| Kim Yu-Na | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 김연아 |
| Hanja | 金姸兒 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeona[5] |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏna |
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 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.[6]
She is the current record holder for ladies in the short program,[7] the free skating[8] and the combined total[9] under the ISU Judging System. She is also the first female skater to surpass the 200-point mark[9] under the ISU Judging System. She has never been placed off the podium in her entire career.[10]
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Kim was born in 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi and moved to Gunpo when she was six years old. She trains in South Korea and the United States.
In 2008, Kim was baptized as a Catholic alongside her mother, taking the saint's name Stella.[11] In 2009, Kim enrolled at Korea University as a Physical Education major.[12]
The correct transliteration of her name from Korean would be 'Kim Yeona'.[13] 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 Hangul, 'Yun-a' would properly be spelled "연아" and not "유나."[14] From the 2010-2011 season, her name was registered as 'Yuna Kim' at ISU profile.[15]
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.[16] In a 2011 interview, she gave credit to her coaches for noticing her aptness for skating, "My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating. I was born with a good instrument, maybe more so than the talent. I was lucky my coaches noticed early on and helped me develop that. A lot of people don't know they are born that way."[17]
In 2002, Kim 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 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.
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 2004–2005 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 Championships. At that competition, she won a silver medal earning 158.93 points and landed her first triple-triple combination jump in the free skating.
For the 2005–2006 season, Kim was not old enough to compete at the 2006 Olympics, even if South Korea earned 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 2005–2006 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 Championships, she won the gold medal scoring 177.54 points overall, with a 24.19-point margin of victory over silver medalist Mao Asada.
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.
At the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, Kim received a score of 65.22 in the short program and 119.32 in the free skate, placing first both of them and won the event with 184.54 points, 10.10 points 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 Saint Petersburg, Russia, Kim placed third in the short program with 65.06 points and first in the free skating 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 the 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).[18]
Kim was selected to compete at the 2007 World 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.[19] 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.[20] 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 training home.[6]
Kim was assigned to the 2007 Cup of China and the 2007 Cup of Russia Grand Prix for the 2007–2008 ISU Grand Prix 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. She landed a triple flip-single toe loop combination, a triple Lutz, a double Axel and placed 3rd in the short program. But the next day, she hit a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a triple loop, triple lutz-double toe loop combination, double axel-triple toe loop combination, a single lutz, a triple salchow, a double axel and three level-four spins to score 122.36 points in the free skating.
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 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, triple salchow and double axel.[21]
Kim qualified for the 2007–2008 Grand Prix 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.
Kim did not compete at the 2008 Korean National Championships and the 2008 Four Continents Championships due to a hip injury.
With persistent hip injury and back pain, she competed at the 2008 World 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.
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.[22] 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 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 in Vancouver, Canada. She set a new world record of 72.24 points in the short program with a clean performance.[23] 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 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.[24] 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[25] 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.[26][27] 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.[28][29]
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.[30]
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,[31] 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.[32]
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 3rd Grand Prix Final title with a total of 188.86 points.
In February 2010, Kim competed in the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, where she captured Olympic gold.
In March 2010, Kim competed at the 2010 World 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.[33] Kim placed seventh in the short program with 60.30 points. 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.
In February 2010, 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.[34]
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.[35]
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.[36] She set a new world record for the free skate under the ISU Judging System.[37] Overall, Kim totaled 228.56 points, shattering her personal best and own old world record by a margin of 18 points.[37] 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.[38]
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.[39] After the 2010 Winter Olympics, personalities such as Jacques Rogge [40] and Hillary Clinton[41] praised Kim's Olympic performance.
