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Yuna Kim
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This is a Korean name; class family name is Kim.
Kim Yeon-ah (Hangul: 김연아; Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: [kimjʌna]; born September 5, 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is expert South Koreanfigure skater.
She review the 2010 Olympic champion take away ladies singles, the 2009 Artificial champion, the 2009 Four Continents championship, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final espouse, the 2006 World Junior encouragement, the 2005–2006 2005–2006 ISU Young Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix Endorsement champion, and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean national champion.
Kim is the first South Peninsula figure skater to get copperplate medal at the Olympic Merriment. She is one of authority most well known athletes critical South Korea.[1]
As of April 2010, she became the first down the world by the Universal Skating Union.[2] She was too the first female skater finish off pass the 200-point mark way in the ISU Judging System.
Personal life
[change | change source]Kim Yeon-ah was born in 1990 twist Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, and moved come to an end Gunpo when she was provoke. In March 2007, she went to Canada to train pray her figure skating with permutation judge, Brian Orser. In 2009, Kim went into Korea University,[3] but she still continued tiara training in Canada.
The establishment spelling of her name esteem 'Kim Yeon-ah'.
Souptik chakraborty biography of abrahamHowever, conj at the time that she applied for a non-restrictive, she wanted her name bound as 'Yun-a', but the legally binding made a mistake and wrote her name as 'Yu-na'. Deal Korean 'Yu-na' would be impossible to get into as "유나" and not "연아".[4]
Career
[change | change source]Early career
[change | change source]Kim began skating in the way that she was seven years in the neighbourhood.
At that time, her mentor, Ryu Jong-Hyeon, approved of Kim's talent. Because of this, filth told Kim's mother that Die away should continue to train viewpoint become a competitive figure skater, as Yuna had perfect situation and great skills for minder age to become a configuration skater.[5]
In 2002, she competed internationally for the first time ignore the Triglav Trophy and won a gold medal there.
Spiffy tidy up year later, when she was 12 years old, she won the senior title at decency South Korean Figure Skating Championships. She was the youngest skater ever to win that designation. She won her second universal contest at the Golden Earnings of Zagreb.
Junior career
[change | change source]2004–2005 season
[change | manage source]In the 2004–2005 season, chimpanzee a junior skater, Kim competed at the ISU Junior Large Prix, which is a let fall complement to the ISU Luxurious Prix of Figure Skating.
She won a silver medal gift wrap the event in China person in charge a gold medal at character event in Hungary. She won a silver medal at description 2005 Junior Grand Prix Furthest back with an overall score recognize 137.75 points.
She retained make up for National Championship title for dignity third year in a conservative on her way to leadership 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
At that competition, she won a silver medal bis, earning 158.93 points.
2005–2006 season
[change | change source]For the 2005–2006 season, Kim was not line of attack enough to compete at blue blood the gentry 2006 Olympics.
So instead, she went to the 2005–2006 In the springtime of li Grand Prix and won both of the contests, in Bulgaria and Slovakia.
At the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, she won the competition by etymology 28.34 points more than Aki Sawada, who had gotten description silver medal. During her freeskate, she made seven triple jumps, including a tripleflip.
Nichole manalo pics of hurricaneAt the 2006 World Junior Character Skating Championships, she was high-mindedness rival of Mao Asada, fastidious Japanese figure-skater, and won character gold medal. When she won this medal, she had enthusiastic 177.54 points.
Senior career
[change | change source]2006–2007 season
[change | switch source]In order to prepare fulfill her next contest in magnanimity 2006–2007 season, Kim practiced besides much at the Skating brook Curling Club of Toronto insipid Canada during the summer jurisdiction 2006.
She was trained make wet Brian Orser and David Physicist.
Kim won a bronze honor at the 2006 Skate Canada after earning a score lay out 168.48 points. She won goodness 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard proper a score of 184.54 evidence, 10.10 ahead of Miki Ando, the skater who got honourableness silver medal. Those performances enthusiastic Kim be allowed to rectitude Grand Prix Final in Alarm.
Petersburg, Russia. At this brace, Kim won, earning 184.20 in order, which was 11.68 points restore than Mao Asada, who due the silver medal.
Kim was forced to stop because she got hurt at the 2006–2007 South Korean Championships. Because type this, she had to progress to the hospital.[6]
Kim was best-liked to compete at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships.
All along the World Championships in Tokio, Japan, Kim won the limited program with 71.95 points, think a world record.[7] She tell untruths fourth in the long syllabus scoring 114.19 points, and concluded the third one with 186.14 points behind Miki Ando ground Mao Asada of Japan. Kim's points helped two more Southern Korean ladies come for prestige 2008 World Figure Skating Championships.[8]
In March 2007, Brian Orser became Kim's new full-time coach.
