2010.04/24-05/01 銀 World Figure Skating Championships [モスクワ/ロシア] 2010.03/22-03/28 銀 World Figure Skating Championships [トリノ/イタリア] 2010.02/12-02/28 金 Olympic Winter Games [バンクーバー/カナダ] 2009.12/03-12/06 金 GP Final [東京/日本] 2009.11/12-11/15 金 GP Skate America [レークプラシッド/アメリカ] 2009.10/15-10/18 金 GP Trophee Eric Bompard [パリ/フランス] 2009.03/23-03/29 金 World Figure Skating Championships [ロサンゼルス/アメリカ] 2009.02/02-02/08 金 4 Continents Figure Skating Championships [バンクーバー/カナダ] 2008.12/10-12/14 銀 GP Final [ゴヤン/韓国] 2008.11/07-11/10 金 GP Cup of China [北京/中国] 2008.10/23-10/26 金 GP Skate America [エヴァレット/アメリカ] 2008.03/18-03/22 銅 World Figure Skating Championships [イエテボリ/スウェーデン] 2007.12/14-12/16 金 GP Final [トリノ/イタリア] 2007.11/22-11/25 金 GP Cup of Russia [モスクワ/ロシア] 2007.11/08-11/11 金 GP Cup of China [ハルピン/中国] 2007.03/20-03/25 銅 World Figure Skating Championships [東京/日本] 2007.02/23-02/24 金 88th National Winter Festival [ソウル/韓国] 2006.12/15-12/16 金 GP Final [サンクトペテルブルク/ロシア] 2006.11/17-11/19 金 GP Trophee Eric Bompard [パリ/フランス] 2006.11/02-11/05 銅 GP Skate Canada [ビクトリア/カナダ] 2006.03/06-03/12 金 World Junior Championships [リュブリアーナ/スロベニア] 2006.01/07-01/08 金 60th National Championships [ソウル/韓国] 2005.11/24-11/27 金 Junior GP Final [オストラバ/チェコ] 2005.09/29-10/02 金 Junior GP [ソフィア/ブルガリア] 2005.09/01-09/05 金 Junior GP [ブラチスラバ/スロバキア] 2005.02/28-03/06 銀 World Junior Championships [キッチナー/カナダ] 2005.01/03-01/04 金 59th National Championships [ソウル/韓国] 2004.09/16-09/19 銀 Junior GP Final [ヘルシンキ/フィンランド] 2004.12/03-12/04 銀 Junior GP [ハルピン/中国] 2004.09/02-09/05 金 Junior GP [ブタペスト/ハンガリー] 2004.02/04-02/05 金 58th National Championships [ソウル/韓国] 2003.11/19-11/22 金 17th GOLDen Bear [ザグレブ/クロアチア] 2003.03/10-03/11 金 57th National Championships [ソウル/韓国] 2002.04/18-04/21 金 Slovenia Triglav Trophy [イェセニツェ/スロベニア]
Sonia Bianchetti ttp://www.iceskatingintnl.com/current/content/2009%20Eric%20Bompard.htm Her jumps are of the highest technical quality, properly started and landed, without any visible effort. She is as light as a feather. What is even more important for me is the way she uses her arms, her head and her body while skating on deep edges.
>The most notable thing about Kim when she's on -- which is most of the time -- is that she fires her bullets through a silencer. >Where other skaters' blades dig, scrape and crunch, hers seem to whisper across the ice. >"It's a return to that quiet skating," said longtime American coach Robin Wagner, who compared Kim to the legendary Janet Lynn. >"The blade and body and ice are all one."
>Below is a closer look at the top five athletes most likely to produce the kind of star-making performance >than can only occur every four years.
>KIM YU-NA - Figure Skating Age (in 2010): 19 South Korea
>Long the teenage sensation, Kim Yu-Na proved last season that when happy and healthy she is near impossible to beat. >Kim emerged from her shell during the 2008-09 season, triple-tripling her way to several high-level wins, including a world title. >The 2009 Worlds crown, a first in figure skating for South Korea, only furthered Queen Yu-Na's position as a national hero. >Following the victory, she graced the cover of every major domestic publication and was named the number one celebrity by >Forbes Korea based on professionalism, popularity, income and influence (Oprah Winfrey is #1 on Forbes U.S. list.)
>But while Kim is adored by her countrymen and figure skating fans, she has yet to approach the stratosphere of the Tigers and >Sharapovas of the global sports world. >All that could change in February. >Kim is considered the favorite to win Olympic gold. >Her flowing style and technical arsenal is as impressive as any of the female skaters and her program, while difficult, involves little risk. >Kim is coached by two-time Olympic silver medalist Brian Orser, who will help her deal with the pressure of entering her first Olympics >as reigning world champion - something he knows from the 1988 Games. >Expect her fame to go global with a strong performance in Vancouver.
>The results showed: no man getting votes from all five of us; Yuna Kim of South Korea being unanimous for gold; >wide difference of opinion on the other women's medals; >and compelling unpredictability in three of the four disciplines.
