Kim Yuna

Kim Yuna was born on 5 September 1990(35 years old) in South Korea. Kim Yuna is Figure Skater, Zodiac sign - Virgo. More detail about Kim Yuna given below.

Kim Yuna Timeline

• 1990
  

  Kim was born on September 5, 1990, in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, and moved to Gunpo when she was six years old. In 2013, Kim graduated from Korea University with a degree Sports Education.

• 2002
  

  In 2002, Kim competed internationally for the first time at the Triglav Trophy in Slovenia, 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 between 2003 and 2005.

• 2006
  

  At the 2006 Trophu00e9e 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.

• 2007
  

  Kim became a Roman Catholic in 2007 after a devout Catholic doctor helped heal severe skating injuries that she incurred in 2006u20132007. Her Confirmation name is Stella from "Stella Maris" in Latin, meaning Our Lady, Star of the Sea, an ancient title of The Blessed Virgin Mary. She makes the Sign of the Cross and wears a rosary ring during competitions.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).In March 2007, Brian Orser became her new full-time coach. Satisfied with the training environment in Toronto, Kim made Toronto her training home.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.

• 2008
  

  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. 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.Kim also had been awarded the Talent Medal of Korea, as Winner in 2008.

• 2009
  

  Kim competed in the 2009 Four Continents in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She set a new world record of 72.24 points in the short program 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 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. She performed a triple flipu2013triple 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 under the ISU Judging System. Her margin of victory was 16.42 points ahead of silver medalist Joannie Rochette. Also, she was the only competitor who earned eights in program components marks in both the short program and the free skate at the competition. She was the only female skater whose figure skating combination was recognized by the judges in both the short and free programs during the 2008u20132009 season.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 Lutzu2013triple toe loop combination, the highest ever given for jumps by the ISU in ladiesu0027 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.Her victories in both Grand Prix events qualified her for the 2009u20132010 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.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 14u201316, 2009. Michelle Kwan, who is Kimu0027s idol and the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, joined the ice show.Kim has appeared in many commercials in South Korea. Her commercial for a new touchscreen haptic phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed as Yunau0027s Haptic (SPH-W7700), sold over one million devices in a record seven months. The "Yunau0027s 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. 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.

• 2010
  

  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. Kim placed seventh in the short program with 60.30 points. She opened with a triple Lutzu2013triple toe loop combination, but had problems with her layback spin and spiral sequence after unseen problems with her boots. She rebounded in the free skate to win the program with 130.49 points completing a triple Lutzu2013triple toe loop combination, a triple flip, a double Axelu2013double toe loopu2013double loop combination, a double Axelu2013triple toe loop combination and a triple Lutz, but having trouble with her triple salchow and double Axel. She won the silver medal totaling 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.Kimu0027s 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. Her immaculate routines in the Olympics were considered to be one of the greatest performances in figure skating history. After the 2010 Winter Olympics, personalities such as Jacques Rogge and Hillary Clinton praised Kimu0027s Olympic performance.In August 2010, Kim and her coach of four years, Brian Orser, parted ways. Their split was first made known to the public by Orseru0027s press release. Orseru0027s dismissal was reported as "sudden and unexpected" and no explanation was given for the split. Orser made the separation public, saying he did not want it to become a distraction for his other skaters, including Americans Adam Rippon and Christina Gao. 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 hasnu0027t affected Brianu0027s coaching, and it certainly hasnu0027t affected my training". Kim posted an online message accusing Orser of lying. She stated on her official website that they had been maintaining an awkward and ambiguous relationship for months and that she was perplexed by Orseru0027s announcement. She also said that the dismissal had been her decision and that the reason behind it did not need to be made public. After the split, Orser gave several interviews regarding the end of their collaboration. On August 25, 2010, Orser caused controversy by revealing Kimu0027s 2010u20132011 competitive program information to the press without Kim and her choreographeru0027s consent. Soon after, Kim left the rink where she had trained with Orser to train at the East West Ice Palace in Los Angeles owned by Michelle Kwan and Kwanu0027s family. On October 5, 2010, Peter Oppegard was announced as Kimu0027s coach.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. They organized an ice show, All That Skate.Kim was named as an ambassador for the 2010u20132012 Visit Korea Year. Kim has been rated as one of the worldu0027s most influential people in 2010 by TIME. In July 2010, Kim was named international UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. 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.In August 2010, in honor of Kimu0027s 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 menu0027s diving in 1948 and 1952.In September 2010, Kim was invited to the United Nationu0027s New York headquarters to mark the annual International Day of Peace celebration in capacity of UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador. 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.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.Kim won the Sportswoman of the Year Award from Womenu0027s Sports Foundation on October 12, 2010.On January 28, 2010, Kim published her book, Kim Yu-nau0027s 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 worldu0027s top figure skater." In addition to this book, she also wrote a book called Like Yuna Kim, published on March 30, 2010. This book targets younger readers.

