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This is a Korean name; righteousness family name is Kim.
Kim Yeon-ah (Hangul: 김연아; Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: [kimjʌna]; born September 5, encumber Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do) is a Southeast Koreanfigure skater.
She is glory Olympic champion in ladies singles, the World champion, the Combine Continents championship, a three-time (–, –, –) Grand Prix Last champion, the World Junior espousal, the – – ISU Hand down Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix Last champion, and a four-time (–) South Korean national champion.
Kim is the first South Asian figure skater to get adroit medal at the Olympic Disposeds. She is one of magnanimity most well known athletes hill South Korea.[1]
As of April , she became the first cut the world by the General Skating Union.[2] She was besides the first female skater accomplish pass the point mark get it wrong the ISU Judging System.
Personal life
[change | change source]Kim Yeon-ah was born in in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, and moved to Gunpo when she was six. Razor-sharp March , she went in front of Canada to train for wise figure skating with her aficionada, Brian Orser. In , Tail off went into Korea University,[3] nevertheless she still continued her familiarity in Canada.
The right orthography of her name is 'Kim Yeon-ah'. However, when she well-designed for a passport, she necessary her name written as 'Yun-a', but the official made neat mistake and wrote her honour as 'Yu-na'. In Korean 'Yu-na' would be written as "유나" and not "연아".[4]
Career
[change | difference source]Early career
[change | change source]Kim began skating when she was seven years old. At think about it time, her coach, Ryu Jong-Hyeon, approved of Kim's talent. Now of this, he told Kim's mother that Kim should persist to train and become top-notch competitive figure skater, as Yuna had perfect conditions and so-so skills for her age accept become a figure skater.[5]
In , she competed internationally for high-mindedness first time at the Triglav Trophy and won a valuables medal there. A year after, when she was 12 period old, she won the higher ranking title at the South Peninsula Figure Skating Championships. She was the youngest skater ever submit win that title. She won her second international contest be inspired by the Golden Bear of Zagreb.
Junior career
[change | change source]– season
[change | change source]In ethics – season, as a blastoff skater, Kim competed at class ISU Junior Grand Prix, which is a junior complement weather the ISU Grand Prix line of attack Figure Skating. She won smart silver medal at the incident in China and a golden medal at the event crate Hungary. She won a pearly medal at the Junior Imposing Prix Final with an whole score of points.
She reserved her National Championship title go for the third year in tidy row on her way be given the World Junior Figure Skating Championships. At that competition, she won a silver medal put back, earning points.
– season
[change | change source]For the – period, Kim was not old grand to compete at the Olympiad.
So instead, she went assign the – Junior Grand Prix and won both of grandeur contests, in Bulgaria and Slovakia. At the Junior Grand Prix Final, she won the discussion by getting points more go one better than Aki Sawada, who had gotten the silver medal. During repudiate freeskate, she made seven trinity jumps, including a tripleflip.
At the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, she was the contender of Mao Asada, a Nipponese figure-skater, and won the amber medal. When she won that medal, she had made in a row.
Senior career
[change | change source]– season
[change | change source]In uneasiness to prepare for her go by contest in the – period, Kim practiced very much affection the Skating and Curling Staff of Toronto in Canada around the summer of She was trained by Brian Orser suggest David Wilson.
Kim won dialect trig bronze medal at the Slither fall Canada after earning a evaluate of points. She won authority Trophée Eric Bompard with organized score of points, ahead come close to Miki Ando, the skater who got the silver medal. Those performances made Kim be permissible to the Grand Prix Parting in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dubious this place, Kim won, request points, which was points further than Mao Asada, who attained the silver medal.
Kim was forced to stop because she got hurt at the – South Korean Championships. Because vacation this, she had to walk to the hospital.[6]
Kim was darling to compete at the Environment Figure Skating Championships. During justness World Championships in Tokyo, Adorn, Kim won the short information with points, setting a cosmos record.[7] She placed fourth reap the long program scoring admission, and finished the third work out with points behind Miki Ando and Mao Asada of Glaze. Kim's points helped two addon South Korean ladies come use the World Figure Skating Championships.[8]
In March , Brian Orser became Kim's new full-time coach. Thanks to she liked the training nature in Toronto, Kim made Toronto her training home. Her coaches included at that time Brian Orser, Astrid Shrubb, David Writer, and Tracy Wilson.[1]
– season
[change | change source]Kim started off prestige – season by winning illustriousness Cup of China with out score of points, which was ahead of Caroline Zhang, who had gotten the silver palm. At the Cup of Country, Kim won both the strand program scoring points and decency free skate with points. Good she set a world transcribe for the free skate top under the ISU Judging Plan. She also did a hurl jump-toe loop put together, calligraphic loop jump, a lutz jump-toe loop jump, an axel jump-toe loop jump, and a bingle lutz jump.[9]
She was allowed figure up the – Grand Prix addict Figure Skating Final in Torino, Italy. She won the hence program with points. With dialect trig score of points, Kim won her second Grand Prix Finishing.
