Kim Yuna is a South Korean figure skater, the reigning world champion, Winter Olympic gold medalist, and a huge celebrity in a native country.
Yuna’s Profile
Name: Kim Yuna
Korean name: 김연아 / 金姸兒
DOB: September 5, 1990
Birthplace: Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height: 164cm
Profession: Student, figure skater
[Also known as Kim Yu-Na, Yu-Na Kim]
Yuna’s Biography
Kim Yuna began skating when she was seven.
In 2003, at age 12, she became the youngest woman ever to win the senior title at the South Korean Figure Skating Championships. The sport was not popular in South Korea back then though.
The Koreans only started to pay serious attention to the young star after Kim won the silver medal at the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final, the country’s first ever medal in an international figure skating championship.
Kim claimed the world records in 2007 for both the short and long programs under the new ISU scoring system.
She only managed a bronze at the 2007 World Championships in Japan though, while successfully defended her title at the 2007/2008 Grand Prix Final in Italy.
Kim again won the bronze medal at the 2008 World Championship in Sweden despite competing with a back injury. She got silver in the 2008/2009 Grand Prix Final in South Korea.
Kim’s dominance began to surface in 2009 with a new world record in short program at the 4CC. She set another new record in short programs and overall score enroute to her gold medal at the 2009 World Championship in USA. She was the first female skater to surpass 200 points under the new ISU judging system.
Kim continued to break record after record and won her third Grand Prix Final title in Japan for the 2009/2010 season.
Kim broke the world record again with a total of total of 228.56 points, en-route to winning the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Kim is a huge celebrity in South Korea, appearing in various commercials e.g. for Nike, Kookmin Bank, Hyundai Motors, Hauzen (profile pic) and Anycall etc. She is also appointed as an ambassador for the 2010-2012 Visit Korea Year.
Check her official site and my main blog for more Kim Yuna news.
Congratulations on the Gold medal! You deserves it!!!
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All eyes of the world glued to the TV screen, I’m sure I was not the only one holding my breath while Kim Yu-Na was performing her best in the final Olympics. I guessed 3 points less than the actual score. I leaped with joy when her score flashed for I knew that would be darn difficult to beat. The gold was hers! What a great performance!
More power to you Kim Yu-Na. You will keep breaking record after record all throughout your ice skating career. Keep smiling and keep healthy!
Not only the eyes of Korea but the eyes of the world for this most fabulous of skaters. I am wondering what she will be dancing to in the Ice Gala. Here in Wales (country of the UK) I was watching it live at 4am in the morning and I was not let down by any of the girls performances, take care and see you again soon Yeinjee what I take note of your fantastic blogs.
Seligor xxx
you deserve it yuna…good luck and more powers…
[...] commercial (2010) for Samsung Hauzen ZERO air conditioner, starring Olympic champion figure skater Kim Yuna, her Olympic mate Minjung Kwak, and their coach Brian [...]
I LOVE YU-NA KIM!!!!!!! <3 YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!! HAHA, I WATCHED YOUR BEAUTIFULLY WONDERFULLY AWESOMELY OUTSTANDINGLY AMAZINGLY PERFECT PERFORMANCE DURING THE OLYMPICS AND, OF COURSE, I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE MY ROLE MODEL, AND FOR MY ASIAN HISTORY MONTH PROJECT, I DID YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 I LOVE YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFULLY WONDERFULLY AWESOMELY OUTSTANDINGLY AMAZINGLY PERFECT SKATING!!!!! I THINK YOUR SOOOO PRETTY!!! :) HAHA, WELL… YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!! :D
I LOVE YU-NA KIM!!!!!!! <3 YOU ARE THE BEST!!!!!!! HAHA, I WATCHED YOUR BEAUTIFULLY WONDERFULLY AWESOMELY OUTSTANDINGLY AMAZINGLY PERFECT PERFORMANCE DURING THE OLYMPICS AND, OF COURSE, I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE MY ROLE MODEL, AND FOR MY ASIAN HISTORY MONTH PROJECT, I DID YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 I LOVE YOU AND YOUR SKATING!!!!! I THINK YOUR SOOOO PRETTY!!! :) HAHA, WELL… YOU'RE THE BEST!!!!!!!!! :D
haha…i was super hyper:) anywhoo, i loved your beautiful performance! i’m sure everyone did. hope you have the best health and strength in everything you do. you deserved everything you got, including that gold medal in the olympics:) may everyday be a happy, fun-filled, glorious day for you… love you;)
good luck… ;)