Kim Yu-Na

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Yu-na
Kim 2010 OP Press.jpg
Kim at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Personal information
Full name: Kim Yu-na
Country represented:  South Korea
Date of birth: September 5, 1990 (1990-09-05) (age 20)
Place of birth: Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do
Home town: Gunpo, Gyeonggi-do
Residence: Seoul, South Korea
Toronto, Canada
Height: 164cm (5ft 4in)
Former coach: Brian Orser
Se-Yeol Kim
Hyeon-jeong Chi
Hye-sook Shin
Jong-hyeon Ryu
Choreographer: David Wilson
Shae-Lynn Bourne
Former choreographer: Sandra Bezic
Tom Dickson
Jeffrey Buttle
Jadene Fullen
Se-Yeol Kim
Catarina Lindgren
Hyeon-jeong Chi
ISU personal best scores
Combined total: 228.56 (WR)
2010 Winter Olympics
Short program: 78.50 (WR)
2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate: 150.06 (WR)
2010 Winter Olympics
Olympic medal record
Ladies' Figure skating
Competitor for  South Korea
Gold 2010 Vancouver Ladies' singles

Kim Yu-na (Hangul: 김연아, Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: [kimjʌna]; born September 5, 1990) is a South Korean figure skater.

She is the 2010 Olympic champion in ladies singles, the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion, the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean Senior national champion.

Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea.[1]

As of August 2010, she is ranked 1st in the world by the International Skating Union (ISU).[2] She is the current record holder for ladies in the short program,[3] the free skating[4] and the combined total[5] under the ISU Judging System. She was also the first female skater to surpass the 200-point mark[5] under the ISU Judging System. She has never placed off the podium in her entire career.[6]

Contents

Personal life

Kim was born in 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do and moved to Gunpo when she was six years old. Her mother is Park Mi-hee and her father is Kim Hyeon-seok. She has an older sister, Eh-ra.[7][8] She and her mother currently live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she trains, while her father and sister live in South Korea.[9] Kim has stated that she finds it difficult to concentrate on training in South Korea due to the media attention she receives.

In 2008, Kim was baptized as a Catholic alongside her mother, taking the saint's name Stella.[10] In 2009, Kim enrolled at Korea University as a BSc in Physical Education student.[11] Her continued residence in Canada and rigorous training schedule made it impossible for her to obtain passing grades in her freshman year.[12]

The correct transcription of her name from Korean script would be 'Kim Yeon-a'. However, when she applied for her passport, she intended to write her name as 'Yun-a', but the official mis-wrote her name as 'Yu-na'. In Hangeul 'Yuna' would properly be spelled "유나" and not "연아." [13]

Career

Early career

Kim began skating at the age of 7. Her coach at the time, Jong-Hyeon Ryu, strongly suggested to Kim's mother that Kim should continue to skate, predicting that she would become a world-class figure skater in the future.[14]

In 2002, she competed internationally for the first time at the Triglav Trophy, where she won the gold medal in the novice competition. A year later, at age 12, she won the senior title at the South Korean Figure Skating Championships, becoming the youngest skater ever to win that title. She won her second international competition at the Golden Bear of Zagreb, a novice competition. She continued her reign as the South Korean champion in 2004.

Junior career

2004–2005 season

In the 2004–2005 season, Kim competed as a junior at the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won a silver medal at the event in China and a gold medal at the event in Hungary. She won a silver medal at the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final with an overall score of 137.75 points.

She retained her National Championship title for the third year in a row on her way to the 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. At that competition, she won a silver medal earning 158.93 points.

2005–2006 season

For the 2005–2006 season, Kim was not old enough to compete at the 2006 Olympics, even if South Korea were granted a spot at the final qualifying competition, the 2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial.

Instead, she competed in the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix and won both of her competitions in Bulgaria and Slovakia. At the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, she won the competition 28.34 points ahead of silver medalist Aki Sawada. During her free skate, she landed seven triple jumps, including a triple flip - triple toe loop combination and a double axel - triple toe loop combination.

