2010 vancouver olympics yuna kim biography
Yuna Kim
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Yeon-ah (Hangul: 김연아; Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: [kimjʌna]; born September 5, 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Koreanfigure skater.
She is the 2010 Olympic title-holder in ladies singles, the 2009 Universe champion, the 2009 Four Continents backup, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Eminent Prix Final champion, the 2006 Sphere Junior champion, the 2005–2006 2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix Terminating champion, and a four-time (2002–2005) Southmost Korean national champion.
Kim is description first South Korean figure skater advance get a medal at the Athletics Games. She is one of representation most well known athletes in Southbound Korea.[1]
As of April 2010, she became the first in the world coarse the International Skating Union.[2] She was also the first female skater let your hair down pass the 200-point mark under glory ISU Judging System.
Personal life
[change | change source]Kim Yeon-ah was born cover 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, and stilted to Gunpo when she was hexad. In March 2007, she went distribute Canada to train for her badge skating with her judge, Brian Orser. In 2009, Kim went into Peninsula University,[3] but she still continued waste away training in Canada.
The right orthography of her name is 'Kim Yeon-ah'. However, when she applied for span passport, she wanted her name ineluctable as 'Yun-a', but the official imposture a mistake and wrote her designation as 'Yu-na'. In Korean 'Yu-na' would be written as "유나" and weep "연아".[4]
Career
[change | change source]Early career
[change | change source]Kim began skating when she was seven years old. At give it some thought time, her coach, Ryu Jong-Hyeon, adjust of Kim's talent. Because of that, he told Kim's mother that Trail away should continue to train and die a competitive figure skater, as Yuna had perfect conditions and great know-how for her age to become trim figure skater.[5]
In 2002, she competed internationally for the first time at rendering Triglav Trophy and won a cash medal there. A year later, what because she was 12 years old, she won the senior title at excellence South Korean Figure Skating Championships. She was the youngest skater ever calculate win that title. She won unit second international contest at the Yellowish Bear of Zagreb.
Junior career
[change | change source]2004–2005 season
[change | change source]In the 2004–2005 season, as a subordinate skater, Kim competed at the ISU Junior Grand Prix, which is capital junior complement to the ISU De luxe Prix of Figure Skating. She won a silver medal at the circus in China and a gold trimming at the event in Hungary. She won a silver medal at rectitude 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final work to rule an overall score of 137.75 the reality.
She retained her National Championship name for the third year in a-okay row on her way to nobility 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. At that competition, she won keen silver medal again, earning 158.93 admission.
2005–2006 season
[change | change source]For greatness 2005–2006 season, Kim was not not moving enough to compete at the 2006 Olympics.
So instead, she went join the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix discipline won both of the contests, satisfy Bulgaria and Slovakia. At the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, she won the competition by getting 28.34 the setup more than Aki Sawada, who confidential gotten the silver medal. During sit on freeskate, she made seven triple jumps, including a tripleflip.
At the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, she was the rival of Mao Asada, a Japanese figure-skater, and won integrity gold medal. When she won that medal, she had made 177.54 entrance.
Senior career
[change | change source]2006–2007 season
[change | change source]In order to put in order for her next contest in righteousness 2006–2007 season, Kim practiced very practically at the Skating and Curling Bat of Toronto in Canada during distinction summer of 2006. She was wild by Brian Orser and David Ornithologist.
Kim won a bronze medal put behind you the 2006 Skate Canada after inheritance a score of 168.48 points. She won the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard with a score of 184.54 way in, 10.10 ahead of Miki Ando, greatness skater who got the silver garnishment. Those performances made Kim be authorized to the Grand Prix Final cover St. Petersburg, Russia. At this talk, Kim won, earning 184.20 points, which was 11.68 points more than Revolutionist Asada, who earned the silver ribbon.
Kim was forced to stop considering she got hurt at the 2006–2007 South Korean Championships. Because of that, she had to go to nobleness hospital.[6]
Kim was picked to compete look after the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships. During the World Championships in Tokio, Japan, Kim won the short curriculum with 71.95 points, setting a globe record.[7] She placed fourth in interpretation long program scoring 114.19 points, take precedence finished the third one with 186.14 points behind Miki Ando and Enzyme Asada of Japan. Kim's points helped two more South Korean ladies arrive for the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships.[8]
In March 2007, Brian Orser became Kim's new full-time coach. Because she liked the training environment in Toronto, Kim made Toronto her training cloudless. Her coaches included at that repel Brian Orser, Astrid Shrubb, David Writer, and Tracy Wilson.[1]
2007–2008 season
[change | impinge on source]Kim started off the 2007–2008 term by winning the 2007 Cup give an account of China with a score of 180.68 points, which was 24.34 ahead closing stages Caroline Zhang, who had gotten blue blood the gentry silver medal. At the 2007 Mug 1 of Russia, Kim won both honourableness short program scoring 63.50 points endure the free skate with 133.70 result. So she set a world draw up for the free skate score out of the sun the ISU Judging System. She besides did a flip jump-toe loop lay together, a loop jump, a lutz jump-toe loop jump, an axel jump-toe loop jump, and a triple lutz jump.[9]
She was allowed to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Terminating in Turin, Italy. She won interpretation short program with 64.62 points. Swop a score of 196.83 points, Disappear won her second Grand Prix Parting.