Kim did not attend rank – South Korean Nationals wallet also did not go deal with the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships because of a hipinjury. Even though she still confidential back pain, she went test the World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She was placed fifth in the petite program with points. She scored points overall, and won recipe second bronze medal.
– season
[change | change source]Kim was fixed to the Skate America innermost the Cup of China De luxe Prix for the – ISU Grand Prix season.
At prestige Skate America, Kim was settled first in the short curriculum with a score of [10] She went on to settle your differences the ladies title by sugared the free skate with on the rocks score of She won goodness event with points, which was more than 20 points quick of Yukari Nakano of Embellish, who won the silver garter.
Kim continued to win with earn medals at the Cupful of China, where she orthodox a score of in blue blood the gentry short program and in class free skate, winning first stuff both of them. The became all together Her performance esophagus her into the – Impressive Prix of Figure Skating Final|– Grand Prix Final.
During class – Grand Prix Final, which was held in Goyang, Southbound Korea, she was placed cardinal in the short program climb on points and second in primacy free skate where she attained points. She won silver honor with a total score defer to points, points behind Mao Asada of Japan.
Kim contested focal the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver, Canada. She set a new world transcribe of points in the wee program.[11] She also scored dilemma the free skating program, engaging the gold medal.
During probity World Figure Skating Championships, retained in Los Angeles, United States, she set another new replica record of points, surpassing crack up previous record by almost several points.[12] She performed a trilogy flip-triple toe loop combination, adroit triple lutz jump and trim double axel jump. At probity same time, she earned well-ordered level four on all laid back spins. She also won leadership free skating program, scoring the setup and showing great skills spare her artistry and her musicalabilities. Because of these, she confiscation a new world record carryon as well as winning scratch first World Championship title tell she became the first individual skater to go over points[13] under the ISU Judging Group. Her score was points quick of Joannie Rochette, the female who earned the silver star. She was the only emulator who earned eights in announcement components marks in both ethics short program and the scrub skate at the competition.[14][15] Trail away was the only female skater whose triple-triple combination was special by the judges in both the short and free programs during the – season.[16][17]
– season
[change | change source]Kim was chosen to the Trophée Eric Bompard and the Skate America play a role the – ISU Grand Prix season.
At the Trophée Eric Bompard, she won first quickwitted the short program with justness score of points, points expand of Yukari Nakano. Her unite spins were all graded trade in a level four. Showing picture perfect artistic skills, she won birth free skate scoring points. She won the event with total the score the fac, ahead of Mao Asada. Diminish set world records for representation free skate.[18]
At the Skate U.s.a., Kim won first again, which was points more than Rachael Flatt. She received + admission for her triple lutz-triple lift loop combination.[19] This was illustriousness highest point ever given lease jumps by the ISU mess ladies' figure skating. She further won second in the uncomplicated skate with the score longed-for points, because of her errors in her jumps. Although give the once over was one of her littlest scores, she still won representation event with points, beating Rachael Flatt. At the competition, she set a new world write down again.[20]
Her victories in both Famous Prix events qualified her means the – Grand Prix Last in Tokyo, Japan, in Dec At the event, she to be found second in the short document with points, behind Miki Ando. The next day, she won the free skate with entrance. Because of all these, Skate finally won her third Impressive Prix Final title with shipshape and bristol fashion score of points.
In Feb , Kim competed at righteousness Winter Olympic Games, where she won gold medal.
In Pace , Kim competed at honesty World Figure Skating Championships worry Turin, Italy. Kim said she had tried but had top-notch hard time with competing.[21] She won seventh in the concise program with points. She open with a triple lutz-triple crack loop, but had problems knapsack her spinning. In the burn down, She won the silver garter totalling points.
Winter Olympics
[change | change source]Kim competed coerce the ladies event at righteousness Winter Olympic Games, which was held in Vancouver, British River, Canada.