Kim won her fourth senior national title. At the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, she competed against the defending champion Mao Asada and won the gold medal scoring 177.54 points overall, with a 24.19-point margin of victory over Asada.

Senior career

2006–2007 season

Kim performing her free skate to The Lark Ascending at the 2006 Skate Canada.

In order to prepare for her senior debut in the 2006–2007 season, Kim trained extensively at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club of Toronto, Canada during the summer of 2006.

Kim made her senior international debut at 2006 Skate Canada where she won a bronze medal after being placed first at the short program and fourth in the free skate program with a total overall score of 168.48 points. She won the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard with a score of 184.54 points, 10.10 ahead of silver medalist Miki Ando. Those performances qualified Kim for the Grand Prix Final for the first time. At the 2006 Grand Prix Final in St. Petersburg, Russia, Kim placed third in the short program with 65.06 points and first in the long program with 119.14. She won the Grand Prix Final earning 184.20 points, by a margin of 11.68 ahead over silver medalist Mao Asada.

Kim was forced to withdraw due to an injury at 2006–2007 South Korean Championships and was unable to defend her national title. In January 2007, Kim was diagnosed as being in the early stage of lumbar disc herniation (L4~L5).[15]

Kim was selected to compete at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships based on her performance during the season. Because of the placement of Choi Ji Eun the year before, South Korea had only one spot in the World Championships. During the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Kim won the short program with 71.95 points, setting the highest short program score ever under the ISU Judging System and consequently, a world record.[16] She placed fourth in the long program earning 114.19 points, and finished third overall with 186.14 points behind Japanese skaters Miki Ando and Mao Asada. Kim's placement qualified South Korea two ladies entries for the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships.[17] Kim was the only lady skater whose triple-triple combination was recognized by the judges in both the short and the free skating programs in the 2006-2007 season.

In March 2007, Brian Orser became her new full-time coach. Satisfied with the training environment in Toronto, Kim made Toronto her permanent training home.[1]

2007–2008 season

Kim started off the 2007–2008 season winning the 2007 Cup of China with a total score of 180.68 points, which was 24.34 ahead of silver medalist Caroline Zhang. At the 2007 Cup of Russia, Kim won both the short program scoring 63.50 points and the free skate with 133.70 points, to finish first overall with 197.20 points, 24.43 ahead of silver medalist Yukari Nakano, which set a world record for the free skate score under the ISU Judging System. She executed a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a triple loop, a triple lutz-double toe loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination, a triple lutz, a triple salchow and double axel.[18]

She qualified for the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Turin, Italy. She won the short program with 64.62 points and was placed second in the free skate earning 132.21. With a total score of 196.83 points, Kim won her second Grand Prix Final.

She did not compete at the 2007–2008 South Korean Nationals and withdrew from the 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships a week before the event due to a hip injury. With persistent back pain, she competed at the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She was placed fifth in the short program with 59.85 points, but rebounded in the free skate to win the program with 123.38. She scored 183.23 points overall, winning her second consecutive bronze medal at the World Championships.

2008–2009 season

Kim performing her short program to Danse Macabre at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships.

Kim was assigned to the 2008 Skate America and the 2008 Cup of China Grand Prix for the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix season.

At the 2008 Skate America, Kim was placed first in the short program with a score of 69.50, standing out by the margin of 11.70 points despite a trouble in her double axel.[19] She went on to capture the ladies title by winning the free skate as well with a score of 123.95. She won the event earning 193.45 points overall, a score that was more than 20 points ahead of silver medalist Yukari Nakano of Japan.

Her success continued at the 2008 Cup of China, where she received a score of 63.64 in the short program and 128.11 in the free skate, placing first in both of them. The combined total of 191.75 was nearly 21 points ahead of silver medalist Miki Ando of Japan. Her performance qualified her for a spot in the 2008–2009 Grand Prix Final.

