Apr 28, 2015 · — Yuna Kim (@Yunaaaa) April 27, 2015. This is not the first time the former Olympian has donated to help children recover from a natural disaster. Prior to becoming a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, Kim donated $100,000 to …
Jun 07, 2021 · Even in the hardest circumstances, dreams can give you the courage to live, and I hope I can share that message with children in need." Yuna Kim, Republic of Korea International skating sensation Yuna Kim was appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on 12 July 2010, just months after winning Olympic gold in women’s single skating in Vancouver ...
Feb 21, 2014 · She said she was inspired to get involved with UNICEF after the devastating Haiti earthquake. "I want to use my own positive experience to help the children of Haiti and the millions of vulnerable children around the world," Kim said in a statement.
Jan 06, 2012 · On January 4, IU and Kim Yuna visited the Tae-reung International Skating Rink to donate the proceeds from their song, "Ice Flower." Last May, Kim Yuna and IU …
Adding to the intrigue was the breakthrough of Russia’s Julia Lipnitskaia, a 15-year-old phenom whose breakthrough in last week’s inaugural team event—where she became the youngest female skater in 78 years to win an Olympic gold—pushed her onto the short list of contenders for gold.
Judges then assign grades of executions for each element, while marking for components like choreography and footwork. Technically, Sotnikova had a superior program. She did seven triples, four in combination; Kim did six triples, only three in combination.
EDITORS: At the athlete's request, The Associated Press refers to the Olympic figure skating champion as Yuna Kim. Kim was previously referred to as Kim Yu-na, which is the AP style for South Korean names when the person has not expressed a preference for an English transliteration. ^ "Yuna Kim, the queen of the rink".
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 the 2010 Winter Olympics 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." In addition to this book, she also wrote a book called Like Yuna Kim, published on March 30, 2010. This book targets younger readers.
The correct transliteration of her name, 김연아, would be "Kim Yeon-a". However, when Kim applied for her passport, she intended to write her name as "Yeon-a", but the official miswrote her name as "Yu-na", which is written as "유나" rather than "연아".
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.
In the 2004–2005 season, Kim competed as a junior at the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won a gold medal at her first competition in Hungary and became the first Korean skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event. At her second competition in China, Kim was in fourth place after an error-laden short program, but rebounded in the free skate to take second place overall. This qualified her for a spot in the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final, where she won the silver medal with an overall score of 137.75 points.
She won a 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, British Columbia, Canada. She set a new world record of 72.24 points in the short program with a clean performance.
This qualified Kim for her first Grand Prix Final. 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, with a margin of 11.68 over silver medalist Mao Asada.
Aside from donating to young skaters in the "Little Yuna Youth Skaters Support Project" Campaign , her success has brought hope and aspiration back into the sport, inspiring a new generation of skaters.
To say Yuna is a philanthropist would be an understatement. Yuna was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2010 and has used her fame & fortune to help those in need across the globe, including relief efforts in Haiti, Japan, and the Philippines. This past year, she donated her entire prize reward of $100,000 to the victims ...