I'm having such a good time looking at the links you all have provided. One of the great aspects of this whole story is how her success has affected Brian Orser. He probably thought his skating career was drawing to a close, and here he has an entire new career as a coach--and bingo, he's one of the most admired people in South Korea. How lovely to see that ceremony in Seoul granting him honorary citizenship of the city.
The comment by Hillary Clinton and the letter from YuNa to Secretary Clinton are wonderful. A handwritten letter! What a beautiful gesture of both humility and dignity. This is an example of what the Olympic movement can lead to, a moment of reaching out among three countries.
As for what YuNa is capable of in the future, she seems like a serious enough person that she will try to make the best of her fame and achievement to benefit others as well as herself and her family. There's precedent for that. A pioneering athlete in Kenya is a runner named Kip Keino. If he didn't win Kenya's first Olympic gold, he won one of the first. Today he runs a ranch where he cares for orphaned children, using his own funds and what donations he can persuade out of people. He's also built a school. All of Kenya has become a beneficiary of his Olympic glory. Of course, Korea is in much better shape as a country than Kenya is. But YuNa will have plenty of opportunity to help others either in her own country or in the world at large, and my instincts tell me that she will seize that opportunity.
The comment by Hillary Clinton and the letter from YuNa to Secretary Clinton are wonderful. A handwritten letter! What a beautiful gesture of both humility and dignity. This is an example of what the Olympic movement can lead to, a moment of reaching out among three countries.
As for what YuNa is capable of in the future, she seems like a serious enough person that she will try to make the best of her fame and achievement to benefit others as well as herself and her family. There's precedent for that. A pioneering athlete in Kenya is a runner named Kip Keino. If he didn't win Kenya's first Olympic gold, he won one of the first. Today he runs a ranch where he cares for orphaned children, using his own funds and what donations he can persuade out of people. He's also built a school. All of Kenya has become a beneficiary of his Olympic glory. Of course, Korea is in much better shape as a country than Kenya is. But YuNa will have plenty of opportunity to help others either in her own country or in the world at large, and my instincts tell me that she will seize that opportunity.