During the 2008–2009 Grand Prix Final, which was held in Goyang, South Korea, she was placed first in the short program with 65.94 points and second in the free skate where she earned 120.41 points. She won silver medal with a total score of 186.35 points, 2.20 behind Mao Asada of Japan.

Kim competed in the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Vancouver, Canada. She set a new world record of 72.24 points in the short program[20] in the competition with a clean performance. She scored 116.83 in the free skating program, keeping the lead with 189.07 points overall and winning the gold medal.

During the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, held in Los Angeles, United States, she set another new world record of 76.12 points in the short program, surpassing her previous record by almost four points.[21] She performed a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a triple lutz and a double axel as well as earning a level four on all her spins and her spiral sequence. She also won the free skating program, scoring 131.59 points and showing great presentation skills with her artistry and her musicality. She executed a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a double axel, a triple lutz-double toe loop-double loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination, a triple lutz and a double axel. As a result, she set a new world record total of 207.71 as well as winning her first World Championship title and she became the first female skater to surpass 200 points[22] under the ISU Judging System. Her margin of victory was 16.42 points ahead of silver medalist Joannie Rochette. She was the only competitor who earned eights in program components marks in both the short program and the free skate at the competition.[23][24] Kim was the only female skater whose triple-triple combination was recognized by the judges in both the short and free programs during the 2008–2009 season.[25][26]

2009–2010 season

Kim performing her short program to the 007 James Bond Medley at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard.

Kim was assigned to the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard and the 2009 Skate America in the 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix season.

At the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, she placed first in the short program with the score of 76.08 points, 16.44 points ahead of Yukari Nakano. She successfully executed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, followed by a triple flip and a double axel. Her spiral sequence and all three spins were graded a level four. Opening with a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination and showing great artistic skills, she won the free skate scoring 133.95 points. She also executed a double axel-double toe loop-double loop, a double axel-triple toe loop, a triple salchow, a triple lutz and a double axel. She won the event with 210.03 points, 36.04 ahead of silver medalist Mao Asada. Kim set world records for the free skate and the overall score under the ISU Judging System at the competition.[27]

At the 2009 Skate America, Kim placed first again after the short program with the score of 76.28, which was 17.48 points ahead of her closest competitor Rachael Flatt. She received +2.20 grade of execution for her triple lutz-triple toe loop combination,[28] the highest ever given for jumps by the ISU in ladies' figure skating. She placed second in the free skate with the score of 111.70 points, due to mistakes in her jumps. Although it was one of her lowest scores, she still won the event with 187.98 points, beating silver medalist Rachael Flatt with a lead of 13.07. At the competition, she set a new world record again for the short program under the ISU Judging System.[29]

Her victories in both Grand Prix events qualified her for the 2009–2010 Grand Prix Final in Tokyo, Japan, in December 2009. At the event, she placed second in the short program with 65.64 points, 0.56 behind Miki Ando. The next day, she won the free skate with 123.22 points. As a result, Kim won her third Grand Prix Final title with a total of 188.86 points.

In February 2010, Kim competed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, where she won the gold medal.

In March 2010, Kim competed at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships in Turin, Italy. Kim said she had struggled with finding the motivation to compete at the World Championships after winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games.[30] She placed seventh in the short program with 60.30 points, 10.30 behind overnight leader Mirai Nagasu of the United States. She opened with a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, but had problems with her layback spin and spiral sequence. She rebounded in the free skate to win the program with 130.49 points completing a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple flip, a double axel-double toe loop-double loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination and a triple lutz, but having trouble with her triple salchow and double axel. She won the silver medal totalling 190.79 points.

