Q: Your feeling on returning to Korea?
Yuna: It's been eight months, so I am little nervous. In LA, I was preparing very hard for the World Championships. It's disappointing not to have the Championship and return to Korea as I really prepared hard for it, but at this point, my bigger wish is that there is no further harm in Japan.
Q: How did you prepare for the Championship?
Yuna: This season being a post-Olympic year and also training in a new environment with a new coach, mentally, it was tough. Actually, it was more difficult than any other time. But as each month passed, my physical condition and program completeness got better and better, and the preparations went so well that I thought my condition could be as good as in the Olympics.
Q: Can we see you skate next season?
Yuna: As the status of the World Championships has not been resolved, I think it's too early talk about next season.
Q: When do you think the World Championships should be held?
Yuna: Every skater was optimizing her condition to peak in late March. With a change in schedule, there is bound to be some effect, and psychologically, it is draining. Whether it is held in May or in October, it may be difficult for skaters to once again train to achieve perfect condition.
Q: Wouldn't it be harder for you to prepare for the Worlds now, given your role in the Pyeongchang Olympic bid?
Yuna: Until the ISU makes its decision, I can't really do anything. But for now, I think I will need to concentrate on my role in the Pyoengchang Olympic Bid Committee.
Q: Will you show your new short program "Giselle" in the upcoming ice show?
Yuna: It's disappointing that I couldn't introduce it at the Worlds. But with the ice show coming in a month, I can't change it now, and I decided to go ahead and perform it.
Q: Will you perform a new gala at the ice show as well?
Yuna: A new gala program was completed around January-February. I will perform it at the ice show.
Q: Will you be training for the rest of the period without Coach Oppegard?
Yuna: I think I can train alone. Usually, after coming back to Korea after the end of each season, I trained alone.
Q: As the Public Ambassador for Pyeongchang Olympic Bid, what will you be doing?
Yuna: I will be in London in April for the international convention, then in Switzerland in May for the Rosan meeting. In July, I will participate in the IOC meeting in South Africa.
Q: So you will not show your new long program this time?
Yuna: I can't perform the full long program, but I hope to perform a modified version of it during a show in the near future.
Q: Any words to the fans?
Yuna: I am sorry not being able to compete after so much expectation. I am disappointed that I cannot show the result of my preparation. But the situation in Japan is really difficult now, and it is not right to think about the competition first. I pray and hope that people in Japan do not suffer any more harm.
Yuna: Since I couldn't perform at the Worlds, I will work twice as hard for the May ice show, and show my best at the ice show.
