Kim Yuna
Kim Yuna
Kim Yunais a former South Korean figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and 2014 silver medalist in ladies' singles; the 2009, 2013 World champion; the 2009 Four Continents champion; a three-timeGrand Prix Final champion; the 2006 World Junior champion; the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion; and a six-timeSouth Korean national champion...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth5 September 1990
believe country dreams games hopes host
For an athlete myself, it is especially meaningful for our country to host an Olympics. Every athlete hopes to participate in an Olympics, so I still can't believe the games of dreams is going to take place in Korea.
chatting family good laugh miss
What I miss the most is chatting with my friends and family and having a good laugh over a simple meal.
absolutely bringing critical efforts enables future hope peace preserve prosperity providing vital
Peace is what enables development and is critical in providing opportunities to young people. Efforts to preserve peace are absolutely vital in bringing prosperity and hope for the future.
If I walk in the street in Korea, I am recognized.
came entered figure good knew people skating
When I was young, many people didn't know what figure skating was. Some who knew of it thought of it as dancing on ice. But, as I entered international competitions and got good results, many people got to know more about it and came to cheer for me.
best trying
I am not trying my best because it is the Olympics. I try my best always.
previous wondered
Watching previous figure skaters, I always wondered why they cried after their performance.
absolutely bringing conflict critical efforts enables future hope involved peace preserve prosperity providing regions vital
To many, peace is what enables development and is critical in providing opportunities to young people. To some - especially those from regions involved in conflict - peacekeeping and efforts to preserve peace are absolutely vital in bringing prosperity and hope for the future.
children courage dreams hardest hope message share
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.
everybody people rarely response saying vulnerable weak
I get tired too, just like everybody else. Sometimes I tell people that, but all I get is people saying that being vulnerable and weak is just not like me. I rarely get the response of emotional support I want. But sometimes I need it.
extending figure olympics vancouver
I always thought the Vancouver Olympics would be my last destination, but I'm extending it to Sochi... I want to start anew, not as an Olympic medalist but just as yet another figure skater.
best love motivated
What motivated me is skating is something I am best at and I love the most.
age empty gold medal mind mine needed ok olympics since telling
Because winning a gold medal had been a dream of mine since a young age, I needed to empty my mind during the preparation for the Olympics by telling myself that it would be OK not to win a gold medal.
home koreans los
In Toronto and Los Angeles, too, there are a lot of Koreans - Koreatown, Korean markets. I feel like I'm at home and very comfortable.