2010 Winter Olympics

Kim at the Olympic medal ceremony.
See also: Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Kim competed in the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She entered the Games as a strong favorite to win the gold.[31]

In the short program on February 23, she executed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple flip and a double axel. Her spirals and her spins were graded a level four. Her technical score of 44.70 points was the highest of the event. She also received superior scores in the program components, where she received 33.80 due to her interpretative artistic skills. As a result Kim scored 78.50 points, taking the lead by 4.72 over Mao Asada of Japan and achieving her best score in the short program. She set a new world record.[32]

On February 25 she won the free skate with a score of 150.06 points, 18.34 ahead of Asada, who also came in second place in that segment of the competition. Kim landed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple flip, a double axel-double toe loop-double loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination, a triple salchow, a triple lutz and a double axel as well as receiving level fours for her spins and her spiral sequence. Combined with her grace and musical expression, both her technical score of 78.30 and her presentation of 71.76 were the highest of the night. She was the only competitor to earn nines in her program components scores.[33] She set a new world record for the free skate under the ISU Judging System.[34] Overall, Kim totaled 228.56 points, shattering her personal best and own old world record by a margin of 18 points.[34] She won the gold medal, becoming the first South Korean skater to medal in any discipline of figure skating at the Olympic Games. Kim's gold medal was South Korea's first medal at the Winter Olympics in a sport other than speed skating or short track.[35] Due to her dominance for the past few years, she has been nicknamed "Queen Yuna".[36] [37][38][39]

2010-2011 season

Kim was assigned to the 2010 Cup of China and to the 2010 Cup of Russia for the 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix season. However, she chose not to compete in the Grand Prix series to focus on the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships.[40]

In August 2010, Kim and her coach Orser parted ways.[41] Orser said that his dismissal had been "very much a surprise" and that he had been given no explanation for the split.[42][43] Kim posted an online message accusing Orser of lying.[44][45] She stated on the Korean site Cyworld that the dismissal had been her decision and that the reason behind it did not need to be made public.[46][45] Kim's agent also declined to give a reason for the split.[47] An announcement on Kim's official website later claimed that Orser had been the one to step down as Kim's coach.[48] In September 2010, Kim left the rink where she had trained with Orser.[49]

Skating techniques

Kim performs a bent-layover spin during her exhibition to Gold at the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final gala.

Kim landed her first triple jump at the age of 10, and at 12, she used five triple jumps in her figure skating programs.[50] When she was 14 years old, she landed her first triple-triple combination jump at the 2005 World Junior Championships.[51]

Kim has executed three different triple-triple combination jumps in competitions: a triple lutz-triple toe loop,[52] a triple flip-triple toe loop,[53] and a triple toe loop-triple toe loop.[54] She can also execute a triple lutz-double toe loop-double loop jump combination.[55] She has received +2.20 grade of execution for jumps[28], and she has also received +2.00 grade of execution for her spiral sequence,[56] steps sequence[57] and spins.[57]

One of Kim's most famous moves is the bent-leg layover camel spin. She has performed the spin position since 2004. Although she did not invent the move, it is now frequently called the "Yuna spin" or "Yuna camel".

Her signature move is a layback ina bauer that she leads directly into a double axel jump, to a double axel-triple toe loop jump combination or to a double axel-double toe loop-double loop jump combination.

Kim is famous for her technical skill, high jumps, speed, mature artistry, and for the great ice coverage of her jumps due to her high speed take-off. Her triple lutz-triple toe loop combination jump is known for its huge scale.[58][59][60]

Public life and endorsements

Kim at the 2009 Festa on Ice.

Among Kim's official sponsors are Kookmin Bank, Nike, Korean Air and Hyundai Motor Company. Her other endorsements include Anycall (mobile phone), Hauzen (air conditioner), Lac Vert (cosmetics), Maeil Dairies Co.Ltd (dairy products), Saffron (fabric softener), Tous Les Jours (bakery), J. Estina (jewelry) and Qua (apparel).[61] Her skating music and other favorites were compiled in the album Yuna Kim ~ Fairy On ICE ~ Skating Music (Universal Music Korea, 2008).[62]

Kim's short program, long program and combined total scores in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were the highest scores ever since the ISU Judging System was created, and were automatically registered in the Guinness World Records.[63] After the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hillary Clinton praised Kim's performance.[64] Kim thanked her in a letter.[65][66]

