Yu-Na Kim

[cosmos]

That's a great point, csunny. (By contrast, look at Caroline Zhang, who would be a lot further along now if her jump technique weren't so faulty and her skating so slow!) I'll applaud YuNa's early coaches along with you. They didn't let YuNa take shortcuts that would lead to short-term results but undermine her progress in the long run. She had nothing to unlearn as she grew taller and took on full-length senior programs. I also felt the same thing about Michelle, whose work with Frank Carroll made her a meticulous technician as well as artistically superior. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of careful early training.

Perhaps, she was lucky she was born in Korea? It wasn't necessary at all to take a short cut in Korea, because it was hardly imaginable for any body to get a medal in an ISU event.

[lycan]

speaking of yuna's jumps....

yuna's beautiful lutz! http://cfile223.uf.daum.net/original...4C9C26981938A6

[ever]

Yuna Kim 3F-3T , 3Lz-3T Combination Jump Collections
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNFmU...eature=related

[Lilith11]

Perhaps, she was lucky she was born in Korea? It wasn't necessary at all to take a short cut in Korea, because it was hardly imaginable for any body to get a medal in an ISU event.

She was lucky that she watched MK skate growing up ;D

[parma]

Yuna, her new buddies and their Jack-o-lanterns:

http://twitpic.com/32qf02

[prettykeys]

Yuna, her new buddies and their Jack-o-lanterns:

http://twitpic.com/32qf02

ROFL did they all design their own pumpkins??? The one in front of YuNa is hilarious and unique, I love it! And her expression matches it perfectly!

[silverlake22]

Yuna, her new buddies and their Jack-o-lanterns:

http://twitpic.com/32qf02

Is that Lindsay Davis next to Yuna?

[YunaBliss]

haha, it's hilarious how each person's facial expression matches the pumpkins. Great to see Yuna enjoying Halloween and also sharing such pics with her fans.

[cosmos]

haha, it's hilarious how each person's facial expression matches the pumpkins. Great to see Yuna enjoying Halloween and also sharing such pics with her fans.

I thought they are her fellow skaters in the Ice Pallace.

[SkatingAnalyst]

The Greatest Moments and Memories of her life...condensed in short 4 minutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IXgQTvyrGE

[ever]

YuNa Kim Meditation for Thias ATS LA Day 2 (The best fancam I have seen)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGYVwr_A3bw

[Lilith11]

^ Just magical. Her first two jumps-wow. Don't get me wrong, Yu-na's jumps are great but in competition, you can always see this slight tensing before she jumps- but here, she just floats in and out of the jump with the most sublime grace. Gorgeous.

[parma]

Here is Yuna at Cup of China... in 2008. Grand Prix doesn't seem the same without her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6ehCfDeAe0

[SkatingAnalyst]

Winning Scores didn't change much from 2009 to 2010...if Yuna and Joannie didn't compete in 2009

2009 Winning Scores----------------2010 Winning Scores
NHK... Ando 162.55------------------Kostner 164.61
SC.... Czisny 163.53(2nd)------------Czisny 172.37...........Joannie's Winning Score was 182.90 in 2009
CoC... Akiko 176.66------------------Ando 172.21

CoR....Ando 171.93------------------ ??????????????
SA.....Flatt 174.91(2nd)--------------??????????????..........Yuna's Winning Score was 187.98
TEB....Mao 173.99(2nd)-------------- ??????????????..........Yuna's Winning Score was 210.03

[parma]

Looks like Yuna and David Wilson worked on her new SP in LA as planned... there are a couple of pictures of the two just uploaded at Yunakim.com.