Kim Yu-Na

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Kim Yu-Na
Hangul:	김연아
Hanja:	金姸兒
Revised Romanization:	Kim Yeon-Ah

**Kim Yu-Na**
Personal Info

Kim at the 2005 World Junior Championships
Country:	Republic of Korea
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:
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.

1 Career
2 Programs
3 Competitive highlights
4 References
5 External links
6 Navigation

[edit] Career

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.

[edit] Programs

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

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event/Season	2002-2003	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007
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