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Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a South Korean figure skater.Known for her well-rounded skills, achievements, popularity, and impact on the sport, she is one of the most highly recognized athletes in South Korea and regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, being commonly referred to as ...
Yuna Kim at the 2010 Olympics Medal Ceremony.. Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), is a South Korean retired competitive figure skater.She participated in the Winter Olympic Games twice, winning the gold medal in 2010 and the silver medal in 2014.
Kim Yuna's gold medal was South Korea's first Olympic medal in figure skating. [10] Daisuke Takahashi's bronze medal was Japan's first Olympic medal in the men's event. [11] The pairs team of Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo won China's first gold medal in figure skating, ending the twelve Olympics winning streak by Soviet and Russian pairs. [12]
The Winter Olympics in Sochi have begun. Check back throughout the games for the latest schedules and medal counts for each competing country and athlete. Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 4 a.m. | Updated: Sunday, Feb. 23, 9:27 a.m.
The team event is the newest Olympic figure skating event, first contested in the 2014 Games. It combines the four Olympic figure skating disciplines (men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance) into a single event; gold is awarded to the team that earns the most placement points.
The Team USA Olympic figure skating team receive gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping after the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing on day 12 of the 2024 Summer Olympic ...
South Korea participated as the Republic of Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was their best performance at the Winter Olympics to date, ranking 5th in gold medals and 7th in overall medals. Korea won its first-ever medal in figure skating when Kim Yuna won gold and set a world record in the ladies ...
Nine U.S. figure skaters received gold medals at the Paris Olympics, 2½ years after their team event at the Beijing Games. Japan got silver and Russia bronze.