Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Kim Yuna (Hangul: , Hanja: , ; born September 5, 1990) is a South Korean figure skater.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Olympic champion Kim Yu-na was unprepared for a skating session with South African kids Tuesday, but says Pyeongchang is "perfectly ready" to host the 2018 Winter Games.
The 2010 figure skating gold medalist had to borrow a pair of skates before taking the ice at a rink in Durban to promote South Korea's bid.Pyeongchang is considered the favorite over the two other candidates — Munich and Annecy, France . The winner will be decided by the IOC on Wednesday.The 20-year-old Kim looked unsteady on the unfamiliar skates as she led youngsters on a few careful laps. She thinks the Pyeongchang bid is on much firmer ground despite having lost successive bids for the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics."I think our team has been preparing this bid for such a long time and we are perfectly ready and we are completely confident," Kim said. "Pyeongchang has been preparing for the bid for almost 10 years."A day before the crucial final presentations to the IOC and the vote, the bid cities tried to divert a...Carolina Kostner won the gold medal on Saturday at the World Figure Skating Championships.Kostner's victory allowed Italy to win its first-ever women's figure skatin...
Russia's Alena Leonova captured the short program at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday.Leonova, fourth at last year's Worlds, finished with a score ...
The inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games got underway on Friday with an opening ceremony featuring classic and modern dance, along with video flashbacks to 1964 and ...
Backed by presidents, prime ministers and sporting greats, the three cities vying for the 2018 Winter Olympics made their final pitches Wednesday in a contest betwee...
In a frantic final day of campaigning, the three cities vying for the 2018 Winter Olympics lobbied for votes Tuesday in what shapes up as a choice between the third-...
DURBAN, South Africa -- Persistence paid off for the South Korean city of Pyeongchang.After a decade of trying and two defeats, it won the right to host an Olympics ...
The IOC has selected a host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics in the first round of voting, and the winner will be announced at about 11 a.m. EDT.International Olymp...
The victory margin was massive and the message loud and clear: Persistence paid off for South Korea in its third consecutive bid for the Winter Olympics.After two st...
Pyeongchang remains the city to beat in the race for the 2018 Winter Olympics.The South Korean resort maintained its front-runner status Wednesday as all three bid c...
With the global campaign in its final weeks, the three cities vying for the 2018 Winter Olympics get the chance Wednesday to make their case directly to the IOC vote...
Pyeongchang pledged a $500 million Olympic investment program, Munich played up the financial strength of German sponsors and Annecy pushed its French Alpine traditi...
Stung by a lingering land dispute with farmers and the sudden resignation of its CEO for health reasons, Munich is relying on figure skating great Katarina Witt to l...
Kim Yu-na sits in a room among the sleek skyscrapers of Seoul, overlooking a green oasis where kings and queens were laid to rest centuries ago but focusing her thou...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Korean figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-na could play a key role in the chase for another top Olympic prize.Bid leaders f...
Shaun White, the top U.S. snowboarder, and South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na both earned $8 million last year, leading all athletes for the Winter games, accordin...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — If the Olympics are just another competition, then James Bond is just another secret agent. And Kim Yu-na is just another skater.N...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Kim Yu-na circled the ice in one direction, Mao Asada the other.Their paths are almost sure to converge at the Vancouver Olympics ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Like a true Bond Girl, Kim Yu-na knocked off her rivals.Nobody did it better.The biggest favorite to win the Olympic title since K...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — All that pressure, all those expectations. Kim Yu-na could feel the weight on her dainty shoulders.The "Queen" took it all on and ...
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