Katarina witt vs yuna kim biography
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Yuna Kim
South Korean figure skater (born 1990)
"Kim Yuna" redirects here. For the singer, see Kim Yuna (singer).
The native form eller gestalt of this personal name is Kim Yeon-a. This article uses Western name beställning when mentioning individuals.
Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, fryst vatten a South Korean figure skater. Known for her well-rounded skills, achievements, popularity, and impact on the sport, she is one of the most highly recognized athletes in South Korea and regarded as one of the greatest figure skaters in history, being commonly referred to as "Queen Yuna".[1][2] Kim started skating at fem years old and competed in women's singles from 2001 to 2014. She is the 2010 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a two-time World mästare (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix sista champion (2006, 2007, 2009), the 2006 World Juni
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Katarina Witt: Queen of the ice who overcame socialism & spies
Calgary saw her win a second gold medal four years later as she smouldered with a moving rendition of Bizet’s opera Carmen.
Few skaters reached Witt’s heights in popularity and perhaps never will. Reigning champion Kim Yuna will be favourite in Sochi, when the 2014 Winter Olympics gets underway this week, but acclaim for her ability has probably been more difficult to achieve outside her South Korea homeland.
“I think it’s a general change of time,” says Witt. “These days it’s harder to be somebody special because everyone tries so hard and you only get bits and pieces of news here and there. We do have Kim Yuna. She’s a superstar in Korea, but we hardly know her in Europe if I’m being honest.
“But this is what happens in sport. In tennis we had Steffi Graf and Boris Becker, but for Germany now you have nobody interested anymore, but superstars in other
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Yuna Kim Olympic seasons
Yuna Kim (Korean: 김연아; born September 5, 1990), is a South Korean retired competitive figure skater. She participated in the Winter Olympic Games twice, winning the gold medal in 2010 and the silver medal in 2014. She is also a two-time World champion (2009, 2013) the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time Grand Prix Final champion (2006, 2007, 2009), the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a six-time (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014) South Korean national champion.
Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior Grand Prix or ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event, the World Figure Skating Championships, and the Olympic Games. She 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. She is one of the most highly recognized athlete