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Kim Yu-Na
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| Kim Yu-Na | |
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| Hangul: |
김연아
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| Hanja: |
金姸兒
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| Revised Romanization: | Kim Yeon-Ah |
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| Kim at the 2005 World Junior Championships | ||
| Personal Info | ||
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| Country: |  Republic of Korea |
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| Residence: | Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province | |
| Height: | 163 cm | |
| Coach: | Brian Orser | |
| Choreographer: | Tom Dickson, David Wilson | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 186.14 | 2007 Worlds |
| Short Program: | 71.95 | 2007 Worlds |
| Free Skate: | 119.32 | 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard |
| Most Recent Results: | |||
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| Event | Points | Finish | Year |
| World Championships | 186.14 | 3rd | 2007 |
| Grand Prix Final | 184.20 | 1st | 2006 |
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 184.54 | 1st | 2006 |
| Skate Canada | 168.48 | 3rd | 2006 |
- This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Yu-Na (born September 5, 1990 in Gunpo, South Korea), is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2007 World bronze medalist, 2006 World Junior Champion, 2006 Grand Prix Final Champion and a four-time South Korean national champion.
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Kim Yu-Na came to prominence in the 2004-2005 season, when she placed second at the Junior Grand Prix Final and again at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, earning Korea's first medal at an ISU Championship. She won everything on the Junior level the following season, even beating out defending champion Mao Asada at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships to win Korea's first title at an ISU Championship.
In order to prepare for her senior debut in the 2006-2007 season, Kim moved to Canada during the summer of 2006. There, she worked with David Wilson and Tom Dickson, and later switched coaches from Kim Se-Yol to Brian Orser.
Kim made her senior debut at the 2006 Skate Canada International. She skated a clean program and finished first after the short program, earning a new personal best. She stumbled in the free skate and finished third overall. Two weeks later, at the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, Kim again performed an excellent short program and finished with a new personal best. In the long program, she stepped out of a triple salchow and fell on her last jump, a double axel, in an otherwise well-skated program. She received a personal best for the free skate and won the gold medal. It was the first for a Korean skater at a senior international competition. Kim went on to win the 2006 Grand Prix Final.
In January 2007, Kim was diagnosed with early-stage disc herniation[1] and did not compete at the South Korean Championships. Despite not competing at Nationals, she was selected to represent Korea at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships.
Kim finished her season by winning the bronze medal at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships, where she placed first in the short program with a world record score of 71.95, and fourth in the free skate.
2006-2007 Season
- Short Program: "El Tango de Roxane" from Moulin Rouge
- Long Program: "The Lark Ascending" - Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Exhibition: "Reflection" from Mulan - Christina Aguilera
2005-2006 Season
- Short Program: "El Tango de Roxane" from Moulin Rouge
- Long Program: "Papa, Can You Hear Me" from Yentl
- Exhibition: "One Day I'll Fly Away" from Moulin Rouge - Nicole Kidman
2004-2005 Season
- Short Program: "Snowstorm" - Georgi Sviridov
- Long Program: "Papa, Can You Hear Me" from Yentl
- Exhibition: "Ben"
2003-2004 Season
- Short Program: "Snowstorm" - Georgi Sviridov
- Long Program: "Carmen" - Georges Bizet
| Event/Season | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 |
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| World Championships | 3rd | ||||
| World Junior Championships | 2nd | 1st | |||
| South Korean Championships | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | WD |
| Grand Prix Final | 1st | ||||
| Skate Canada | 3rd | ||||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 2nd | 1st | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 1st | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, China | 2nd |
- Kim Yu-Na at the International Skating Union biography page
- Official website of Kim Yu-Na
- Personal Blog of Kim Yu-Na
- Onotch's Yu-Na Kim Fan Site
- KBS Global - KBS article on Kim Yu-Na
- JoongAng Daily - Article on Kim Yu-Na
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