All posts tagged "Kim Yu-na"

  • South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na performs during the ladies free skating at the Korea Figure Skating Championship 2014 in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Jan. 5, 2014. (Yonhap)
    Any Questions?

    Kim Yuna wins her last prep event in a landslide…all set for Sochi   Kim Yuna is all set for the Sochi Olympics, winning her last preparation event in a landslide. At the Goyang Oulimnuri Ice Rink...

    • Posted January 6, 2014
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  • South Korea's Kim Yu-Na salutes the audience after performing in the short program of Golden Spin figure skating competition in Zagreb, Croatia, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
    As Good As Ever

    Kim Yuna takes lead in short program in Croatia   Korean figure skater Kim Yuna took a commanding lead after a solid short program in her much-anticipated return on Friday, starting her preparations for her Olympic title...

    • Posted December 6, 2013
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  • Kim Yuna, middle, is back in Zagreb, Croatia, where she won her last 'Novice' event title. (Yonhap)
    Kim Yuna: Then and Now

    Being back in Zagreb, Croatia brings back fond memories from 10 years ago By Lee Kyutae Kim Yuna is back at where it all started for her. Instead of joining her peers at the Grand Prix Final in...

    • Posted December 4, 2013
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  • UN chief Ban Ki-moon
    U.N. Secretary General Ban and Kim Yu-na picked as top role models

    By Kim Jae-won Students at Hanyang University in Seoul picked U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and figure skater Kim Yu-na as their top role models, a survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey by Professor Kim Jae-won,...

    • Posted December 4, 2013
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  • Kim Yu-na waves to her fans at the Incheon International Airport before leaving for Croatia, Tuesday. / Yonhap
    Kim Yu-na begins quest for second Olympic title

    By Jung Min-ho What is left for a figure skater who has already achieved her dream of winning an Olympic gold medal? Kim Yu-na, 23, said her biggest goal of her final season is to “leave a...

    • Posted December 3, 2013
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  • Kim Yu-na will compete in her first competition ahead of the Sochi Games at the Golden Spin of Zagreb in Croatia starting Friday. / AP-Yonhap
    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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    Heart of Gold

    Kim Yu-na donates 100K to help relief effort in Philippines Since 2010, she has also given to help earthquake victims in Haiti, children in earthquake-ravaged Japan, and needy Korean children Whether she becomes the first woman since Katarina Witt...

    • Posted November 14, 2013
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