Kim was the headliner of the ice show 2008, 2009 and 2010 Festa on Ice produced by her former agency, IB Sports. IB Sports produced another ice show, Ice All Stars 2009, which took place in Seoul on August 14–16, 2009. Michelle Kwan, who is Kim's idol and the most decorated figure skater in the U.S. history, joined the ice show.[67] In April 2010, Kim left IB Sports and set up her own agency All That Sports Corp. (AT Sports) with the support of her mother.[68] They organized an ice show, All That Skate.[69]

Kim has appeared in many commercials in South Korea. Her commercial for a new touchscreen haptic phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed as Yuna's Haptic (SPH-W7700), sold over one million devices in a record seven months.[70][71][72] During the 2010 Winter Olympics, Forbes magazine named Kim, along with American snowboarder Shaun White, as the top-earning athletes participating in the Olympics with $7.5 million each to their name.[73] In August 2010, Forbes magazine listed her as one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world, with annual earnings of $9.7 million.[74]

Kim has worked in several projects as a singer. She recorded a duet with K-pop singer Lee Seung-gi to collaborate on "Smile Boy", the 2010 Football World Cup commercial song.[75][76][77] She also sang with Korean band Big Bang on the single "Shouts of Reds" created for the Korean World Cup soccer team. Kim has also performed songs by Korean pop singers IU, Narsha and BoA on the television show Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate.[78]

Kim was named as an ambassador for the 2010–2012 Visit Korea Year.[79] Kim has been rated as one of the world's most influential people in 2010 by TIME. Michelle Kwan offered her congratulations to celebrate.[80] In July 2010, Kim was named international UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[81] She was also named an ambassador for the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit alongside actress Han Hyo Joo and soccer player representative Park Ji-Sung.[82]

In August 2010, in honor of Kim's visit, Los Angeles City designated Aug. 7 as "Yu-Na Kim Day," and granted her honorary citizenship. She also received the “Proud Korean Award” from the Korean American Leadership Foundation in the city on the same day as Sammy Lee, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in men’s diving in 1948 and 1952.[83][84][85]

Donations

Kim Yu-Na performs her signature layback ina bauer during her Reflection gala at the 2006 Skate Canada .

Kim donated more than 2 billion won ($1.7 million) over her career.[86] Her charitable contributions include:

Programs

Kim performing her Layback spin during her exhibition to Méditation at the 2010 World Figure Skating Championships.
Kim performs a step sequence in her free skate to Concerto in F at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Kim performs her short program to the James Bond Medley at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Season Short Program Free Skating Exhibition
2010-2011
Bulletproof
by La Roux
choreography by David Wilson
2009-2010 James Bond Medley
by Monty Norman, John Barry
and David Arnold
choreography by David Wilson		 Concerto in F
by George Gershwin
choreography by David Wilson
Méditation
from Thaïs
by Jules Massenet
choreography by David Wilson

Don't Stop the Music
by Rihanna
choreography by Sandra Bezic
2008–2009 Danse Macabre
by Camille Saint-Saëns
performed by Gil Shaham
choreography by David Wilson		 Scheherazade
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
choreography by David Wilson
Gold
from Camille Claudel
by Linda Eder
choreography by David Wilson

Only Hope
from A Walk to Remember
by Mandy Moore
choreography by David Wilson
2007–2008 Die Fledermaus
by Johann Strauss II
choreography by David Wilson		 Miss Saigon
by Claude-Michel Schönberg
choreography by David Wilson
Only Hope
from A Walk to Remember
by Mandy Moore
choreography by David Wilson

Once Upon a Dream
from Jekyll and Hyde
by Linda Eder
choreography by David Wilson

Just a Girl
by No Doubt
choreography by David Wilson
2006–2007
El Tango de Roxanne
from Moulin Rouge!
by Mariano Mores
 Despertar
by Ástor Piazzolla
choreography by Tom Dickson