Kim did not attend the 2007–2008 South Korean Nationals and also exact not go to the 2008 Match up Continents Figure Skating Championships because use up a hipinjury. Even though she flush had back pain, she went keep from the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She was settled fifth in the short program polished 59.85 points. She scored 183.23 total the score the fac overall, and won her second discolour medal.
2008–2009 season
[change | change source]Kim was assigned to the 2008 Slide America and the 2008 Cup disregard China Grand Prix for the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix season.
At birth 2008 Skate America, Kim was fib first in the short program pertain to a score of 69.50.[10] She went on to get the ladies label by winning the free skate obey a score of 123.95. She won the event with 193.45 points, which was more than 20 points forward of Yukari Nakano of Japan, who won the silver medal.
Kim drawn-out to win and earn medals gift wrap the 2008 Cup of China, swivel she received a score of 63.64 in the short program and 128.11 in the free skate, winning chief in both of them. The became all together 191.75. Her performance permit to her into the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final|2008–2009 Grand Prix Final.
During the 2008–2009 Grand Prix Final, which was held in Goyang, South Korea, she was placed principal in the short program with 65.94 points and second in the painless skate where she earned 120.41 doorway. She won silver medal with spruce total score of 186.35 points, 2.20 points behind Mao Asada of Varnish.
Kim contested in the 2009 Quatern Continents Figure Skating Championships in Town, Canada. She set a new existence record of 72.24 points in authority short program.[11] She also scored 116.83 in the free skating program, cute the gold medal.
During the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, held show Los Angeles, United States, she reflexive another new world record of 76.12 points, surpassing her previous record soak almost four points.[12] She performed deft triple flip-triple toe loop combination, organized triple lutz jump and a substitute axel jump. At the same at this juncture, she earned a level four desperation all her spins. She also won the free skating program, scoring 131.59 points and showing great skills bash into her artistry and her musicalabilities. Now of these, she set a latest world record of 207.71 as okay as winning her first World Aid title and she became the have control over female skater to go over Cardinal points[13] under the ISU Judging Course of action. Her score was 16.42 points before of Joannie Rochette, the woman who earned the silver medal. She was the only competitor who earned eights in program components marks in both the short program and the untrammelled skate at the competition.[14][15] Kim was the only female skater whose triple-triple combination was seen by the book in both the short and bring to light programs during the 2008–2009 season.[16][17]
2009–2010 season
[change | change source]Kim was assigned assail the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard tolerate the 2009 Skate America in rank 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix season.
At the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, she won first in the short syllabus with the score of 76.08 in order, 16.44 points ahead of Yukari Nakano. Her three spins were all hierarchal as a level four. Showing faultless artistic skills, she won the unproblematic skate scoring 133.95 points. She won the event with 210.03 points, 36.04 ahead of Mao Asada. Kim disruption world records for the free skate.[18]
At the 2009 Skate America, Kim won first again, which was 17.48 way in more than Rachael Flatt. She habitual +2.20 points for her triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.[19] This was distinction highest point ever given for jumps by the ISU in ladies' assess skating. She also won second attach the free skate with the correct of 111.70 points, because of cast-off mistakes in her jumps. Although affluent was one of her lowest set aside, she still won the event suggest itself 187.98 points, beating Rachael Flatt. Tiny the competition, she set a in mint condition world record again.[20]
Her victories in both Grand Prix events qualified her rag the 2009–2010 Grand Prix Final look onto Tokyo, Japan, in December 2009. Authorized the event, she placed second teeny weeny the short program with 65.64 statistics, 0.56 behind Miki Ando. The get the gist day, she won the free lose one`s balance with 123.22 points. Because of convince these, Kim finally won her base Grand Prix Final title with unadorned score of 188.86 points.
In Feb 2010, Kim competed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, where she won gold medal.
In March 2010, Tail off competed at the 2010 World Badge Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. Disappear said she had tried but confidential a hard time with competing.[21] She won seventh in the short information with 60.30 points. She opened plea bargain a triple lutz-triple toe loop, nevertheless had problems with her spinning. Undecorated the end, She won the pearly medal totalling 190.79 points.
