075&eventtypeid=81&view=Main#1|title=2023 Korean Curling Championships – Women|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 21, 2024}} This gave Seol her second Korean title and earned her team the right to represent Korea at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships and the 2024 World Women's Curling Championship. On tour, the team initially struggled to find major success in their first three events. At the 2023 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic, however, Team Gim went undefeated to defend their title, defeating Japan's Miori Nakamura 8–3 in the final.{{Cite news|url=https://calgarysun.com/sports/south-koreas-team-gim-defends-autumn-gold-curling-classic-title|title=South Korea's Team Gim defends Autumn Gold Curling Classic title|publisher=Calgary Sun|author=Todd Saelhof|date=October 9, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}} At the first Slam of the season, the 2023 Tour Challenge, the team finished as the number one seeds through the round robin before dropping their quarterfinal match to Kaitlyn Lawes.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/lawes-eliminates-top-seed-gim-in-hearinglife-tour-challenge-womens-quarterfinals/|title=Lawes eliminates top-seed Gim in HearingLife Tour Challenge women's quarterfinals|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=October 21, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}} They then played in the Pan Continental Championships where they went 6–1 through the round robin, earning the number one seed in the playoffs. After defeating Canada's Kerri Einarson in the semifinal, they beat Japan's Satsuki Fujisawa in the final to claim Korea's first Pan Continental title.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2023/11/women-gold/|title=Korea women win Pan Continental Curling Championship|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}} Next was the 2023 National where Team Gim again went undefeated through the round robin before defeating Stefania Constantini and Silvana Tirinzoni in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. This qualified them for the final where they defeated Team Rachel Homan 7–6, becoming the first Korean team to win a Grand Slam of Curling event.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/gim-wins-first-career-grand-slam-womens-title-at-kioti-national/|title=Gim wins first career Grand Slam women's title at KIOTI National|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=November 12, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}} They then reached the final of the Uiseong Korean Cup where they lost to Team Kim. At the next two Slams, the 2023 Masters and the 2024 Canadian Open, the team lost in the quarterfinals to Einarson and Homan respectively.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/defending-champ-einarson-steals-spot-in-wfg-masters-semifinals-from-gim/|title=Defending champ Einarson steals spot in WFG Masters semifinals from Gim|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=December 16, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2024}} In their last event before the world championship, they lost just one game en route to claiming the 2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup, defeating Korean rival Kim Eun-jung in the final.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=7959&teamid=177375|title=2024 International Bernese Ladies Cup|website=CurlingZone|access-date=April 21, 2024}} Team Gim then represented Korea at the 2024 World Championship in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Through the round robin, the team lost just two games to Switzerland and Italy, finishing fourth with a 10–2 record. This included defeating Canada's Homan rink, being the only team to do so.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curling/canada-s-rachel-homan-finishes-first-in-round-robin-moves-into-world-semis-1.2093784|title=Canada's Homan finishes first in round-robin, moves into world semis|publisher=TSN|date=March 22, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}} After beating Sweden's Anna Hasselborg in the qualification round, they faced Canada again where they lost 9–7. This put them in the bronze medal game where Gim made a double takeout on her last shot to win the game for her team.{{Cite news|url=https://worldcurling.org/2024/03/korea-bronze/|title=Korea win World Women's bronze|publisher=World Curling Federation|date=March 24, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}} The team ended their season at the 2024 Players' Championship where they lost in the semifinals to Isabella Wranå.{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/wrana-tirinzoni-to-face-off-again-for-princess-auto-players-championship-womens-title/|title=Wrana, Tirinzoni to face off again for Princess Auto Players' Championship women's title|publisher=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=April 14, 2024|access-date=April 21, 2024}}

Her twin sister Seol Ye-eun is the lead on her team.

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