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All posts tagged "figure skating"

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  Kim Yuna takes early lead

  South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna has taken an early lead with a dazzling short program in the ladies’ singles competition here on Wednesday. The reigning Olympic champion scored 74.92 points to shoot to the top of...

  • Posted February 19, 2014
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  Tale of the tape: Yuna vs. Yulia

  Shaping up as the biggest Sochi Olympic event By Baek Byung-yeul, Kim Tong-hyung It’s shaping up as the most anticipated showdown of the Olympics. Kim Yuna, Korea’s figure-skating superstar and defending Olympic champion, hopes to end her...

  • Posted February 17, 2014
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  Kim Yu-na gets favorable draw

  To skate in Group 4 in Sochi By Kwon Ji-youn Figure-skating megastar Kim Yu-na is about as sure-fire a gold-medal candidate as there is among the athletes booked for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Now, observers think her...

  • Posted January 27, 2014
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  Resisting her coronation

  Skating prodigies vow to give Kim Yuna competition at Sochi Games By Do Je-hae Four years ago, Japan’s Asada Mao was the only serious threat to Kim Yu-na’s pursuit of Olympic gold in ladies’ figure skating. Now...

  • Posted January 22, 2014
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  Finding the Next Yuna

  17-yr. old Park So-Yeon and Kim Hae-jin compete to be the next one   By Kim Tong-hyung Park So-yeon and Kim Hae-jin are a cheery pair of high school girls destined for the dreaded task of succeeding...

  • Posted January 21, 2014
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  Yu-na, look out for Russian skaters!

  New generation of prodigies emerges with sensational jumps, polished artistry   By Do Je-hae Russia has been a traditional frontrunner in all disciplines of figure skating, except for the ladies event. That is about to change. For...

  • Posted December 2, 2013
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  BBC selects Kim Yu-na as favorite to win in Sochi

  The BBC reported Thursday that it chose figure skating legend Kim Yu-na as one of 10 athletes to star at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, despite her decision not to participate in this year’s Grand Prix...

  • Posted November 1, 2013
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