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Kim YuNa

by Angela, Chae Yeon from Korea

After I won the Olympics, like any gold medalist, I did feel some emptiness in my heart. I did think about coming back to the ice for a long time. What motivated me is skating is something I am best at and I love the most. So I want to give it one more
Kim Yuna (KOREA FIGURE SKATER)
Kim Yuna (KOREA FIGURE SKATER)

Kim Yuna is a South Korean figure skater. Actually her real name is Kim Yeon but an official miswrote her name so she just uses Kim Yuna.  Kim Yuna has two nicknames  which are 'Yuna queen' and 'figure queen' which show that she is great and the best figure skater in the world. 

She was born in 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do.   She began skating at the age of 5. When she was six years old she moved to Gunpo.  She trained in South Korea first time before moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in May 2007 where she spent four years.
SOCHI OIYMPICS (KIM YU NA)
SOCHI OIYMPICS (KIM YU NA)
When she joined  a competition, she was a real queen who destroyed all the players on the ice. When she participated in the competition, of course she got a standing ovation from audiences and she got a new world record. She is the  best skater who controls the figure skating world. The reason of this overseas sports news or commentator said that  they classify the completion which Kim Yuna joined or not until she retired from figure skating. 
 

Kim Yuna got many gold medals in Olympic Games. She got 9 gold medals, 6 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. 
Olympic Games
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Gold medal - first place2010 VancouverLadies' Singles
Silver medal - second place2014 SochiLadies' Singles
World Championships
Gold medal - first place2009 Los AngelesLadies' singles
Gold medal - first place2013 LondonLadies' singles
Silver medal - second place2010 TurinLadies' singles
Silver medal - second place2011 MoscowLadies' singles
Bronze medal - third place2007 TokyoLadies' singles
Bronze medal - third place2008 GothenburgLadies' singles
Four Continents Championships
Gold medal - first place2009 VancouverLadies' singles
Grand Prix Final
Gold medal - first place2006-07 St. PetersburgLadies' singles
Gold medal - first place2007-08 TurinLadies' singles
Gold medal - first place2009-10 TokyoLadies' singles
Silver medal - second place2008-09 GoyangLadies' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal - first place2006 LjubljanaLadies' singles
Silver medal - second place2005 KitchenerLadies' singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal - first place2005-2006 OstravaLadies' singles
Silver medal - second place2004-2005 HelsinkiLadies' singles
   
                                                                                                                                                            from Wikipedia.
Other than skating, she donated more than 3.1 billion won ($2.67 million) to charities as of April 2015 and is continuing her efforts in many ways.

Nowadays, she helps other figure skaters. She teaches how to do spins faster than now. She did praise and cheer up for other young figure skaters. "I want to help figure skaters be able to demonstrate better programs." Kim Yu Na said. 


The reasons that we chose Kim Yu Na for our hero was that she didn't give up even though she had a slump and an injury. Also, we like what she did other than skating and we like her passion and determination she shows when training, practicing and in competition. Kim Yu Na let other countries know about Korea so we can feel self confident because of her effort.

We think she is the best South Korean skater ever in the figure skating world and we are looking forward to  a skater who can become like Kim Yu Na in the future.

Page created on 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM

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Related Links

Youtube - Yuna Kim LP - 2010 Vancouver Olympic Gold Medalist
Youtube - 2013 Worlds Yuna Kim FS Les Miserables (CBC)

Bibliography

Park , Chanjun. "Sports Chosun." Sports Chosun.

PERSON, ANY . "NAMU WIKI." NAMU.

PERSON, ANY. "WIKIPEDIA." [Online] Available https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B9%80%EC%97%B0%EC%95%84 .

 

Author Info

Hi, everyone. We are Angela and Chae Yeon from Korea. We have been studying in Thailand international school and learning about heroes. We chose Kim Yu Na for our hero.