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 Championships.[42] She won the silver medal at the event after being placed first in the short program and second in the free skating with a total score of 194.50 points, 1.29 points behind Miki Ando. She said she might miss the next Grand Prix series due to her work promoting South Korea's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[43] In May 2011, Kim told Around the Rings that bringing the Winter Olympics to PyeongChang would be an inspiration to young athletes in Korea.[44]
In August 2010, Kim and her coach of four years, Brian Orser, parted ways. Their split was first made known to the public by Orser's press release.[45] Orser claimed that his dismissal had been "sudden and unexpected" and that he had been given no explanation for the split[45] and decided to make the separation public because he did not want it to become a distraction for his other skaters, including Americans Adam Rippon and Christina Gao.[46] Rippon said in an interview that they had known about the situation longer than the general public, and had had time to deal with it, noting that "it hasn't affected Brian's coaching, and it certainly hasn't affected my training."[47] Kim posted an online message accusing Orser of lying.[48] She stated on her official website that they had been maintaining an awkward and ambiguous relationship for months and that she was perplexed by Orser's announcement. She also said that the dismissal had been her decision and that the reason behind it did not need to be made public.[49][50] After the split, Orser gave several interviews regarding his dismissal.[51][52] On August 25, 2010, Orser caused controversy by revealing Kim's 2010–2011 competitive program information to the press without Kim and her choreographer's consent.[53][54][55] Soon after, Kim left the rink where she had trained with Orser, and to train at East West Ice Palace in Los Angeles owned by Michelle Kwan and Kwan's family.[56]
On October 5, 2010, Peter Oppegard was announced as Kim's coach.[57]
Kim landed her first triple jump at the age of 10, and at 12, she used five triple jumps in her figure skating programs.[58] When she was 14 years old, she landed her first triple-triple combination jump at the 2005 World Junior Championships.[59]
Kim has executed three different triple-triple combination jumps in competitions: a triple lutz-triple toe loop,[60] a triple flip-triple toe loop,[61] and a triple toe loop-triple toe loop.[62] She can also execute a triple lutz-double toe loop-double loop jump combination.[63] She has received +2.20 grade of execution for jumps,[31] and she has also received +2.00 grade of execution for her spiral sequence,[64] steps sequence[65] and spins.[65]
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".[66][67][68]
Another signature move of hers 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 strong technical skills, mature artistry, elegance 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.[69][70][71]
In May 2011, Kim began to host a show called “Kim Yu-na’s Kiss and Cry”. The program portrayed the challenging process of ten popular entertainers as they learned how to figure skate from professional skaters. The ten stars included comedian Kim Byung-man, singer U-Know of TVXQ, Krystal of f(x), IU, Son Dam-bi, actors Park Jun-geum, Seo Ji-suk, Lee Ah-hyun, Jin Ji-hee and speed skater Lee Kyu-hyuk.[72]
The winner of the show was Krystal of f(x) and her partner Lee Dong Hoon. The runner up was comedian Kim Byung-man and his partner Lee Soo Kyung. As a reward, Krystal and Lee Dong Hoon got to showcase their skating with Kim Yuna in the All That Skate exhibition that was held in August 2011.
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).[73] Her skating music and other favorites were compiled in the album Yuna Kim ~ Fairy On ICE ~ Skating Music (Universal Music Korea, 2008).[74]
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 one of the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, joined the ice show.[75]
In April 2010, Kim left IB Sports and set up her own agency called All That Sports Corp. (AT Sports) with the support of her mother.[76] They organized an ice show, All That Skate.[77]
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.[78][79][80] The "Yuna's Haptic" cell phone, released in May 2009 sold over 550 thousand devices in the first 80 days of sales. 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.[81] 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.[82][83]
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.[84][85][86] 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 Taeyeon from Girls' Generation, IU, Narsha and BoA on the television show Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate.[87]
Kim was named as an ambassador for the 2010–2012 Visit Korea Year.[88] Kim has been rated as one of the world's most influential people in 2010 by TIME. In July 2010, Kim was named international UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.[89] 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.[90]
In August 2010, in honor of Kim's visit, the city of Los Angeles designated August 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.[91][92][93]
In September 2010, Kim was invited to the United Nation's New York headquarter to mark the annual International Day of Peace celebration in capacity of UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador.[94] She joined the ceremony alongside high level UN officials including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Goodwill Ambassadors representing other branches of the United Nations. There, she advocated peace messages from UNICEF.[95]
In October 2010, Kim and her management All That Sports debuted 2010 All That Skate LA, a US version of their highly successful Korean ice show brand, All That Skate, at Staples Center, Los Angeles. The show, which was directed by renowned Canadian choreographer David Wilson and boasted an impressive all-star cast, including the five-time world champion Michelle Kwan, the reigning Olympic champions from three skating disciplines including Kim, and many world champions, received rave reviews from both figure skating fans and critics for bringing a new style of skating show to the US and also for its overall high quality production.[96][97][98]
Kim won the Sportswoman of the Year Award from Women's Sports Foundation on October 12, 2010.[99]
On January 28, 2010, Kim published her book, Kim Yu-na's Seven-Minute Drama, about her experience with figure skating since the age of seven to the preparation of 2010 Winter Olympic in Vancouver. The Chosun Ilbo stated that the book "deals with her attempts to overcome her obstacles and to become the world's top figure skater."[100][101][102] In addition to this book, she also wrote a book called Like Kim Yuna, published on March 30, 2010. This book targets younger readers.[103]
Kim played a key role in South Korea's effort to win the rights to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Kim was part of the Olympic Bidding Committee for PyeongChang, the Korean hosting city. The Korean committee members including Kim traveled to Durban, South Africa, where International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s decision for the hosting city was finalized on July 6, 2011. There, she fulfilled her role as Korean delegation by promoting PyeongChang as an athlete ambassador and an Olympic champion.[104][105] Kim was one of the eight Korean delegates who appeared before the July 6th IOC conference and delivered a presentation for Pyeongchang, which won the hosting rights over other rival cities, Munich of Germany and Annecy of France.[106][107] In October 2011, Kim was appointed a member of the Executive Committee of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Organising Committee.
