2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 302
Commending Brandon Kim.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 10, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 12, 2026
WHEREAS, Brandon Kim, a Fairfax County native and a three-time United States national champion in short track speed skating, was selected as a member of Team USA for the XXV Winter Olympic Games in 2026; and
WHEREAS, the child of Korean immigrants, Brandon Kim was inspired to begin training as a speed skater at age nine after watching the 2010 Winter Olympics and joined a local speed skating club near his home; and
WHEREAS, Brandon Kim graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, where he won a National AP Scholar award and a National Merit Scholarship; and
WHEREAS, as a freshman in high school, Brandon Kim won a bronze medal at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Junior World Championships as part of the men's relay team; he subsequently became a member of the United States Men's Short Track National Team during his junior year of high school; and
WHEREAS, Brandon Kim has volunteered as a US Speedskating Level 1 coach and served as an athlete representative on the US Speedskating Medical Committee and on the US Speedskating Athlete Advisory Council, advocating for the rights of athletes on the national team and across the United States; and