Two U.S. ladies have won an ISU event that Miss Kim will probably never win.
Forgive me if the answer is buried somewhere earlier in this thread . . . which ISU event is this referring to?
Two U.S. ladies have won an ISU event that Miss Kim will probably never win.
"Fan," (plural, "fen") > Latin fanaticus, > L. fanum, "temple": a person driven into an insane frenzy by a god. – or, in this case, by a pair of goddesses.
Forgive me if the answer is buried somewhere earlier in this thread . . . which ISU event is this referring to?
If true - regarding line and extension - then i am seriously excited!!!
I'm not 100% of this (and credit to yunameter@YKF for pointing this out) but at 1:20, was Yu-na practising her leg turnout/extension here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT6WQa8xXI0 ?
From the news it looks like Orser was not even in the equation of the split. Yuna won the Gold and simply moved on, what to do in Toronto anymore. And she will have more oportunities and offers in the new place probably, besides as a 20 year old, LA sounds exciting!
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Well, it's totally up to Yuna whether she wants to reach a new level of greatness, or slip into mediocrity as tends to happen to many OGMs as they lose motivation.
Hey...that's a really observant comment. Thanks for pointing it out!I'm not 100% of this (and credit to yunameter@YKF for pointing this out) but at 1:20, was Yu-na practising her leg turnout/extension here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT6WQa8xXI0 ?
I don't agree with you on this prediction, but I really like that you say things in a logical way so that I can follow your reasoning, which isn't unrealistic at all. As a YuNa fan, though, it's not pure logic that dictates my belief here. I just know she has a very strong record of delivering on her words. Unless she is injured, I think she will be at Worlds 2011.I am well aware that Yuna has said she intended to compete at Worlds 2011. I believe she was sincere when she made those statements. But that event has yet to happen. I stand by my previous statement: I do not believe we will see her again at eligible competition. If Worlds rolls around and she shows up and competes, I will be happy to return to this thread, eat my words and say "I was wrong."
All true, but if YuNa wanted to go into non-skating commercial options and movies/TV, Seoul would be the most logical place to start. I do think she is serious about sticking to skating for now. S. Korea may not be the entertainment business centre of the world, but it does have a flourishing movie and drama TV-series scene that is popular all over Asia. Say YuNa wanted to go into acting--wouldn't it be best that she start there, memorizing lines in her native tongue?As to why she moved to L.A. I said it before. If you wish to be able to deal more directly with the Sports and Entertainment world as to setting up shows, dealing with agents, etc., then L.A. is the most logical place to set up your base. Not New York, not Toronto, and most definitely not Seoul. There has also been an underlying assumption on this forum that all YNK's commercial venture options lie strictly in the skating world--such as producing/headlining live ice shows. That assumption might not hold up over time, and she may wish (and have opportunities) to expand beyond that into movies and television, for starters.
Good points and I agree with you. You are clearly a YuNa fan so I think like me, you have a little more insight into her personality/character. I do recall that when Sasha declared she'd appear at the US Nationals this past year, it was met with a lot of skepticism. I imagine that skepticism is the natural state of a skating fan. Anyone can slip at anytime. Anyone can get injured at anytime. On top of that, it's a difficult sport, and if you don't believe in yourself, you can land all your jumps and come off unconvincingly in presentation and be disappointing anyway. Well, I believed that Sasha would showI can see where you are coming from, but your post doesn’t say much on why you think she is done with competitive skating. Are staying eligible and doing shows or other commercial ventures mutually exclusive? She did only three shows after the Olympics, and there are many other top eligible skaters who appeared in greater number of shows during the off-season.
Time after time Yu-Na said she would go to the Worlds, and I don’t understand why some find it so hard to believe. Why would she prepare competitive programs if she’s not sincere? It’s definitely a good thing for the sport if she keep competing as we know that she, along with other fine skaters, is capable of drawing more new fans to the sport. Oppegard said in the interview that he accepted the job since Yu-Na seemed still motivated. Why not take her words at face value and see what happens.
YuNa's Worlds 2010 could be a source of motivation for her, too. Besides, a slow start doesn't mean it's a bad start, and she looks to have planned accordingly...I think most people believe she's not truly committed to Worlds (or any other eligible skating) because of her "poor" showing at Worlds right after the Olympics and her slow start to getting programs and running around doing other ventures right now.
I think most people believe she's not truly committed to Worlds (or any other eligible skating) because of her "poor" showing at Worlds right after the Olympics and her slow start to getting programs and running around doing other ventures right now.
Not sure if I agree with that although it has been true at times.
Kristi did not become "mediocre" when she turned Pro and many think her skating continued to grow in her Pro career.
Yuka, G&G, Kulik, Kurt, etc showed some fantastic skating and programs after retiring from eligible competitive skating.
I suspect whatever Yuna does in the future there will be nothing half-assed or mediocre about her efforts.