>(Our panel was Juliet Macur and Jere Longman of the New York Times; Christine Brennan and Kelly Whiteside of USA Today; and me. >FYI: Groups of us have done this in the past, and although the predictions have been lost to the mists of history, >it should be noted Longman was the only one among a previous panel to pick Tara Lipinski as 1998 Olympic champion.)
>"I am honored to compete against the best in the world," said Flatt of Kim. >"Unfortunately, she did not have her best skate, and I happened to skate well. > Everyone has good and bad days...no matter how hard we try to have a good day everyday! > But it feels fantastic to have skated so well and won the long program!"
>"Personally, I am in complete awe of Yu-Na," said Flatt. >"She is an incredible skater - especially with her numerous accolades. > She is very talented and has obviously worked tremendously hard to get to where she is now."
>Flatt acknowledged that she is inspired when she shares ice with Kim. >"She pushes me to be a better skater. > On the first practice I ever had with her, I was intimidated, but I've learned that > I have to get my work done just like everyone else and she just happened to be assigned to that group. > But she is a fantastic skater, and it is unbelievable how she is able to compete so well under > immense pressure from her country and supporters. I applaud her for that!"
>VLADISLAV: The history of figure skating has a lot of great skaters. Who is your favorite? >KIRI: My favorite skaters of all time would probably be Sasha Cohen and Yu-Na Kim. They're both amazing.
>VLADISLAV: And who of the international skating history is your Number 1? >KIMMIE:This question is so hard! I would say Michelle Kwan is number 1 to me. >Watching her is what inspired me to start skating and meeting her only made me admire her more. >Yu-Na Kim is great too!
>None will be bigger than Kim's. >The reigning world champion is the heavy favorite for gold after dominating women's skating like few others >the last two seasons. >U.S. audiences may love rooting for fellow Americans, but Kim has the same kind of appeal that made Katarina Witt so bewitching. >Guys who think axels are part of a car will be scrambling for the rewind button after seeing her "Bond Girl" >short program.
>ICE PRINCESS >To see beautiful skating by the woman who is No. 1 in the world, don't miss Kim Yu-Na's stunning, >record-breaking short program at the 2007 World Figure Skating Championships. On YouTube, as ever.
>Bob Costas, who will anchor the two weeks of coverage, cites speedskater Apolo Ohno, skier Lindsey Vonn, >snowboarder Shaun White, speedskater Shani Davis and figure skater Kim Yu-Na as potential gold medal winners.
アレクセイ・ヤグディンがキム・ヨナを絶賛。
"В женском катании, думаю, очень большие шансы на победу у девочки из Южной Кореи (Ю На Ким)."
2010 Winter Olympics: The Top 10 Events You Must See Women's Figure Skating Gold Medal Round
>It is arguably the preeminent event in the Winter Olympics. >The women's figure skating gold medal round is one of the crown jewels of the two-plus weeks in Vancouver. >Come the gold medal round, the women, led by 2009 World Champion Kim Yu-Na of Korea, will pull out all the >stops.
>For 1200-plus days between Olympics, most sports fans give figure skating as much attention as the lint on >one's carpet. >But for one night every four years, figure skating takes center stage.
>Three (almost) sure bets >South Korea will finally win a medal. >That's never happened in the Winter Olympics, but South Korea's Kim Yu-Na is the reigning world champion >in women's figure skating and the favorite to win gold.
全米に放映されたスコット・ハミルトンとクリスティー・ヤマグチの評価 ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7vMbQZAjMw Mao's brilliant, but much slower, much smaller and doesn't have the same kind of "up into the third level" impact that Yu-na has. Mao has beautiful triple axel but doesn't have the same speed and flow across the ice. It's amazing skating but when we put them side by side and you compare them... Mao's gotta be thinking "There's nothing I can do. I just gave her everything I had in the short program. She skated right after me, directly after me. She heard my scores, she knew they were great. And she threw it down and beat me by 4.5 points? Not fair! No! No, it's not right!" They're both so good and they had such a long rivalry but when it's back to back like that, it's really obvious especially when you were in the building.
On October 13, the Women's Sports Foundation held its 31st Annual Salute to Women in Sports. With the awards dinner taking place at New York's famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, the world's top female athletes were acknowledged and honored for their remarkable achievements, unparalleled performances, significant contributions to women in sports and the girls they inspire across the globe. Amongst the top female athletes who graced the event was South Korea's very own national icon,Olympic and World Figure Skating Champion Kim Yuna. Kim was honored withe the highly coveted Sportswoman of the Year Award. Kim was chosen for her many outstanding achievements, which include (but are not limited to) the following:
・At the Ladies' Singles event at the Troph?e Eric Bompard event in Paris, Kim became the first woman to have a combined final score of over 210 points and finishing 36.04 points ahead of her closest competitor. ・At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games held in Vancouver, Kim won the gold medal by a land slide in the Ladies' Singles event, making her the first Korean to medal in Figure Skating at an Olympic Winter Games. ・Kim is currently ranked No.1 by the International Skating Union and has medalled in every single event that she has competed in ever since her senior debut in 2006.