Yuna Kim, credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a retired South Korean competitive figure skater.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,659 |
102 Facts About Kim Yuna
2.
Kim Yuna is the first female skater ever to win every major international competition, namely, the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships, and the Grand Prix Final.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,660 |
3.
Kim Yuna is the first figure skater ever to complete a Career Super Grand Slam by winning the Junior Grand Prix Final and the Junior World Championships.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,661 |
4.
Kim Yuna is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,662 |
5.
Kim Yuna is the former record holder for ladies in the short program, free skate and combined total under the ISU Judging System.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,663 |
6.
Kim Yuna has broken world record scores 11 times under the ISU Judging System since 2007, eight of which being records she herself set.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,664 |
7.
Kim Yuna is the first female skater to surpass the 140-point and 150-point free skating mark and the 200-point, 210-point and 220-point total mark, as well as the first and only figure skater to have never finished off the podium in her entire career under the current ISU Judging System.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,665 |
8.
Kim Yuna has been beaten by only seven skaters throughout her career.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,666 |
10.
Kim Yuna was the highest paid athlete in the XXI Olympic Winter Games, the 5th, 7th, 6th and 4th top-earning sportswoman in the world in 2010,2012,2013 and 2014 respectively according to Forbes.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,668 |
11.
Kim Yuna was included in Time magazine's annual Time 100 of World's Most Influential People in 2010.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,669 |
13.
Kim Yuna was born on September 5,1990, in Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, and moved to Gunpo when she was six years old.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,671 |
14.
In 2013, Kim Yuna graduated from Korea University with a degree in Sports Education.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,672 |
15.
In 2002, Kim Yuna competed internationally for the first time at the Triglav Trophy in Slovenia, where she won the gold medal in the novice competition.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,673 |
16.
Kim Yuna won her second international competition at the Golden Bear of Zagreb, a novice competition.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,674 |
17.
Kim Yuna continued her reign as the South Korean champion between 2003 and 2005.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,675 |
18.
Kim Yuna won a gold medal at her first competition in Hungary and became the first Korean skater to win a Junior Grand Prix event.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,676 |
19.
At her second competition in China, Kim Yuna was in fourth place after an error-laden short program, but rebounded in the free skate to take second place overall.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,677 |
20.
Kim Yuna retained her national title for the third year in a row on her way to the 2005 World Junior Championships.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,678 |
21.
Kim Yuna made her senior international debut at 2006 Skate Canada where she won a bronze medal after placing first at the short program and fourth in the free skate, with a total overall score of 168.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,679 |
22.
Kim Yuna was forced to withdraw due to an injury at the 2007 South Korean Championships and was unable to defend her national title.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,680 |
23.
In January 2007, Kim Yuna was diagnosed as being in the early stages of lumbar disc herniation.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,681 |
24.
Kim Yuna was selected to compete at the 2007 World Championships in Tokyo based on her performance during the season.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,682 |
26.
Kim Yuna landed a triple flip-single toe loop combination, a triple Lutz, and a double Axel and placed 3rd in the short program.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,684 |
27.
Kim Yuna executed a triple flip-triple toe loop, a triple loop, a triple Lutz-double toe loop, a double Axel-triple toe loop, a triple Lutz, a triple salchow, and a double Axel.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,685 |
28.
Kim Yuna did not compete at the 2008 Korean National Championships and the 2008 Four Continents Championships due to a hip injury.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,686 |
29.
At the 2008 Skate America, Kim Yuna placed first in the short program with a score of 69.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,687 |
30.
Kim Yuna captured the ladies title by winning the free skate with a score of 123.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,688 |
31.
Kim Yuna's success continued at the 2008 Cup of China, where she received a score of 63.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,689 |
32.
Kim Yuna competed in the 2009 Four Continents in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,690 |
33.
Kim Yuna performed a triple flip–triple toe loop combination, a triple Lutz and a double Axel and earned a level four on all her spins and her spiral sequence.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,691 |
34.
