Oh, for heaven's bloody sake.
NO-ONE IS THE "NEXT KIM YU-NA OR MALE KIM YU-NA". They are THEMSELVES. She is the ONLY Kim Yu-na!
Just let them be themselves!
I agree 100%. What is going to happen the first time this poor kid doesn't skate well. I hope his coach is doing everything possible to shield him from these unrealistic expectations. Why not aim higher than Yuna and chase after Katarina Witt.....I hate articles like these. I'm sorry if I sound harsh but this happens in every sport and I can't believe people haven't learned by now.
Remember that little film they made with all the Canadian Male World Champions right before the Olympics. Patrick said that it was "Time for a Canadian Man to step up and win Canada's first OGM........I knew in my Heart that it wouldn't turn out well, and it didn't........I felt the same way about poor Jeremy Abbott in 2010. Thank goodness for Evan L.
I've actually heard a bit about Cha Joon-hwan before. Glad Korea is producing amazing skaters for the future, especially with 2018 olympics being in Pyeongchang. (He's old enough to qualify, right?) Hopefully the KSU can provide more funding for figure skating because there are lots of good young skaters that can have great potential. I'm still a bit skeptical about "The New Yuna Kim!" title being thrown around with young skaters, but the future in Korean skating looks bright!
I will be really disappointed if there is any imposing meaning in order to burden these young skaters :noshake:
But, my understanding on "The Next Yuna Kim" is just "the next great figure skater from Korea." Since Yuna Kim was the first and only established figure skater Korea had for a while, her name became a common noun in Korea, IMO. Also, the readers would be more connected to the topic with her name in the title. But, there is no mention of Yuna in the article.
Thanks for posting the video. Very impressive skater. 14 years old? He looks very mature. I wouldn't worry about the TES, he's only 14 after all and already does the 3A in competition. And I want to add: Yuna didn't look this refined when she was 14.Cha's FS from Skate Korea that got him 1st place with a combined score of 220.40 otopic:HUGE thanks to Hailey Shin for updating this on National's thread)
I think Cha has the potential, but his TES is a bit weak imho... BUT I HAVE FAITH
Thanks for posting the video. Very impressive skater. 14 years old? He looks very mature. I wouldn't worry about the TES, he's only 14 after all and already does the 3A in competition. And I want to add: Yuna didn't look this refined when she was 14.
Yes, that's what I wrote and I won't change my mind. I know this performance from Yuna. She was a very good skater at 14, I would never deny that. I just wanted to point out that this "Male Kim Yu-Na" has qualities that the 14-year old Yu-Na Kim didn't have and that's impressive.Do you think Yuna wasn't that refined when she was 14?
She was a silver medalist at 2005 Jr Worlds. She was 14 then.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOndD839DJg
Yes, that's what I wrote and I won't change my mind. I know this performance from Yuna. She was a very good skater at 14, I would never deny that. I just wanted to point out that this "Male Kim Yu-Na" has qualities that the 14-year old Yu-Na Kim didn't have and that's impressive.
Just look at his upper body movement! So fluid and his spins, musicality and interpretation, everything is already there. And very good skating skills. I really could watch him skate all day.
We already have the male version of Yuna. His name is Yuzuru Hanyu. :2thumbs:
No disrespect to Kim Yuna or any other amazing lady skater, but I imagine no male skater wants to be called a male version of a female skater!
I was refering to the title of this thread, because I'm impressed by him. If Yuna Kim's name is in the thread title I feel free to refer to her.Using Yuna Kim as a medium to draw attention from the public
and then undervalue Yuna. haha
You know the exact mechanism of korean media doing the exact same thing to her.
No disrespect to Kim Yuna or any other amazing lady skater, but I imagine no male skater wants to be called a male version of a female skater!