Winter Olympic Games 2010 - Vancouver: Ladies Preview
...Who will be next ?...
...Who will be next ?...
Winner Candidate
- Akiko Suzuki
- Carolina Kostner
- Cynthia Phaneuf
- Elene Gedevanishvili
- Joannie Rochette
- Kim Yu-na
- Laura Lepistö
- Mao Asada
- Miki Ando
- Mirai Nagasu
- Rachael Flatt
- Sarah Meier
- Akiko Suzuki
- Carolina Kostner
- Cynthia Phaneuf
- Elene Gedevanishvili
- Joannie Rochette
- Kim Yu-na
- Laura Lepistö
- Mao Asada
- Miki Ando
- Mirai Nagasu
- Rachael Flatt
- Sarah Meier
Kim Yu Na : Figure Skating
Profile :
Height : 164 cm (5' 4")
Date of Birth : September 5, 1990
Age : 19
Nationality : Korea
Birthplace : Korea
Nickname : The skating elf. (kbs.co.kr, 14 Nov 2008)
Club : Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club: Toronto, ON, Canada
Coach : Brian Orser (isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008)
Hobbies : Surfing the internet, listening to music and shopping.
(isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008, yunakim.com 18 Nov 2008)
Occupation : Student
Additional Information :
She began skating in Gunpo, South Korea. (ifsmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2007) . Her mother would take her down to the local ice rink for recreation, she started to take the sport seriously at the age of seven when a coach approached her mother, “A coach told my mum I had talent and I would make a very good skater.” (ifsmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2007) . She trains 48 hours a week. (isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008). The Hero/Idol of Kim Yu na is Michelle Kwan. (yunakim.com, 18 Nov 2008)
Awards and honours :
Profile :
Height : 164 cm (5' 4")
Date of Birth : September 5, 1990
Age : 19
Nationality : Korea
Birthplace : Korea
Nickname : The skating elf. (kbs.co.kr, 14 Nov 2008)
Club : Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club: Toronto, ON, Canada
Coach : Brian Orser (isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008)
Hobbies : Surfing the internet, listening to music and shopping.
(isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008, yunakim.com 18 Nov 2008)
Occupation : Student
Additional Information :
She began skating in Gunpo, South Korea. (ifsmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2007) . Her mother would take her down to the local ice rink for recreation, she started to take the sport seriously at the age of seven when a coach approached her mother, “A coach told my mum I had talent and I would make a very good skater.” (ifsmagazine.com, 01 Dec 2007) . She trains 48 hours a week. (isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008). The Hero/Idol of Kim Yu na is Michelle Kwan. (yunakim.com, 18 Nov 2008)
Awards and honours :
In 2008, she was awarded The Best Skater Award in figure skating by the Korean Skating Union. (yunakim.com, 18 Nov 2008) . She had the honour to run in the torch relay for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. However she was not allowed to participate in the Games due to her young age of just fifteen years. (kbs.co.kr 14 Nov 2008)
From Korea to Canada :
In 2006 she moved from Korea to Canada to pursue further training in the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club. (isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008)
CHOREOGRAPHY : Her choreographer is David Wilson.
MUSIC : Short Program: James Bond Medley. Free Skating: Concerto in F by George Gershwin. (ISU, 04 Feb 2010)
PERSONAL BESTS :
From Korea to Canada :
In 2006 she moved from Korea to Canada to pursue further training in the Toronto Cricket Skating and Curling Club. (isufs.org, 08 Nov 2008)
CHOREOGRAPHY : Her choreographer is David Wilson.
MUSIC : Short Program: James Bond Medley. Free Skating: Concerto in F by George Gershwin. (ISU, 04 Feb 2010)
PERSONAL BESTS :
Total Score: 210.03, ISU GP Trophee Eric Bompard, Paris [17 Oct 2009].
Short Program :76.28, ISU GP Cancer.Net Skate America 2009, Lake Placid [14 Nov 2009].
Free Skating :133.95, ISU GP Trophee Eric Bompard, Paris [17 Oct 2009]. (ISU, 04 Feb 2010)
Short Program :76.28, ISU GP Cancer.Net Skate America 2009, Lake Placid [14 Nov 2009].
Free Skating :133.95, ISU GP Trophee Eric Bompard, Paris [17 Oct 2009]. (ISU, 04 Feb 2010)
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