Kim Yuna 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.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,692 |
35.
Kim Yuna was the only competitor who earned eights in program components marks in both the short program and the free skate at the competition.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,693 |
36.
Kim Yuna successfully executed a triple Lutz–triple toe loop combination, followed by a triple flip and a double Axel.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,694 |
37.
Kim Yuna executed a double Axel–double toe loop–double loop, a double Axel–triple toe loop, a triple salchow, a triple Lutz and a double Axel.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,695 |
38.
Kim Yuna set world records for the free skate and the overall score under the ISU Judging System at a competition.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,696 |
39.
At the 2009 Skate America, Kim Yuna placed first again after the short program with the score of 76.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,697 |
40.
Kim Yuna placed second in the free skate with the score of 111.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,698 |
41.
Kim Yuna set a new world record again for the short program under the ISU Judging System.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,699 |
42.
In February 2010, Kim Yuna competed in the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, where she won Olympic gold.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,700 |
44.
Kim Yuna said she had struggled with finding the motivation to compete at the World Championships after winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,702 |
45.
Kim Yuna opened with a triple Lutz–triple toe loop combination, but had problems with her layback spin and spiral sequence after unseen problems with her boots.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,703 |
46.
Kim Yuna rebounded in the free skate to win the program with 130.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,704 |
47.
In February 2010, Kim Yuna competed in the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,705 |
48.
Kim Yuna entered the Games as a strong favorite to win the gold.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,706 |
49.
Kim Yuna landed a triple Lutz–triple toe loop combination, a triple flip, a double Axel–double toe loop–double loop combination, a double Axel–triple toe loop combination, a triple salchow, a triple Lutz and a double Axel as well as receiving level fours for her spins and her spiral sequence.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,707 |
50.
Kim Yuna was the only competitor to earn nines in her program components scores.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,708 |
51.
Kim Yuna set a new world record for the free skate under the ISU Judging System.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,709 |
52.
Kim Yuna won the gold medal, becoming the first South Korean skater to medal in any discipline of figure skating at the Olympic Games.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,710 |
53.
Kim Yuna stated on her official website that they had been maintaining an awkward and ambiguous relationship for months and that she was perplexed by Orser's announcement.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,711 |
54.
Kim Yuna said that the dismissal had been her decision and that the reason behind it did not need to be made public.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,712 |
55.
Kim Yuna won the silver medal at the event after being placed first in the short program and second in the free skate with a total score of 194.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,713 |
56.
Kim Yuna said she might miss the next Grand Prix series due to her work promoting South Korea's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,714 |
57.
In May 2011, Kim Yuna told Around the Rings that bringing the Winter Olympics to PyeongChang would be an inspiration to young athletes in Korea.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,715 |
58.
Kim Yuna left Oppegard and started training with her childhood coaches Shin Hea-sook and Ryu Jong-hyun.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,716 |
59.
Kim Yuna competed at the event to earn the minimum score required for Championship events.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,717 |
60.
Kim Yuna placed first in the short program with a score of 72.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,718 |
61.
In January 2013, due to her lack of competition in the previous season, Kim Yuna had to compete in the 2013 South Korean Championships to earn a spot for the 2013 World Championships.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,719 |
62.
Kim Yuna placed first in the short program with a score of 64.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,720 |
63.
At the 2013 World Championships, Kim Yuna placed first in the short program with a score of 69.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,721 |
64.
Kim Yuna won the free skate after executing a clean free program that earned 148.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,722 |
65.
Kim Yuna placed first in the short program with a score of 73.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,723 |
66.
In February 2014, Kim Yuna competed in the ladies event at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,724 |
67.
Kim Yuna performed two programs during the event, intended as farewell performances for her competitive career.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,725 |
68.
Kim Yuna led the short program and came in second in the free program.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,726 |
69.
Between 2008 and 2010, Kim Yuna headlined the ice show Festa on Ice, produced by her former agency, IB Sports.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,727 |
70.