 The Lark Ascending
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
choreography by David Wilson		 Reflection
from Mulan
by Christina Aguilera
choreography by Brian Orser
2005–2006
El Tango de Roxanne
from Moulin Rouge!
by Mariano Mores
 Despertar
by Ástor Piazzolla
choreography by Tom Dickson
Papa, Can You Hear Me?
from Yentl
by Michel Legrand
performed by Itzhak Perlman
choreography by Jeffrey Buttle
and Jadene Fullen

 One Day I'll Fly Away
from Moulin Rouge!
by Nicole Kidman
choreography by Yuan Kim
and Se-Yeol Kim
2004–2005 Snowstorm
by Georgy Sviridov
choreography by Catarina Lindgren
Papa, Can You Hear Me?
from Yentl
by Michel Legrand
performed by Itzhak Perlman
choreography by Jeffrey Buttle
and Jadene Fullen

 Ben
by Michael Jackson
choreography by Yuna Kim
and Chi Hyun-Jung
2003–2004
Snowstorm
by Georgy Sviridov
choreography by Catarina Lindgren
Carmen
by Georges Bizet
choreography by Catarina Lindgren
2002–2003
Can-can
by Jacques Offenbach
choreography by Catarina Lindgren
Carmen
by Georges Bizet
choreography by Catarina Lindgren
2001–2002
Can-can
by Jacques Offenbach
choreography by Catarina Lindgren
The Carnival of the Animals
by Camille Saint-Saëns
choreography by Garnet

Competitive highlights

Senior Results

Kim (center) on the 2010 Winter Olympics podium.
Event 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Winter Olympic Games 1st
World Championships 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd
Four Continents Championships 1st
Grand Prix Final 1st 1st 2nd 1st
Skate America 1st 1st
Trophée Eric Bompard 1st 1st
Cup of Russia 1st
Cup of China 1st 1st
Skate Canada 3rd

Junior Results

Event 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
World Junior Championships 2nd 1st
South Korean Championships 1st J. 1st S. 1st S.[108] 1st S. 1st S.
Junior Grand Prix Final 2nd 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 1st
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 1st
Junior Grand Prix, China 2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 1st
Golden Bear, Zagreb 1st N.
Triglav Trophy 1st N.[109]

Detailed results

Senior Results

Kim at the 2010 Winter Olympics medal ceremony.
Kim with her gold medal at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships.
2009–2010 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 22 – 28, 2010 2010 ISU World Championships 7
60.30		 1
130.49		 2
190.79
February 14 – 27, 2010 2010 Winter Olympic Games 1
78.50		 1
150.06		 1
228.56
December 3 – 6, 2009 2009-2010 ISU Grand Prix Final 2
65.64		 1
123.22		 1
188.86
November 12 – 15, 2009 2009 ISU Grand Prix Skate America 1
76.28		 2
111.70		 1
187.98
October 15 – 18, 2009 2009 ISU Grand Prix Trophée Eric Bompard 1
76.08		 1
133.95		 1
210.03
2008–2009 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 23 – 29, 2009 2009 ISU World Championships 1
76.12		 1
131.59		 1
207.71
February 4 – 8, 2009 2009 ISU Four Continents Championships 1
72.24		 3
116.83		 1
189.07
December 11 – 14, 2008 2008-2009 ISU Grand Prix Final 1
65.94		 2
120.41		 2
186.35
November 6 – 9, 2008 2008 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 1
63.64		 1
128.11		 1
191.75
October 23 – 26, 2008 2008 ISU Grand Prix Skate America 1
69.50		 1
123.95		 1
193.45
2007–2008 Season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 17 – 23, 2008 2008 ISU World Championships 5
59.85		 1
123.38		 3
183.23
December 13 – 16, 2007 2007-2008 ISU Grand Prix Final 1
64.62		 2
132.21		 1
196.83
November 22 – 25, 2007 2007 ISU Grand Prix Cup of Russia 1
63.50		 1
133.70		 1
197.20
November 7 – 11, 2007 2007 ISU Grand Prix Cup of China 3
58.32		 1
122.36		 1
180.68
2006–2007 season
Date Event SP FS Total
March 19 – 25, 2007 2007 ISU World Championships 1
71.95		 4
114.19		 3
186.14
December 14 – 17, 2006 2006-2007 ISU Grand Prix Final 3
65.06		 1
119.14		 1
184.20
November 17 – 19, 2006 2006 ISU Grand Prix Trophée Eric Bompard 1
65.22		 1
119.32		 1
184.54
November 2 – 5, 2006 2006 ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada 1
62.68		 4
105.80		 3
168.48

