Thứ Sáu, 16 tháng 3, 2012

Kim Yuna

Name: Kim Yuna (김연아, 金姸兒)
BirthdaySeptember 5, 1990
BirthplaceBucheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Height164cm
Weight47kg

     Kim Yuna is a successful South Korean figure skater.  She began skating when she was 7 years old and at that time, her coach predicted that she would become a world class figure skater someday.  She has been crowned as the champion numerous times in her career but her most notable win was when she won gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in the Ladies' Singles.  Yuna holds the world record with a 150.06 score in the free skate, 78.50 in the short program, and a 228.56 combined score.  Throughout her career, Yuna has taken home at least a bronze medal in all the competitions that she had participated.


     Kim Yuna is one of South Korea's most beloved and popular figure.  Her international fame skyrocketed after capturing the gold medal in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.  Yuna is endorsed by many companies such as Kookmin Bank, Nike, Korean Air, Hyundai Motor Company, and Anycall.  Forbes listed her as one of the highest paid female athlete in 2010 with projected earnings of $9.7 million and TIME magazine named her as one of the world's most influential people in 2010.  She has been the face of women's figure skating for awhile but Yuna will sit out the entire 2011-2012 season.





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