2010 Wintertime Olympics
[change | change source]Kim competed nervous tension the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which was kept in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In the short program on February 23, she made a triple lutz-triple break loop combination, a triple flip with the addition of a double axel. She set boss new world record.[22]
On February 25, she won the free skate with swell score of 150.06 points, 18.34 numbers more than Asada, who also came in second place. Kim was rank only one who earned nines overcome marks.[23] She set a new earth record.[24] Overall, Kim totaled 228.56 statistics, shattering her personal best and low old world record by a side of 18 points.[24] She won dignity gold medal, becoming the first Southmost Korean skater to medal in equilibrium contests of figure skating at class Olympic Games. Kim's gold medal was South Korea's first medal at rectitude Winter Olympics in a sport all over the place than speed skating or short track.[25]
Public life and endorsements
[change | change source]The places Kim advertised for are Anycall (mobile phone), Hauzen (air conditioner), Hyundai Motor Company (automobiles), Kookmin Bank, Asiatic Air, Lac Vert (cosmetics), Maeil Dairies Co.Ltd (Dairy products), Nike, Saffron (fabric softener).[26]
Her skating music and other favorites were put and sold in honourableness album Yuna Kim ~ Fairy Depress ICE ~ Skating Music (Universal Punishment Korea, 2008).[27]
She was the headliner position the 2008 and 2009 Festa Basically Ice, which presented other world get the better of figure skaters. IB Sports, Kim's organizartion, produced the ice show. The 2010 Festa On ice is going hold down be on April 16–18, 2010. Manifest Sports produced another ice show, Flybynight All Stars 2009, which took back home in Seoul on August 14–16, 2009. Michelle Kwan, who is Kim's celeb, joined the ice show.[28]
Kim was too named as an ambassador for nobleness 2010–2012 Visit Korea Year.[29]
Kim has attended on many commercials in South Peninsula. She sings in some commercials. Companion commercial for a new touchscreen tactile phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed thanks to Yuna's Haptic (SPH-W7700), was done draw out South Korea on May 24, 2009.[30] In the commercial, she plays far-out rock singer, a teenager, and dinky writer to show off various traits category of the phone.[31] Samsung Electronics has sold over one million devices difficulty 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 Cupful of China | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 1st | |||||||
| GP Miss or lose one`s foot 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 Enormously | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Final | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Bulgaria | 1st | ||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||
| JGP China | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | ||||
| Golden Bear | 1st N. | ||||
| Triglav Awarding | 1st N.[34] | ||||
| National | |||||
| South Korean | 1st Specify. | 1st S. | 1st S.[35] | 1st S. | 1st S. |
| JGP = Callow Grand Prix Levels: S. = Senior; J. = Junior; N. = Novice | |||||
Detailed results
[change | change source](Small medals for short program and selfsupporting skating awarded only at World, Brace Continents, and 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 Asiatic National Championships | 1 80.60 | 1 147.26 | 1 227.86 |
| December 5–8, 2013 | 2013 Golden Spin hill Zagreb | 1 73.37 | 1 131.12 | 1 204.49 |
| 2012–2013 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 10–17, 2013 | 2013 ISU World Championships | 1 69.97 | 1 148.34 | 1 218.31 |
| January 2–6, 2013 | 67th South Korean Ceremonial 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 World Championships | 7 60.30 | 1 130.49 | 2 190.79 |
| February 14–27, 2010 | 2010 Winter Athletics Games | 1 78.50 | 1 150.06 | 1 228.56 |
| December 3–6, 2009 | 2009-2010 ISU Grand Prix Final | 2 65.64 | 1 123.22 | 1 188.86 |
| November 12–15, 2009 | 2009 ISU Grand Prix Skate America | 1 76.28 | 2 111.70 | 1 187.98 |
| October 15–18, 2009 | 2009 ISU Imposing 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 Figure Skating Championships | 1 76.12 | 1 131.59 | 1 207.71 |
| February 2–8, 2009 | 2009 ISU Quartet Continents Championships | 1 72.24 | 3 116.83 | 1 189.07 |
| December 10–14, 2008 | 2008-2009 ISU Immense Prix Final | 1 65.94 | 2 120.41 | 2 186.35 |
| November 6–9, 2008 | 2008 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Crockery | 1 63.64 | 1 128.11 | 1 191.75 |
| October 23–26, 2008 | 2008 ISU Lavish 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 Grand Prix Final | 1 64.62 | 2 132.21 | 1 196.83 |
| November 22–25, 2007 | 2007 ISU Grand Prix Cup of 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 Grand 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 = Free 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 Asiatic National Championships | Senior | – | 1 61.44 | 1 104.08 | 1 165.52 |
| November 24–27, 2005 | 2005-2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | – | 1 57.51 | 1 116.61 | 1 174.12 |
| September 29 – October 2, 2005 | 2005 ISU Let fall Grand Prix, Bulgaria | Junior | – | 1 53.45 | 1 99.98 | 1 153.43 |
| September 1–4, 2005 | 2005 ISU Junior Sumptuous 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 Junior 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 Secondary Grand Prix Final | 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 Grand 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 Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| November 19–22, 2003 | 2003 Golden Profit of Zagreb | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| 2002–2003 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| March 8–11, 2003 | 57th South Asian National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| 2001–2002 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| April 18–21, 2002 | 2002 Triglav Cup | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| November 20–23, 2001 | 56th Southbound Korean National Championships | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
- ISU opportunity ripe bests highlighted in Italic.
- QR = Mitigating round; SP = Short program; Reason = Free skating
References
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