YeinJee's Asian blog

Asian Culture, Lifestyle and Entertainment

Kim Yuna

Yuna Kim thanks Haiti donors with UNICEF

by

Video of South Korean figure skater Yuna Kim thanking donors who have supported relief efforts in Haiti. She’s a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF.

Haiti earthquake 2010

A massive earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010. Death toll estimates range from 100,000 to about 160,000. Beside homes, the quake also destroyed many infrastructures including hospitals, transports and power network.

It’s the single largest catastrophe to hit the Caribbean Sea country in centuries.

UNICEF is a United Nation program on children welfare. They help to provide nutrition, healthcare and protection to children in Haiti. Official website here.

Kim Yuna series – Previous: Maeil Yogurt CF – Next: Yuna & Michelle Kwan

Winter Olympic Gold for Kim Yuna

by

Kim Yuna wins gold at Vancouver 2010 Winter OlympicsKorean figure skater Kim Yuna has won the gold medal of women’s figure skating at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Official results here.

Kim scored 150.06 points in the free program on Thursday night (local time) and a new world record total of 228.56 points to earn South Korea its first ever Olympic gold medal in figure skating.

Japan’s Mao Asada and Canada’s Joannie Rochette retained their position from the short program to win the silver and bronze.

The term Grand Slam is not often used in figure skating, but it’s worth mentioning that Kim is the first ever lady to hold the title of 4CC, World Championships, Grand Prix Final and Winter Olympics at the same time.

Time to claim my free beer from the Korean guys lol. Image from Chosun [Kr]

Kim Yuna series – Previous: TV commercial collection | Next: Maeil yogurt CF

Korean ice queen Kim Yuna leads in Vancouver

by

Korean athletes have been doing quite well at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but all eyes were on 19-year-old world figure skating champion Kim Yuna’s record breaking performance in the short program on Tuesday.

Korean figure skating champion Kim Yuna at Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics
Kim Yuna at the short program in Vancouver. Image by Xinhuanet [Cn]

[Read more…] about Korean ice queen Kim Yuna leads in Vancouver

Kim Yuna Nike wallpapers

by

Nike’s wallpapers featuring South Korean figure skating star Kim Yuna. The current world champion and record holder is a huge celebrity in her native country.

Click images for full size (1600×1024) wallpapers. You can download other sizes (1024×768 and 1280×1024) from Nike’s JDI website [Kr]…

Kim Yuna Nike wallpaper

[Read more…] about Kim Yuna Nike wallpapers