In January 2012, IB Sports agreed to pay her 800 million won ($698,000) in arrears.[83]
Kim donated more than 2.0 billion won ($1.7 million) as of Oct, 2009[108] and is continuing her effort in many ways. Her charitable contributions known to public include:
| Season | Short Program | Free Skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 | Fever by Beyoncé choreography by David Wilson |
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| 2010–2011 | Giselle by Adolphe Adam choreography by David Wilson |
Homage to Korea Korean folk music including Arirang choreography by David Wilson |
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 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 Craig Armstrong 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 Craig Armstrong Despertar by Ástor Piazzolla choreography by Tom Dickson |
Papa, Can You Hear Me? from Yentl by Michel Legrand choreography by Jeffrey Buttle and Jadene Fullen |
One Day I'll Fly Away from Moulin Rouge! by Nicole Kidman choreography by Seyeol Kim and Yuna Kim |
| 2004–2005 | Snowstorm by Georgy Sviridov choreography by Catarina Lindgren |
Papa, Can You Hear Me? from Yentl by Michel Legrand choreography by Jeffrey Buttle and Jadene Fullen |
Ben by Michael Jackson choreography by Hyeonjeong Ji and Yuna Kim |
| 2003–2004 | Snowstorm by Georgy Sviridov choreography by Catarina Lindgren |
Carmen by Georges Bizet choreography by Catarina Lindgren |
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| 2002–2003 | Can-can by Jacques Offenbach choreography by Catarina Lindgren |
Carmen by Georges Bizet choreography by Catarina Lindgren |
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| 2001–2002 | Can-can by Jacques Offenbach choreography by Catarina Lindgren |
The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns choreography by Garnet |
| Event | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Olympic Games | 1st | ||||
| World Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 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 |
| Event | 2001–2002 | 2002–2003 | 2003–2004 | 2004–2005 | 2005–2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 2nd J. | 1st J. | |||
| South Korean Championships | 1st J. | 1st S. | 1st S.[133] | 1st S. | 1st S. |
| Junior Grand Prix Final | 2nd J. | 1st J. | |||
| Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | 1st J. | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia | 1st J. | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, China | 2nd J. | ||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Hungary | 1st J. | ||||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 1st N. | ||||
| Triglav Trophy | 1st N.[134] |
| 2010–2011 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 24 – May 1, 2011 | 2011 World Championships | 1 65.91 |
2 128.59 |
2 194.50 |
| 2009–2010 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22 – 28, 2010 | 2010 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 Grand Prix Final | 2 65.64 |
1 123.22 |
1 188.86 |
| November 12 – 15, 2009 | 2009 Grand Prix Skate America | 1 76.28 |
2 111.70 |
1 187.98 |
| October 15 – 18, 2009 | 2009 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 World Championships | 1 76.12 |
1 131.59 |
1 207.71 |
| February 4 – 8, 2009 | 2009 Four Continents Championships | 1 72.24 |
3 116.83 |
1 189.07 |
| December 11 – 14, 2008 | 2008–2009 Grand Prix Final | 1 65.94 |
2 120.41 |
2 186.35 |
| November 6 – 9, 2008 | 2008 Grand Prix Cup of China | 1 63.64 |
1 128.11 |
1 191.75 |
| October 23 – 26, 2008 | 2008 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 World Championships | 5 59.85 |
1 123.38 |
3 183.23 |
| December 13 – 16, 2007 | 2007–2008 Grand Prix Final | 1 64.62 |
2 132.21 |
1 196.83 |
| November 22 – 25, 2007 | 2007 Grand Prix Cup of Russia | 1 63.50 |
1 133.70 |
1 197.20 |
| November 7 – 11, 2007 | 2007 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 World Championships | 1 71.95 |
4 114.19 |
3 186.14 |
| December 14 – 17, 2006 | 2006–2007 Grand Prix Final | 3 65.06 |
1 119.14 |
1 184.20 |
| November 17 – 19, 2006 | 2006 Grand Prix Trophée Eric Bompard | 1 65.22 |
1 119.32 |
1 184.54 |
| November 2 – 5, 2006 | 2006 Grand Prix Skate Canada | 1 62.68 |
4 105.80 |
3 168.48 |
| 2005–2006 season | ||||||
| Date | Event | Level | QR | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 6 – 12, 2006 | 2006 World Junior Championships | Junior | 1 107.52 |
1 60.86 |
1 116.68 |
1 177.54 |
| January 5 – 8, 2006 | 2006 South Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 61.44 |
1 104.08 |
1 165.52 |
| November 24 – 27, 2005 | 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | – | 1 57.51 |
1 116.61 |
1 174.12 |
| September 29 – October 2, 2005 | 2005 Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria | Junior | – | 1 53.45 |
1 99.98 |
1 153.43 |
| September 1 – 4, 2005 | 2005 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 World Junior Championships | Junior | 1 102.98 |
6 48.67 |
2 110.26 |
2 158.93 |
| January 1 – 4, 2005 | 2005 South Korean National Championships | Senior | – | 1 | 1 | 1 1.0 |
| December 2 – 5, 2004 | 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final | Junior | – | 2 51.27 |
3 86.48 |
2 137.75 |
| September 16–19, 2004 | 2004 Junior Grand Prix, China | Junior | – | 4 38.87 |
1 92.35 |
2 131.22 |
| September 1 – 5, 2004 | 2004 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 |
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