'She should be cast in an action movie': Elon Musk wowed by Kim Ye-ji's Olympic performance

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'She should be cast in an action movie': Elon Musk wowed by Kim Ye-ji's Olympic performance

Published: 31 Jul. 2024, 16:40 Updated: 31 Jul. 2024, 17:44

Elon Musk's post on X praising Kim Ye-ji [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to his social media platform X to praise Korean Olympic shooting sensation Kim Ye-ji.

“She should be cast in an action movie,” Musk said Wednesday in his post. “No acting required!”

Kim went viral Monday — a day after taking silver in the women's 10-meter air pistol — for how she looked during her performance.

Musk’s post was a reply to another post, which contained a clip of Kim performing at a different sporting event, the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup held in May in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In the clip, Kim can be seen calmly shooting her shot with her left hand in her pocket. It was this signature cold demeanor that made her go viral.

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]