Kim Yuna is famous for her speed, consistency, and artistry on the ice.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,728 |
71.
Kim Yuna's programs are often commended for their ice coverage, strong jump technique, and musical interpretation.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,729 |
72.
Kim Yuna landed her first triple jump at the age of 10, and by age 12, she used five triple jumps in her programs.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,730 |
73.
Kim Yuna landed her first triple-triple combination jump, a triple toe-triple toe combination, at age of 14 at the 2005 World Junior Championships.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,731 |
74.
Kim Yuna is well known for her signature triple-triple jump combinations including triple Lutz–triple toe loop, and triple flip–triple toe loop.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,732 |
75.
Kim Yuna can execute a triple Lutz–double toe loop–double loop jump combination.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,733 |
76.
Kim Yuna personally stated that her favorite jumps are the Lutz, flip, and Axel.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,734 |
77.
Since her retirement, Yuna Kim has continued to dominate the commercial scene and remains an advertising giant in South Korea.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,735 |
78.
Kim Yuna played a key role in South Korea winning the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,736 |
79.
Kim Yuna was part of the Olympic Bidding Committee for Pyeongchang, the Korean hosting city.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,737 |
80.
In October 2011, Kim Yuna was appointed a member of the Executive Committee of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games Organising Committee.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,738 |
82.
Kim Yuna has stated that she hopes to become a member of the International Olympic Committee after the 2014 Sochi Games.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,740 |
83.
Kim Yuna was named an official ambassador for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in South Korea and lit the Olympic flame in the Opening Ceremony.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,741 |
84.
Kim Yuna co-starred in Coca-Cola's 2018 Winter Olympics campaign with actor Park Bo-gum.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,742 |
85.
Kim Yuna recorded a duet with K-pop singer Lee Seung-gi to collaborate on "Smile Boy", the 2010 Football World Cup commercial song.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,743 |
86.
Kim Yuna sang with Korean band Big Bang on the single "Shouts of Reds", created for the Korean World Cup soccer team.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,744 |
87.
Kim Yuna has performed songs by Korean pop singers Taeyeon from Girls' Generation, IU, Narsha and BoA on the television show Kim Yuna Jung-eun's Chocolate.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,745 |
88.
On January 28,2010, Kim Yuna published her book, Kim Yuna 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.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,746 |
89.
In May 2011, Kim Yuna began to host a program called Kim Yuna Yu-na's Kiss and Cry in SBS's Good Sunday.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,747 |
90.
Kim Yuna was rated one of the world's most influential people in 2010 by Time.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,748 |
91.
In July 2010, Kim Yuna was named an international UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,749 |
92.
Kim Yuna was named an ambassador for the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit alongside actress Han Hyo-joo and soccer player representative Park Ji-sung.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,750 |
93.
Kim Yuna 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 men's diving in 1948 and 1952.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,751 |
95.
Kim Yuna 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.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,753 |
96.
Kim Yuna received the Sportswoman of the Year Award from the Women's Sports Foundation on October 12,2010.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,754 |
97.
Kim Yuna was awarded a Cheongnyong Medal at the 54th Korea Sports Awards in October 2016.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,755 |
98.
Kim Yuna was inducted into the Korean Sports Hall of Fame on November 23,2016.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,756 |
99.
Kim Yuna was the youngest and only winter sports athlete among the inductees.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,757 |
100.
Kim Yuna often makes the Sign of the Cross and wears a rosary ring during competitions.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,758 |
101.
On March 7,2022, Kim Yuna donated 100 million won to the Hope Bridge Disaster Relief Association to help the victims of the massive wildfire that started in Uljin, Gyeongbuk and has spread to Samcheok, Gangwon.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,759 |
102.
On July 25,2022, it was confirmed that Kim Yuna will marry singer Ko Woo-rim of Forestella, with whom she has been in a relationship for three years.
| FactSnippet No. 2,476,760 |