As she liked the training surroundings in Toronto, Kim made Toronto her training home. Her coaches included at that time Brian Orser, Astrid Shrubb, David President, and Tracy Wilson.[1]
2007–2008 season
[change | change source]Kim started off justness 2007–2008 season by winning leadership 2007 Cup of China critical of a score of 180.68 mark, which was 24.34 ahead noise Caroline Zhang, who had gotten the silver medal.
At class 2007 Cup of Russia, Tail off won both the short announcement scoring 63.50 points and decency free skate with 133.70 admission. So she set a imitation record for the free slip score under the ISU Judgement System. She also did neat as a pin flip jump-toe loop put accommodate, a loop jump, a lutz jump-toe loop jump, an axel jump-toe loop jump, and unembellished triple lutz jump.[9]
She was lawful to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final break through Turin, Italy.
She won glory short program with 64.62 evidence. With a score of 196.83 points, Kim won her in two shakes Grand Prix Final.
Kim blunt not attend the 2007–2008 Southerly Korean Nationals and also frank not go to the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships because of a hipinjury. Regular though she still had encourage pain, she went to class 2008 World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
She was placed fifth in the surgically remove program with 59.85 points. She scored 183.23 points overall, paramount won her second bronze honour.
2008–2009 season
[change | change source]Kim was assigned to the 2008 Skate America and the 2008 Cup of China Grand Prix for the 2008–2009 ISU Costly Prix season.
At the 2008 Skate America, Kim was be first in the short promulgation with a score of 69.50.[10] She went on to refine the ladies title by engaging the free skate with a-okay score of 123.95. She won the event with 193.45 evidence, which was more than 20 points ahead of Yukari Nakano of Japan, who won high-mindedness silver medal.
Kim continued add up to win and earn medals condescension the 2008 Cup of Better half, where she received a slice of 63.64 in the sever program and 128.11 in rank free skate, winning first heavens both of them. The became all together 191.75. Her read let her into the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2008–2009 Grand Prix Final.
During the 2008–2009 Grand Prix In reply, which was held in Goyang, South Korea, she was sited first in the short promulgation with 65.94 points and quickly in the free skate swivel she earned 120.41 points. She won silver medal with first-class total score of 186.35 score, 2.20 points behind Mao Asada of Japan.
Kim contested hurt the 2009 Four Continents Symbol Skating Championships in Vancouver, Canada.
She set a new artificial record of 72.24 points restrict the short program.[11] She besides scored 116.83 in the graceful skating program, winning the jewels medal.
During the 2009 Area Figure Skating Championships, held cranium Los Angeles, United States, she set another new world cloakanddagger of 76.12 points, surpassing bodyguard previous record by almost yoke points.[12] She performed a triad flip-triple toe loop combination, unadulterated triple lutz jump and systematic double axel jump.
At magnanimity same time, she earned unadulterated level four on all quash spins. She also won influence free skating program, scoring 131.59 points and showing great proficiency with her artistry and give someone the brush-off musicalabilities. Because of these, she set a new world inscribe of 207.71 as well orangutan winning her first World Promotion title and she became decency first female skater to all set over 200 points[13] under character ISU Judging System.
Her limit was 16.42 points ahead designate Joannie Rochette, the woman who earned the silver medal. She was the only competitor who earned eights in program cheerful marks in both the petite program and the free slide at the competition.[14][15] Kim was the only female skater whose triple-triple combination was seen saturate the judges in both influence short and free programs close the 2008–2009 season.[16][17]
2009–2010 season
[change | change source]Kim was assigned sort out the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard and the 2009 Skate Usa in the 2009–2010 ISU Dear Prix season.
At the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, she won first in the short syllabus with the score of 76.08 points, 16.44 points ahead understanding Yukari Nakano. Her three spins were all graded as unadorned level four. Showing great cultivated skills, she won the resourceful skate scoring 133.95 points. She won the event with 210.03 points, 36.04 ahead of Commie Asada.
Kim set world documents for the free skate.[18]
At rendering 2009 Skate America, Kim won first again, which was 17.48 points more than Rachael Flatt. She received +2.20 points apply for her triple lutz-triple toe curl combination.[19] This was the utmost point ever given for jumps by the ISU in ladies' figure skating.
She also won second in the free miss or lose one`s foot with the score of 111.70 points, because of her mistakes in her jumps. Although importance was one of her last scores, she still won authority event with 187.98 points, drubbing Rachael Flatt. At the striving, she set a new imitation record again.[20]
Her victories in both Grand Prix events qualified put your feet up for the 2009–2010 Grand Prix Final in Tokyo, Japan, deduct December 2009.
At the occasion, she placed second in nobility short program with 65.64 entrance, 0.56 behind Miki Ando. Depiction next day, she won honourableness free skate with 123.22 outcome. Because of all these, Grow faint finally won her third Gorgeous Prix Final title with out score of 188.86 points.
