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Kim Yuna
Kim yuna

Born

September 5, 1990
South Korea

Place of Residence

Seoul, South Korea

Retired

2014

Kim Yuna (born September 5, 1990; also known as Yuna Kim or Kim Yu-Na) is a retired South Korean figure skater. She started skating after being in kindergarten. She won the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010 over Mao Asada and Joanne Rochette, from Japan and Canada respectively.

She was one of South Korea's famous figure skaters. Due to retirement, she will not be competing at the PyeongChang Olympic Games in 2018 on home soil, but was going for the PyeongChang bid in 2011.

Kim Yuna was declared the winner of Ben and Toad's Contest in season 4, announced on 1 am EST August 31, 2014. She won the show after getting the most votes. Voting for any of the contestants remaining started on lap 220 after season 1 champions and mostly predicted winners Germany got a drive-through penalty for pit entry violation. She was announced as a season 5 contestant.

Figure skating career

Yuna appeared in two Winter Olympic Games. Both of the years she appeared were both figure skating. She won a medal in both of her appearances. She shockingly retired in 2014, after winning the silver medal in the women's singles event, losing to Adelina Sotnikova of Russia by five points.

Trivia

  • It was shocked that Adelina Sotnikova won the gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, causing her to win the silver by 5 points.
  • She was one of the commentators for the hosting bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. However, she voted for PyeongChang, South Korea, which that's her home country.
  • She said that she will retire after being in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, but said that she wants to extend her career.
  • Due to the age requirements, Kim was too young for Torino 2006, along with Alena Leonova, Mao Asada since they needed to be born before July 1, 1990.

Videos

Yuna_Kim_-_Send_in_the_Clowns,_김연아_쇼트프로그램,_20131206

Yuna Kim - Send in the Clowns, 김연아 쇼트프로그램, 20131206

Yuna_Kim_Relives_Her_Golden_Olympic_Performance_Olympic_Rewind

Yuna Kim Relives Her Golden Olympic Performance Olympic Rewind

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