Junior Results

2005–2006 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
March 6 – 12, 2006 2006 ISU World Junior Championships Junior 1
107.52		 1
60.86		 1
116.68		 1
177.54
February 1 – 4, 2006 2006 South Korean National Championships Senior - 1
61.44		 1
104.08		 1
165.52
November 24 – 27, 2005 2005-2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Junior - 1
57.51		 1
116.61		 1
174.12
September 29 - October 2, 2005 2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria Junior - 1
53.45		 1
99.98		 1
153.43
September 1 – 4, 2005 2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia Junior - 1
58.63		 1
110.20		 1
168.83
2004–2005 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
February 26 - March 3, 2005 2005 ISU World Junior Championships Junior 1
102.98		 6
48.67		 2
110.26		 2
158.93
February 1 – 4, 2005 2005 South Korean National Championships Senior - 1 1 1
1.0
December 2 – 5, 2004 2004-2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final Junior - 2
51.27		 3
86.48		 2
137.75
September 16–19, 2004 2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix, China Junior - 4
38.87		 1
92.35		 2
131.22
September 1 – 5, 2004 2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Hungary Junior - 1
47.23		 1
101.32		 1
148.55
2003–2004 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
February 2 – 5, 2004 2004 South Korean National Championships Senior - 1 1 1
1.5
2002–2003 season
Date Event Level QR SP FS Total
March 8 – 11, 2003 2003 South Korean National Championships Senior - 1 1 1

References

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  2. ↑ "ISU World Standings for Figure Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. 6 April 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/wsladies.htm. Retrieved 6 April 2010. 
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1908: Madge Syers • 1920: Magda Julin • 1924: Herma Szabo • 1928: Sonja Henie • 1932: Sonja Henie • 1936: Sonja Henie • 1948: Barbara Ann Scott • 1952: Jeannette Altwegg • 1956: Tenley Albright • 1960: Carol Heiss • 1964: Sjoukje Dijkstra • 1968: Peggy Fleming • 1972: Beatrix Schuba • 1976: Dorothy Hamill • 1980: Anett Pötzsch • 1984: Katarina Witt • 1988: Katarina Witt • 1992: Kristi Yamaguchi • 1994: Oksana Baiul • 1998: Tara Lipinski • 2002: Sarah Hughes • 2006: Shizuka Arakawa • 2010: Kim Yu-Na
World champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles

