She is the 2009 world champion, 2009 Four Continents champion, two-time (2006-2007, 2007-2008) Grand Prix Final champion, 2006 World Junior champion, 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and four-time (2002-2005) South Korean national champion.
Kim is the first South Korean figure skater who medaled and won at a ISU Junior Grand Prix and at the Junior Grand Prix Final, at a ISU Grands Prix and at the Grand Prix Finals, and at the World Championships. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea.[1]
Kim is the record holder for ladies in the short program,[2] the free skating program[3] and the combined total under the new ISU Judging System. Kim is the first female skater to pass the 200-point mark and also the first female skater who received +2.00 grade of execution[4] for jumps under the new ISU Judging System.
As of July 2009[update], Kim is ranked second in the world by the ISU,[5] and first on Ice Network's Rankings, which give recent finishes more weight than older results
2008-2009 season
Kim is performing her short program Danse Macabre at the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships.Kim was assigned to the 2008 Skate America and the 2008 Cup of China Grand Prix for the 2008-2009 season. At 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 the trouble in her double axel.[12] She went on to capture the ladies title by winning the long program as well with a score of 123.95, which was more than 20 points ahead of the silver medalist Yukari Nakano.[13]
Her success continued at the 2008 Cup of China, where she received a score of 63.64 in the short program and 128.11 in the long program. She also earned a level 4 on her all three spins and spiral sequence. The combined total of 191.75 was nearly 21 points ahead of the silver medalist Miki Ando, and her performance qualified Kim for a place in the 2008-2009 Grand Prix Final where she was placed second overall.
Kim competed in the 2009 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. She set a new world record of 72.24 points in the short program[2] of the competition with a clean performance. She scored 116.83 in the free skating program, keeping the lead and winning her first Four Continents Championship.
During the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, she set another new world record of 76.12 points in the short program, outscoring her previous world record by almost four points.[14][15] In the free skating program, she scored 131.59 points and also won the program in the championships. As a result, she set a new world record total of 207.71 as well as winning her first World Figure Skating Championships title. She became the first[16] female skater to surpass 200 points under the new ISU scoring system. Her margin of victory was a whopping 16.42 points over the silver medalist Joannie Rochette. Kim was the only ladies' skater whose triple-triple combination judges recognized in both the short and free programs in the 2008-2009 season
YuNa Kim - Vancouver 2010 Women's singles 1st Gala Show
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