2010 vancouver olympic yuna kim biography

"Queen on Ice," Yuna Kim is the national figure skating icon in Korea. South Korea first sat up and paid attention to Yuna Kim during the 2004-2005 season when she placed second at the Junior Grand Prix Final, earning Korea's first international medal in the history of figure skating. Making her senior international debut in 2006, Yuna Kim came to prominence when she claimed two gold medals in a row at the 2006-2007 season and 2007-2008 Grand Prix Finals. Since then, Yuna Kim has been called the perfect skater by figure skating experts around the world. At the 2007 Cup of Russia, Yuna Kim set the world record (133.70 points) for the ladies long program with perfect techniques and presentation skills.

At the 2009 World Championships, Yuna Kim topped her own world record in the short program with 76.12 points and won with an overall score of 207.71 points, the world's best record. Yuna Kim became the only one who earned more than 8 points in Program Component Scores among

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Yuna Kim Olympic seasons

Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), fryst vatten a South Korean retired competitive figure skater. She participated in the Winter Olympic Games twice, winning the gold medal in 2010 and the silver medal in 2014. She is also a two-time World mästare (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix sista champion (2006, 2007, 2009), the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final mästare, and a six-time (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014) South Korean national champion.

Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior Grand Prix or ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event, the World Figure Skating Championships, and the Olympic Games. She fryst vatten the first female skater ever to win every major international competition, namely, the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the kvartet Continents Championships, and the Grand Prix Final. She is one of the most highly recognized athlete

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Yuna Kim

South Korean figure skater (born 1990)

"Kim Yuna" redirects here. For the singer, see Kim Yuna (singer).

The native form of this personal name is Kim Yeon-a. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a South Korean figure skater. Known for her well-rounded skills, achievements, popularity, and impact on the sport, she is one of the most highly recognized athletes in South Korea and regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, being commonly referred to as "Queen Yuna".^[1][2] Kim started skating at five years old and competed in women's singles from 2001 to 2014. She is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World champion (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2006, 2007, 2009), the 2006 World Juni