1906–07: Madge Syers-Cave • 1908–11: Lily Kronberger • 1912–14: Opika von Méray Horváth • 1922–26: Herma Szabo • 1927–36: Sonja Henie • 1937: Cecilia Colledge • 1938–39: Megan Taylor • 1947–48: Barbara Ann Scott • 1949–50: Alena Vrzáňová • 1951: Jeannette Altwegg • 1952: Jacqueline du Bief • 1953: Tenley Albright • 1954: Gundi Busch • 1955: Tenley Albright • 1956–60: Carol Heiss • 1962–64: Sjoukje Dijkstra • 1965: Petra Burka • 1966–68: Peggy Fleming • 1969–70: Gabriele Seyfert • 1971–72: Beatrix Schuba • 1973: Karen Magnussen • 1974: Christine Errath • 1975: Dianne de Leeuw • 1976: Dorothy Hamill • 1977: Linda Fratianne • 1978: Anett Pötzsch • 1979: Linda Fratianne • 1980: Anett Pötzsch • 1981: Denise Biellmann • 1982: Elaine Zayak • 1983: Rosalynn Sumners • 1984–85: Katarina Witt • 1986: Debi Thomas • 1987–88: Katarina Witt • 1989: Midori Ito • 1990: Jill Trenary • 1991–92: Kristi Yamaguchi • 1993: Oksana Baiul • 1994: Yuka Sato • 1995: Chen Lu • 1996: Michelle Kwan • 1997: Tara Lipinski • 1998: Michelle Kwan • 1999: Maria Butyrskaya • 2000–01: Michelle Kwan • 2002: Irina Slutskaya • 2003: Michelle Kwan • 2004: Shizuka Arakawa • 2005: Irina Slutskaya • 2006: Kimmie Meissner • 2007: Miki Ando • 2008: Mao Asada  • 2009: Kim Yu-Na  • 2010: Mao Asada
Four Continents Champions in Figure Skating – Ladies' Singles

1999: Tatiana Malinina · 2000: Angela Nikodinov · 2001: Fumie Suguri · 2002: Jennifer Kirk · 2003: Fumie Suguri · 2004: Yukina Ota · 2005: Fumie Suguri · 2006: Katy Taylor · 2007: Kimmie Meissner · 2008: Mao Asada · 2009: Kim Yu-Na · 2010: Mao Asada
Grand Prix Final Champions in Figure Skating – Ladies' Singles

1995-1996: Michelle Kwan • 1996-1997: Tara Lipinski • 1997-1998: Tara Lipinski • 1998-1999: Tatiana Malinina • 1999-2000: Irina Slutskaya • 2000-2001: Irina Slutskaya • 2001-2002: Irina Slutskaya • 2002-2003: Sasha Cohen • 2003-2004: Fumie Suguri • 2004-2005: Irina Slutskaya • 2005-2006: Mao Asada • 2006-2007: Kim Yu-Na • 2007-2008: Kim Yu-Na • 2008-2009: Mao Asada • 2009-2010: Kim Yu-Na • 2010-2011: Alissa Czisny
World Junior champions in figure skating – Ladies' singles

1976: Suzie Brasher · 1977: Carolyn Skoczen · 1978: Jill Sawyer · 1979: Elaine Zayak · 1980: Rosalynn Sumners · 1981: Tiffany Chin · 1982: Janina Wirth · 1983: Simone Koch · 1984: Karin Hendschke · 1985: Tatiana Andreeva · 1986: Natalia Gorbenko · 1987: Cindy Bortz · 1988: Kristi Yamaguchi · 1989: Jessica Mills · 1990: Yuka Sato · 1991: Surya Bonaly · 1992: Laetitia Hubert · 1993: Kumiko Koiwai · 1994: Michelle Kwan · 1995: Irina Slutskaya · 1996: Elena Ivanova · 1997: Sydne Vogel · 1998: Julia Soldatova · 1999: Daria Timoshenko · 2000: Jennifer Kirk · 2001: Kristina Oblasova · 2002: Ann Patrice McDonough · 2003: Yukina Ota · 2004: Miki Ando · 2005: Mao Asada · 2006: Kim Yu-Na · 2007: Caroline Zhang · 2008: Rachael Flatt · 2009: Alena Leonova · 2010: Kanako Murakami
Junior Grand Prix Final champions in figure skating – Ladies' Singles

1997: Julia Soldatova • 1998: Viktoria Volchkova • 1999: Deanna Stellato • 2000: Ann Patrice McDonough • 2001: Miki Ando • 2002: Yukina Ota • 2003: Miki Ando • 2004: Mao Asada • 2005: Kim Yu-Na • 2006: Caroline Zhang • 2007: Mirai Nagasu • 2008: Becky Bereswill • 2009: Kanako Murakami • 2010: Adelina Sotnikova