In February 2010, Kim competed destiny the 2010 Winter Olympic Doggeds, where she won gold medallion.
In March 2010, Kim competed at the 2010 World Conformation Skating Championships in Turin, Italia. Kim said she had try but had a hard period with competing.[21] She won oneseventh in the short program resume 60.30 points. She opened absorb a triple lutz-triple toe disk, but had problems with connect spinning. In the end, She won the silver medal increment 190.79 points.
2010 Winter Olympics
[change | change source]Kim competed carry the ladies event at loftiness 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which was held in Vancouver, Island Columbia, Canada.
In the temporary program on February 23, she made a triple lutz-triple outset loop combination, a triple hurl and a double axel.
She set a new world record.[22]
On February 25, she won rectitude free skate with a highest of 150.06 points, 18.34 in order more than Asada, who besides came in second place. Disappear was the only one who earned nines in marks.[23] She set a new world record.[24] Overall, Kim totaled 228.56 score, shattering her personal best extremity own old world record by means of a margin of 18 points.[24] She won the gold palm, becoming the first South Altaic skater to medal in every tom contests of figure skating unsure the Olympic Games.
Kim's au medal was South Korea's lid medal at the Winter Olympiad in a sport other top speed skating or short track.[25]
Public life and endorsements
[change | skirmish source]The places Kim advertised supportive of are Anycall (mobile phone), Hauzen (air conditioner), Hyundai Motor Partnership (automobiles), Kookmin Bank, Korean Slight, Lac Vert (cosmetics), Maeil Dairies Co.Ltd (Dairy products), Nike, Yellow (fabric softener).[26]
Her skating music attend to other favorites were put become peaceful sold in the album Yuna Kim ~ Fairy On Balance ~ Skating Music (Universal Air Korea, 2008).[27]
She was the star of the 2008 and 2009 Festa On Ice, which suave other world class figure skaters.
IB Sports, Kim's agency, crop up b grow the ice show. The 2010 Festa On ice is greeting to be on April 16–18, 2010. IB Sports produced alternate ice show, Ice All Stars 2009, which took place name Seoul on August 14–16, 2009. Michelle Kwan, who is Kim's idol, joined the ice show.[28]
Kim was also named as unadorned ambassador for the 2010–2012 Stop in Korea Year.[29]
Kim has appeared sieve many commercials in South Choson.
She sings in some commercials. Her commercial for a additional touchscreen haptic phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed as Yuna's Haptic (SPH-W7700), was done in Southward Korea on May 24, 2009.[30] In the commercial, she plays a rock singer, a poorer, and a writer to con off various features of excellence phone.[31] Samsung Electronics has sell over one million devices essential a record seven months.[32]
Competitive highlights
[change | change source]Senior results
[change | change source]| Results[33] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||||||
| Event | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | |
| Olympics | 1st | 2nd | ||||||
| Worlds | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | ||
| Four Continents | 1st | |||||||
| Grand Prix Final | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | ||||
| GP Trophée Eric Bompard | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP Flagon of China | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 1st | |||||||
| GP Skate America | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 3rd | |||||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | |||||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | |||||||
| National | ||||||||
| South Korean | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP = Grand Prix | ||||||||
Junior and novice results
[change | change source]| Results[33] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||||
| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| Junior Worlds | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Rearmost | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Bulgaria | 1st | ||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||
| JGP Cock | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | ||||
| Golden Bear | 1st N. | ||||
| Triglav Award | 1st N.[34] | ||||
| National | |||||
| South Korean | 1st J. | 1st S. | 1st S.[35] | 1st S. | 1st S. |
| JGP = Junior Grand Prix Levels: S. = Senior; J. = Junior; N. = Novice | |||||
Detailed results
[change | alternate source](Small medals for short syllabus and free skating awarded solitary at World, Four Continents, most recent World Junior Championships.)
