Kim Yeji and Her Shooting Glasses Produced the Coolest Photos of the Paris Games

Kristen Wong | Jul 30, 2024

Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

Republic of Korea pistol shooter Kim Yeji took home silver in the women’s 10-meter air pistol event in the Paris Games on Sunday and simultaneously turned into one of the coldest icons the Olympics has ever produced.

The 31-year-old recorded a score of 241.3 points at the event held at Chateauroux Shooting Centre, finishing behind only compatriot and roommate, Oh Ye Ji.

But what made Kim different from her peers was the sheer amount of coolness she oozed while taking aim. Like many other Olympic marksmen, Kim donned a pair of shooting glasses during the competition. Kim’s customized specs just happened to make her look like a cooler, more hard-core version of John Wick.

the most aura I have ever seen in an image pic.twitter.com/HHo8yCV5O4

— Women Posting W's (@womenpostingws) July 30, 2024

Kim Yeji, the woman who just set a new world record for the Women's 25m Pistol pic.twitter.com/dPS3JGdgfR

— Women Posting W's (@womenpostingws) July 30, 2024

Kim Yeji, who set a new world record in the women’s 25m pistol back in May, competed in the Olympics and the photos are iconic 🔥🇰🇷

(h/t @womenpostingws, @BoniM_Ray) pic.twitter.com/txwh1vZyWT

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 30, 2024

Kim also apparently carried her daughter's elephant doll throughout the event, immediately melting the hearts of viewers everywhere.

Just so we’re clear, the South Korean Air Pistol team of Oh Ye Jin and Kim Yeji (hat) took Gold and Silver for the 10m Air Pistol competition at Paris 2024.

One wore her daughter’s elephant doll while the other’s pistol sight had a pink heart.

This is the hardest shit ever. pic.twitter.com/vU1j4xOKJ4

— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) July 30, 2024

Omg her daughter’s elephant doll was with her during the olympics🥹 Kim Yeji is MOTHERING. pic.twitter.com/kiZlb7Beia

— Lit 🍉 (@hahyunsing) July 30, 2024

This girl is a movie character like how is she real pic.twitter.com/hys1bLyj4t

— Daniel (@growing_daniel) July 30, 2024

It should be noted that the video above is of Kim at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan in May, when she set a new world record in the women’s 25-meter pistol.