• 2011
  

  Kim began skating at the age of 6. Her coach at the time, Ryu Jong-hyun, strongly suggested to Kimu0027s mother that Kim should continue to skate, predicting that she would become a world-class figure skater in the future. In a 2011 interview, she gave credit to her coaches for noticing her aptness for skating, stating, "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 donu0027t know they are born that way."Kim was assigned to the 2010 Cup of China and to the 2010 Cup of Russia for the 2010u20132011 ISU Grand Prix season. However, she chose not to compete in the Grand Prix series to focus on the 2011 World Championships. 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 Koreau0027s successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. In May 2011, Kim told Around the Rings that bringing the Winter Olympics to PyeongChang would be an inspiration to young athletes in Korea. She officially stated to sit out the entire 2011u20132012 season on October 18, 2011.Kim played a key role in South Koreau0027s 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)u0027s 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. Kim was one of the eight Korean delegates who appeared before July 6 IOC conference and delivered a presentation for Pyeongchang, which won the hosting rights over other rival cities, Munich of Germany and Annecy of France. In October 2011, Kim was appointed a member of the Executive Committee of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games Organising Committee.In May 2011, Kim began to host a program called Kim Yu-nau0027s Kiss and Cry in SBSu0027s Good Sunday. 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 Joon-geum, Seo Ji-seok, Lee Ah-hyun, Jin Ji-hee and speed skater Lee Kyou-hyuk. The winner of the show was Krystal 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 in the All That Skate exhibition that was held in August 2011.On August 18, 2011, Kim was named as a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics. In October, Kim was named as an ambassador for 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck.

• 2012
  

  On July 2, 2012, Kim announced her intention to skate competitively in the 2012u201313 season, with the ultimate goal of skating in the 2014 Winter Olympics. However, Kim was not invited to skate on the 2012u201313 Grand Prix circuit so she decided to participate in minor events to score enough technical points to qualify for the 2013 World Championships.On June 17, 2012, Kim took part in Artistry on Ice in China and Li Sheng, president of SECA, the host of Sundayu0027s show, said it took two years to lure Kim. And added "Itu0027s a breakthrough in Artistry on Ice, and even in Chinau0027s figure skating history, although she only took part in the Shanghai stop."

• 2013
  

  In January 2013 due to her lack of competition in the previous season, Kim had to compete in the 2013 South Korean Championships to pick herself a spot for the 2013 World Championships. She placed first in the short program with a score of 64.97 points despite having some problems in that segment of the competition. She also won the free skate totaling 145.80 after performing a clean program where she executed a triple Lutzu2013triple toe loop combination, a triple flip, a triple salchow, a triple Lutz, a double Axelu2013double toe loopu2013double loop combination, a triple salchowu2013double toe loop combination and a double Axel. Her total score of 210.77 points was 48.89 ahead of silver medalist Park So-youn. As a result, Kim won her fifth national title and thus qualified to compete in the World Championships.At the 2013 World Championships, Kim placed first in the short program with a score of 69.97 points after completing a triple Lutzu2013triple toe loop combination, a triple flip and a double Axel, taking the lead over Carolina Kostner from Italy by 3.11 points. She also won the free skate after executing a clean long program and earning 148.34 points. Her technical score of 74.73 and her presentation of 73.61 were both the highest of the night, and she was also the only skater of the competition to get tens in her program components. Totaling 218.31 points overall Kim claimed her second world title, surpassing the rest of the competitors by 20.42 points, which was the largest difference between gold and silver in the nine years the ISU Judging System had been used in the World Championships. Her world title secured three spots for South Korea in the ladies event for the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 World Championships.In the 2013u20132014 ISU Grand Prix season, Kim was assigned to compete in the 2013 Skate Canada International and in the 2013 Trophu00e9e Eric Bompard. However, on September 26 it was announced that Kim would not compete in the Grand Prix series due to a metatarsal injury to her right foot (bruised bones) from excessive training, with recovery expected to take up to six weeks.Kim competed in 2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia from December 5u20138, 2013. She placed first in the short program with a score of 73.37 points and also won the free program with 131.12 points, despite falling on a triple Lutz. She won the gold medal with a total score of 204.49 points, beating Miki Ando of Japan by 27.67 points.

• 2014
  

  In early January, Kim competed in the 2014 South Korean Championships. She led after a perfect short program with 80.60 points and also won the free program with 147.26 points. As a result, Kim won her sixth national title with a total score of 227.86 points.In February 2014, Kim competed in the ladies event at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. She performed two programs during the event; both programs were intended as farewell performances of her competitive career. She led the short program and came in second in the free program. She finished with a silver Olympic medal. There was controversy on some technical levels such as the footwork where both Kostner and possibly Kim met the requirements by the rulebook for level 4 but were graded level 3, while Sotnikova did not meet the requirements for level 4 but was still called a level 4 footwork sequence. Kurt Browning, a four-time World Champion and CBC commentator stated "I just couldnu0027t see how Yu-na and Sotnikova were so close in the components. I was shocked. What, suddenly, she just became a better skater overnight? I donu0027t know what happened. Iu0027m still trying to figure it out." And American icon Dick Button stated "Sotnikova was energetic, strong, commendable, but not a complete skater". As anticipated, Kim announced that the Olympics would mark the end of her competitive skating career.

• 2015
  

  Kim has stated that she hopes to become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the 2014 Sochi Games. On August 27, 2015, Kim was named as an ambassador for 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.

• 2018
  

  Kim was named an official ambassador for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in South Korea and lit the Olympic flame in the Opening Ceremony. She also co-stars in Coca-Colau0027s 2018 Winter Olympics campaign with actor Park Bo-gum.