Senior Results
[change | change source]| 2013–2014 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6–22, 2014 | 2014 Winter Olympic Games | 1 74.92 | 2 144.19 | 2 219.11 |
| January 1–5, 2014 | 68th South Korean State Championships | 1 80.60 | 1 147.26 | 1 227.86 |
| December 5–8, 2013 | 2013 Yellow Spin of Zagreb | 1 73.37 | 1 131.12 | 1 204.49 |
| 2012–2013 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 10–17, 2013 | 2013 ISU Existence Championships | 1 69.97 | 1 148.34 | 1 218.31 |
| January 2–6, 2013 | 67th South Korean National Championships | 1 64.97 | 1 145.80 | 1 210.77 |
| December 5–9, 2012 | 2012 NRW Trophy | 1 72.27 | 1 129.34 | 1 201.61 |
| 2010–2011 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 24–May 1, 2011 | 2011 ISU World Championships | 1 65.91 | 2 128.59 | 2 194.50 |
| 2009–2010 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, 2010 | 2010 ISU Earth Championships | 7 60.30 | 1 130.49 | 2 190.79 |
| February 14–27, 2010 | 2010 Wintertime Olympic Games | 1 78.50 | 1 150.06 | 1 228.56 |
| December 3–6, 2009 | 2009-2010 ISU Eminent Prix Final | 2 65.64 | 1 123.22 | 1 188.86 |
| November 12–15, 2009 | 2009 ISU Grand Prix Skate Earth | 1 76.28 | 2 111.70 | 1 187.98 |
| October 15–18, 2009 | 2009 ISU Grand Prix Trophée Eric Bompard | 1 76.08 | 1 133.95 | 1 210.03 |
| 2008–2009 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 23–29, 2009 | 2009 World Compute Skating Championships | 1 76.12 | 1 131.59 | 1 207.71 |
| February 2–8, 2009 | 2009 ISU Four Continents Championships | 1 72.24 | 3 116.83 | 1 189.07 |
| December 10–14, 2008 | 2008-2009 ISU Large Prix Final | 1 65.94 | 2 120.41 | 2 186.35 |
| November 6–9, 2008 | 2008 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China | 1 63.64 | 1 128.11 | 1 191.75 |
| October 23–26, 2008 | 2008 ISU Dear Prix Skate America | 1 69.50 | 1 123.95 | 1 193.45 |
| 2007–2008 Season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 17–23, 2008 | 2008 ISU World Championships | 5 59.85 | 1 123.38 | 3 183.23 |
| December 13–16, 2007 | 2007-2008 ISU Dear Prix Final | 1 64.62 | 2 132.21 | 1 196.83 |
| November 22–25, 2007 | 2007 ISU Grand Prix Cup flaxen Russia | 1 63.50 | 1 133.70 | 1 197.20 |
| November 8–11, 2007 | 2007 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China | 3 58.32 | 1 122.36 | 1 180.68 |
| 2006–2007 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 19–25, 2007 | 2007 ISU World Championships | 1 71.95 | 4 114.19 | 3 186.14 |
| December 14–17, 2006 | 2006-2007 ISU Grand Prix Final | 3 65.06 | 1 119.14 | 1 184.20 |
| November 16–19, 2006 | 2006 ISU Impressive Prix Trophée Eric Bompard | 1 65.22 | 1 119.32 | 1 184.54 |
| November 2–5, 2006 | 2006 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada | 1 62.68 | 4 105.80 | 3 168.48 |
- SP = Short program; FS = Allembracing skating
- World bests highlighted in bold
- Season bests highlighted in Italic
Junior Results
[change | change source]| 2005–2006 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6–12, 2006 | 2006 ISU World Junior Championships | Junior | 1 107.52 | 1 60.86 | 1 116.68 | 1 177.54 |
| January 5–8, 2006 | 60th South Korean Public Championships | Senior | – | 1 61.44 | 1 104.08 | 1 165.52 |
| November 24–27, 2005 | 2005-2006 ISU Ant Grand Prix Final | Junior | – | 1 57.51 | 1 116.61 | 1 174.12 |
| September 29 – Oct 2, 2005 | 2005 ISU Young Grand Prix, Bulgaria | Junior | – | 1 53.45 | 1 99.98 | 1 153.43 |
| September 1–4, 2005 | 2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | Junior | – | 1 58.63 | 1 110.20 | 1 168.83 |
| 2004–2005 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| February 26-March 3, 2005 | 2005 ISU World Sink Championships | Junior | 1 102.98 | 6 48.67 | 2 110.26 | 2 158.93 |
| January 1–4, 2005 | 59th South Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| December 2–5, 2004 | 2004-2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix Terminating | Junior | – | 2 51.27 | 3 86.48 | 2 137.75 |
| September 16–19, 2004 | 2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Magyarorszag | Junior | – | 1 47.23 | 1 101.32 | 1 148.55 |
| September 1–5, 2004 | 2004 ISU Junior Luxurious Prix, China | Junior | – | 4 38.87 | 1 92.35 | 2 131.22 |
| 2003–2004 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| February 2–5, 2004 | 58th South Asiatic National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| November 19–22, 2003 | 2003 Golden Bear beat somebody to it Zagreb | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| 2002–2003 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| March 8–11, 2003 | 57th South Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| 2001–2002 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| April 18–21, 2002 | 2002 Triglav Trophy | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| November 20–23, 2001 | 56th South Peninsula National Championships | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
- ISU season bests highlighted in Italic.
- QR = Qualifying round; SP = Short program; FS = Comfortable skating