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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 conqueror in ladies singles, the 2009 Existence champion, the 2009 Four Continents aid, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Famous Prix Final champion, the 2006 Replica Junior champion, the 2005–2006 2005–2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix Valedictory champion, and a four-time (2002–2005) Southern Korean national champion.
Kim is high-mindedness first South Korean figure skater cap get a medal at the Athletics Games. She is one of greatness most well known athletes in Southerly Korea.[1]
As of April 2010, she became the first in the world hunk the International Skating Union.[2] She was also the first female skater delve into pass the 200-point mark under nobleness ISU Judging System.
Kim Yeon-ah was born coerce 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, and swayed to Gunpo when she was sestet. In March 2007, she went humble Canada to train for her reputation skating with her judge, Brian Orser. In 2009, Kim went into Choson University,[3] but she still continued turn a deaf ear to training in Canada.
The right orthography of her name is 'Kim Yeon-ah'. However, when she applied for unmixed passport, she wanted her name backhand as 'Yun-a', but the official required a mistake and wrote her designation as 'Yu-na'. In Korean 'Yu-na' would be written as "유나" and mewl "연아".[4]
Kim began skating when she was seven years old. At ramble time, her coach, Ryu Jong-Hyeon, favourite of Kim's talent. Because of that, he told Kim's mother that Tail off should continue to train and transform into a competitive figure skater, as Yuna had perfect conditions and great talents for her age to become clean figure skater.[5]
In 2002, she competed internationally for the first time at character Triglav Trophy and won a wealth apple of one`s e medal there. A year later, like that which she was 12 years old, she won the senior title at authority South Korean Figure Skating Championships. She was the youngest skater ever substantiate win that title. She won link second international contest at the Flaxen Bear of Zagreb.
In the 2004–2005 season, as a sink skater, Kim competed at the ISU Junior Grand Prix, which is a-one junior complement to the ISU Illustrious Prix of Figure Skating. She won a silver medal at the behave in China and a gold laurel at the event in Hungary. She won a silver medal at high-mindedness 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final hear an overall score of 137.75 the reality.
She retained her National Championship baptize for the third year in unornamented row on her way to rendering 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. At that competition, she won spiffy tidy up silver medal again, earning 158.93 doorway.
For representation 2005–2006 season, Kim was not at a halt enough to compete at the 2006 Olympics.
So instead, she went be given the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix significant won both of the contests, hillock Bulgaria and Slovakia. At the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, she won the competition by getting 28.34 way in more than Aki Sawada, who locked away gotten the silver medal. During congregate 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 rendering gold medal. When she won that medal, she had made 177.54 the setup.
In order to rear for her next contest in description 2006–2007 season, Kim practiced very luxurious at the Skating and Curling Bat of Toronto in Canada during excellence summer of 2006. She was seasoned by Brian Orser and David Geophysicist.
Kim won a bronze medal disagree the 2006 Skate Canada after anguish a score of 168.48 points. She won the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard with a score of 184.54 outcome, 10.10 ahead of Miki Ando, blue blood the gentry skater who got the silver award. Those performances made Kim be authorized to the Grand Prix Final check St. Petersburg, Russia. At this warning, Kim won, earning 184.20 points, which was 11.68 points more than Commie Asada, who earned the silver medallion.
Kim was forced to stop owing to she got hurt at the 2006–2007 South Korean Championships. Because of that, she had to go to honesty hospital.[6]
Kim was picked to compete unexpected defeat the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships. During the World Championships in Edo, Japan, Kim won the short info with 71.95 points, setting a sphere record.[7] She placed fourth in illustriousness long program scoring 114.19 points, survive finished the third one with 186.14 points behind Miki Ando and Subversive Asada of Japan. Kim's points helped two more South Korean ladies reaching 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 living quarters. Her coaches included at that put on ice Brian Orser, Astrid Shrubb, David Writer, and Tracy Wilson.[1]
Kim started off the 2007–2008 term by winning the 2007 Cup capture China with a score of 180.68 points, which was 24.34 ahead go along with Caroline Zhang, who had gotten greatness silver medal. At the 2007 Pot of Russia, Kim won both character short program scoring 63.50 points come to rest the free skate with 133.70 in order. So she set a world write down for the free skate score foul up the ISU Judging System. She extremely did a flip jump-toe loop settle 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 Ending in Turin, Italy. She won picture short program with 64.62 points. Keep a score of 196.83 points, Diminish won her second Grand Prix Terminal.
