Sports Anchor: Good evening, and welcome to SBS Sports News. Today we'll open with somewhat shocking news.
Korean figure skating star KIM Yu-Na made a surprising confession in her latest exclusive interview with SBS. Kim revealed that several skaters have continued to deliberately interfere her path during competition warm-ups. Here is LEE Sung-Hoon with more details from Toronto.
Reporter: For Kim Yu-Na, every warm-up before the competition has been filled with tense. Any time Kim attempted a jump, a fellow competitior would appear in her path, resulting in some very close moments.
Male Sportscaster: "Oh~ that was very close. What a relief [nothing went wrong]" (Yu-Na and an asian skater is getting closer.)
Reporter: In figure skating, it is considered good sportsmanship to keep out of the fellow skaters' jumping path. But apparently Kim is an exception. For some reason there was always someone in her way. And somehow, the offender was always from Japan. Calling it a coincidence is no longer an option.
Last month's Four Continents Championships held in Vancouver was the last straw. Kim's coach, Brian Orser, went so far as to protest that one Japanese skater was shadowing Kim on purpose.
Kim Yu-Na: "At the recent Four Continents, it was worse than before; I couldn't help thinking, 'does it have to be this bad?'"
Reporter: Kim says that she plans to face with her competitors if the same situation arises at the upcoming World Championships in LA. This time, she says, she won't hold back if someone deliberately gets in her way.
Kim Yu-Na: "Of course I don't want to be brought down by this. Losing to something so petty might even affect my own competition, so we're trying to figure out how to tackle this problem."
Reporter: The Korean figure skating queen vows to overcome her fellow skaters in fair competition through her superior skating. This is LEE Sung-Hoon from Toronto.
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This is the 'REAL' translated version of Yu-Na Kim's intervew. Stop fabricating her nuance!