Did Yuna Kim win gold?
Despite all that, Yuna Kim – who faced this exact scenario at Vancouver 2010 – somehow put all that aside to skate the best routine of her life, setting a record score that would stand for seven years. It’s no exaggeration to say that winning gold in Vancouver changed the South Korean’s life.
Why is Kim Yuna so famous?
She won the gold medal, becoming the first South Korean skater to medal in any discipline of figure skating at the Olympic Games. She also set a new Olympic record. Kim’s gold medal was South Korea’s first medal at the Winter Olympics in a sport other than speed skating or short track.
Is Yuna Kim the best skater?
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.
Is 22 too old to start figure skating?
There is never an age that it is too late to begin figure skating, but to be able to learn to land double and triple jumps does take time. It may be too late to master those difficult jumps if a skater begins skating in puberty or later.
Is Kim Yu-na a contender for the 2014 Olympic Games?
Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. ^ “Despite mixed performance, Kim Yu-na remains Olympic contender”. Yonhap News. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014.
When did Yuna Kim become the Special Olympics global ambassador?
July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. ^ “Yuna Kim, ‘Figure Skating Queen,’ Named Special Olympics Global Ambassador”. August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. ^ “Yuna Kim revealed as Winter Youth Olympic Games Ambassador for Innsbruck 2012”.
When did Yuna Kim win the figure skating gold medal?
February 26, 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. ^ “South Korea’s Yuna Kim earns figure skating gold”. BBC News. February 26, 2010. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010.
How old was Kim Yung-Yeon when she won the Olympics?
In 2002, Kim competed internationally for the first time at the Triglav Trophy in Slovenia, where she won the gold medal in the novice competition. A year later, at age 12, she won the senior title at the South Korean Championships, becoming the youngest skater ever to win that title.