Kim did not attend the 2007–2008 South Korean Nationals and also upfront not go to the 2008 Continents Figure Skating Championships because show consideration for a hipinjury. Even though she importunate had back pain, she went grasp the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She was be situated fifth in the short program work stoppage 59.85 points. She scored 183.23 proof overall, and won her second tan medal.
Kim was assigned to the 2008 Creep America and the 2008 Cup be more or less China Grand Prix for the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix season.
At illustriousness 2008 Skate America, Kim was sit first in the short program interview a score of 69.50.[10] She went on to get the ladies label by winning the free skate catch on a score of 123.95. She won the event with 193.45 points, which was more than 20 points press on of Yukari Nakano of Japan, who won the silver medal.
Kim spread to win and earn medals handy the 2008 Cup of China, place she received a score of 63.64 in the short program and 128.11 in the free skate, winning regulate in both of them. The became all together 191.75. Her performance rent 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 labour in the short program with 65.94 points and second in the competent skate where she earned 120.41 outcome. She won silver medal with neat total score of 186.35 points, 2.20 points behind Mao Asada of Nippon.
Kim contested in the 2009 Brace Continents Figure Skating Championships in Town, Canada. She set a new earth record of 72.24 points in honesty short program.[11] She also scored 116.83 in the free skating program, delectable the gold medal.
During the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, held recovered Los Angeles, United States, she frustrate another new world record of 76.12 points, surpassing her previous record shy almost four points.[12] She performed trim triple flip-triple toe loop combination, tidy triple lutz jump and a bent over axel jump. At the same without fail, she earned a level four feeling all her spins. She also won the free skating program, scoring 131.59 points and showing great skills manage her artistry and her musicalabilities. Being of these, she set a different world record of 207.71 as in good health as winning her first World Benefaction title and she became the pass with flying colours female skater to go over Cardinal points[13] under the ISU Judging Silhouette. Her score was 16.42 points quick 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 give up 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 comfortable programs during the 2008–2009 season.[16][17]
Kim was assigned don the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard pointer the 2009 Skate America in nobleness 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix season.
At the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, she won first in the short announcement with the score of 76.08 mark, 16.44 points ahead of Yukari Nakano. Her three spins were all ranked as a level four. Showing middling artistic skills, she won the relinquish skate scoring 133.95 points. She won the event with 210.03 points, 36.04 ahead of Mao Asada. Kim commandeering world records for the free skate.[18]
At the 2009 Skate America, Kim won first again, which was 17.48 mark more than Rachael Flatt. She customary +2.20 points for her triple lutz-triple toe loop combination.[19] This was say publicly highest point ever given for jumps by the ISU in ladies' conformation skating. She also won second entail the free skate with the correct of 111.70 points, because of weaken mistakes in her jumps. Although take apart was one of her lowest loads, she still won the event with the addition of 187.98 points, beating Rachael Flatt. Present the competition, she set a modern world record again.[20]
Her victories in both Grand Prix events qualified her let slip the 2009–2010 Grand Prix Final play a part Tokyo, Japan, in December 2009. Filter the event, she placed second attach the short program with 65.64 in order, 0.56 behind Miki Ando. The go along with day, she won the free glide with 123.22 points. Because of riot these, Kim finally won her bag Grand Prix Final title with skilful score of 188.86 points.
In Feb 2010, Kim competed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, where she won gold medal.
In March 2010, Skate competed at the 2010 World Luminary Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. Skate said she had tried but difficult to understand a hard time with competing.[21] She won seventh in the short curriculum with 60.30 points. She opened consider a triple lutz-triple toe loop, on the contrary had problems with her spinning. Pierce the end, She won the cutlery medal totalling 190.79 points.
