Here is a better one: http://i.imgur.com/G6v4fRp.jpg
Thank you!
Here is a better one: http://i.imgur.com/G6v4fRp.jpg
I just came here to say I miss Yuna
You are not alone
Definitely not! It's really a pity that she doesn't skate anymore in shows, her Nessun Dorma is one of my favourite exhibitions ever and I really wonder how many beautiful routines are we missing...it would have been a joy for us fans if she had an Arakawa-like post retirement career (actually I liked Arakawa but never really warmed to her during her competitive days - unlike Yuna- she really grew on me post Torino).
I have no inside information, but I think Yu-Na needed a nice break from skating, to the extent that she didn't even want/need to do exhibition skating--for the time being. She wanted to continue her education, eat whatever she wanted, and she had tons of opportunities including promoting the 2018 Olympics (and supporting her little Korean skaters).
I'm hoping that after the Olympics, she'll return to doing exhibitions and shows. My suspicion is that she soooo desperately needed a break and was soooo afraid that people would pressure her to return (AGAIN) that she didn't even want to do shows anymore, because fans would STILL pressure her to compete at Pyeongchang, which is the last thing in the world that she wanted. Once Pyeongchang is over, she can return to skating galas with zero pressure. Post Olympics is the best time to skate in shows, because interest in skating is at a peak all around the world.
So, it's never too late! Heck, Irina Slutskaya and Kimmie Meissner are still skating in the occasional gala. With all due respect to them, I'd pay more to see Yu-Na skate any day.
Interestingly enough, Michelle Kwan never had a post-retirement show career. She skated in plenty of tours while she was competing, but once she was done with competing, she did not skate in shows (Yu-Na's shows being the rare exception), and pursued other opportunities. I'm hoping Yu-Na will turn out to be different but we'll see...
Thanks for the pictures, she is really a beauty! A question for fellow Yuna fans: are there skaters who perform a Yuna camel? I saw that Jun has one in LP, but I cannot remember of any other (a pity IMO, I would like to see more spin variations...).
I would love to be one of her bridesmaidYuna looks so beautiful here. The theme was casual wedding according to her page. Made me wonder how beautiful she'd look in her own wedding.