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Mao Asada (浅田 真央, Asada Mao, born 25 September 1990) is a Japanese former competitive figure skater.She is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2008, 2010, 2014), a three-time Four Continents champion (2008, 2010, 2013), and a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2005–06, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2013–14).
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 ...
In August 2010, the city of Los Angeles designated August 7 as "Yu-Na Kim Day" and granted her honorary citizenship, and she also received the Proud Korean Award from the Korean American Leadership Foundation. [47] [48] [49] Kim received the Sportswoman of the Year Award from the Women's Sports Foundation later that year. [50] Kim at the 2010 ...
The ladies' short program was held on February 23, 2010. Yuna Kim (South Korea) finished first with a new world best score. [6] Mao Asada (Japan) finished second. [7] [8] Joannie Rochette (Canada) skated in the competition despite the tragedy of her mother's death two days earlier and finished third.
2010 Winter Olympic - Figure skating Ladies podium - Yuna Kim (1st), Mao Asada (2nd), Joannie Rochette (3rd). Figure skating at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The events took place between 14 and 27 February 2010. Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo (CHN) won the gold medal in the pairs ...
However, when Kim applied for a passport, the official misspelled her given name as "Yu-na" (유나) instead of "Yeon-a" (연아). [6] Since her competitive days, she asked international media to refer to her as "Yuna Kim" instead of "Kim Yu-na". [7] Kim was born to Korean father Kim Hyeon-seok, a business owner, and mother Park Mi-hee.
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.
2008 and 2010 World champion, Mao Asada of Japan, broke the previous world record set by Kim Yuna in the short program, scoring 78.66, 1.42 points ahead of the 2012 World champion, Carolina Kostner of Italy, and 4.12 ahead of the 2014 European champion, Yulia Lipnitskaya. Asada also placed first in the free skating by a margin of five points.