Kim competed top the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which was reserved in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
In the short program on February 23, she made a triple lutz-triple pit loop combination, a triple flip perch a double axel. She set top-hole new world record.[22]
On February 25, she won the free skate with excellent score of 150.06 points, 18.34 in rank more than Asada, who also came in second place. Kim was say publicly only one who earned nines speak marks.[23] She set a new pretend record.[24] Overall, Kim totaled 228.56 figures, shattering her personal best and finalize old world record by a periphery of 18 points.[24] She won representation gold medal, becoming the first Southeast Korean skater to medal in common contests of figure skating at decency Olympic Games. Kim's gold medal was South Korea's first medal at dignity Winter Olympics in a sport bottle up than speed skating or short track.[25]
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 decency album Yuna Kim ~ Fairy Get rid of ICE ~ Skating Music (Universal Refrain Korea, 2008).[27]
She was the headliner break on the 2008 and 2009 Festa Entirely Ice, which presented other world incredible figure skaters. IB Sports, Kim's action, produced the ice show. The 2010 Festa On ice is going quality be on April 16–18, 2010. Obvious Sports produced another ice show, Trophy All Stars 2009, which took get ready in Seoul on August 14–16, 2009. Michelle Kwan, who is Kim's fame, joined the ice show.[28]
Kim was as well named as an ambassador for depiction 2010–2012 Visit Korea Year.[29]
Kim has attended on many commercials in South Choson. She sings in some commercials. Congregate commercial for a new touchscreen tactual phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed by reason of Yuna's Haptic (SPH-W7700), was done feature South Korea on May 24, 2009.[30] In the commercial, she plays unadulterated rock singer, a teenager, and neat as a pin writer to show off various essence of the phone.[31] Samsung Electronics has sold over one million devices feature a record seven months.[32]
| 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 Mug 1 of China | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP Cup of Russia | 1st | |||||||
| GP Skid America | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP Skate Canada | 3rd | |||||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | |||||||
| NRW Trophy | 1st | |||||||
| National | ||||||||
| South Korean | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| GP = Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Results[33] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | |||||
| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| Junior Almost entirely | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Final | 2nd | 1st | |||
| JGP Bulgaria | 1st | ||||
| JGP Slovakia | 1st | ||||
| JGP China | 2nd | ||||
| JGP Hungary | 1st | ||||
| Golden Bear | 1st N. | ||||
| Triglav Prize | 1st N.[34] | ||||
| National | |||||
| South Korean | 1st Specify. | 1st S. | 1st S.[35] | 1st S. | 1st S. |
| JGP = Green Grand Prix Levels: S. = Senior; J. = Junior; N. = Novice | |||||
(Small medals for short program and self-sufficient skating awarded only at World, Couple Continents, and World Junior Championships.)
| 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 Altaic National Championships | 1 80.60 | 1 147.26 | 1 227.86 |
| December 5–8, 2013 | 2013 Golden Spin present 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 Public 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 Dear 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 Quadruplet Continents Championships | 1 72.24 | 3 116.83 | 1 189.07 |
| December 10–14, 2008 | 2008-2009 ISU Enormous Prix Final | 1 65.94 | 2 120.41 | 2 186.35 |
| November 6–9, 2008 | 2008 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Chinaware | 1 63.64 | 1 128.11 | 1 191.75 |
| October 23–26, 2008 | 2008 ISU Immense 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 |
| 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 Asian 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 Sink Grand Prix, Bulgaria | Junior | – | 1 53.45 | 1 99.98 | 1 153.43 |
| September 1–4, 2005 | 2005 ISU Junior Celebrated 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 Sway of Zagreb | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| 2002–2003 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| March 8–11, 2003 | 57th South Altaic National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| 2001–2002 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
| April 18–21, 2002 | 2002 Triglav Bestow | Novice | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |
| November 20–23, 2001 | 56th Southward Korean National Championships | Junior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.5 |