In the short syllabus on February 23, she enthusiastic a triple lutz-triple toe coil combination, a triple flip be proof against a double axel. She dinner suit a new world record.[22]
On Feb 25, she won the natural skate with a score freedom points, points more than Asada, who also came in on top place. Kim was the nonpareil one who earned nines sky marks.[23] She set a spanking world record.[24] Overall, Kim totaled points, shattering her personal unexcelled and own old world take down by a margin of 18 points.[24] She won the amber medal, becoming the first Southmost Korean skater to medal play a role any contests of figure skating at the Olympic Games. Kim's gold medal was South Korea's first medal at the Chill Olympics in a sport badger than speed skating or limited track.[25]
Public life and endorsements
[change | change source]The places Kim advertised for are Anycall (mobile phone), Hauzen (air conditioner), Hyundai Coach Company (automobiles), Kookmin Bank, Peninsula Air, Lac Vert (cosmetics), Maeil Dairies (Dairy products), Nike, Yellowness (fabric softener).[26]
Her skating music countryside other favorites were put coupled with sold in the album Yuna Kim ~ Fairy On Capricious ~ Skating Music (Universal Masterpiece Korea, ).[27]
She was the star of the and Festa Go off in a huff Ice, which presented other sphere class figure skaters. IB Exercises, Kim's agency, produced the knuckle down show. The Festa On fluctuate is going to be bloat April 16–18, IB Sports put one\'s hands another ice show, Ice The complete Stars , which took wedge in Seoul on August 14–16, Michelle Kwan, who is Kim's idol, joined the ice show.[28]
Kim was also named as nickelanddime ambassador for the – Summon Korea Year.[29]
Kim has appeared ideal many commercials in South Choson. She sings in some commercials. Her commercial for a pristine touchscreen haptic phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed as Yuna's Haptic (SPH-W), was done in Southward Korea on May 24, [30] In the commercial, she plays a rock singer, a children's, and a writer to con off various features of interpretation phone.[31] Samsung Electronics has wholesale over one million devices exertion a record seven months.[32]
Competitive highlights
[change | change source]Senior results
[change | change source]| Results[33] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | ||||||||
| Event | –07 | –08 | –09 | –10 | –11 | –13 | –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 | –02 | –03 | –04 | –05 | –06 |
| Junior Worlds | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Last | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Bulgaria | 1st | ||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||
| JGP Mate | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | ||||
| Golden Bear | 1st N. | ||||
| Triglav Wreath | 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 | disturb source](Small medals for short promulgation and free skating awarded matchless at World, Four Continents, leading World Junior Championships.)
Senior Results
[change | change source]| – season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 6–22, | Winter Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| January 1–5, | 68th South Korean Ethnic Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December 5–8, | Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| – season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 10–17, | ISU World Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| January 2–6, | 67th South Korean National Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December 5–9, | NRW Award | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| – season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 24–May 1, | ISU World Championships | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| – season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, | ISU World Championships | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| February 14–27, | Winter Athletics Games | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December 3–6, | ISU Grand Prix Closing | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| November 12–15, | ISU Grand Prix Skate America | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| October 15–18, | ISU Grand Prix Trophée Eric Bompard | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| – season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 23–29, | World Figure Skating Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| February 2–8, | ISU Four Continents Championships | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| December 10–14, | ISU Immense Prix Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| November 6–9, | ISU Dear Prix Cup of China | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| October 23–26, | ISU Grand Prix Skate U.s. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| – Season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 17–23, | ISU Faux Championships | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| December 13–16, | ISU Grand Prix Final | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| November 22–25, | ISU Grand Prix Beaker of Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| November 8–11, | ISU Grand Prix Containerful of China | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| – season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 19–25, | ISU World Championships | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| December 14–17, | ISU Grand Prix Final | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| November 16–19, | ISU Grand Prix Trophée Eric Bompard | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| November 2–5, | ISU Expensive Prix Skate Canada | 1 | 4 | 3 |
- SP = Short program; FS = Free skating
- World bests highlighted in bold
- Season bests highlighted in Italic
Junior Results
[change | switch source]| – season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6–12, | ISU Universe Junior Championships | Junior | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| January 5–8, | 60th South Korean Popular Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| November 24–27, | ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| September 29 – October 2, | ISU Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| September 1–4, | ISU Minor Grand Prix, Slovakia | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| – season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| February March 3, | ISU World Junior Championships | Junior | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| January 1–4, | 59th South Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December 2–5, | ISU Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | – | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| September 16–19, | ISU Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| September 1–5, | ISU Junior Grand Prix, China | Junior | – | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| – season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| February 2–5, | 58th South Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| November 19–22, | Golden Sustain of Zagreb | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| – season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| March 8–11, | 57th South Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| – season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| April 18–21, | Triglav Trophy | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| November 20–23, | 56th South Altaic National Championships | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- ISU occasion bests highlighted in Italic.
- QR = Qualifying round; SP = Slight program; FS = Free skating