Yuna Kim

Personal Information

Country Represented

South Korea

Nickname

Queen

Born

September 5, 1990

Age

34 years

Languages

English, Korean

Religion

Roman Catholicism

Career Info

Former Coaches

Shin Hea-Sook, Ryu Jong-Hyun, Peter Oppegard, Brian Orser, Kim Se-Yol, Chi Hyun-Jung, Park Bun-Sun

Former Choreographers

David Wilson, Sandra Bezic, Tom Dickson, Brian Orser, Jeffrey Buttle, Jadene Fullen, Kim Se-Yol, Catarina Lindgren, Chi Hyun-Jung

Training Locations

Seoul

Age Began Skating

6

Began Skating

1996

Retired

February 20, 2014

Physical Description

Height

164 cm (5' 5")

Gender

Female

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Ethnicity

Korean

Personal International Bests

SP

78.50 - 2010 Winter Olympic Games

FS

150.06 - 2010 Winter Olympic Games

Yuna Kim (September 5, 1990) is a South Korean retired figure skater. She is the 2010 Winter Olympics champion, and the 2009 and 2013 World Championships champion. Additionally, she the 2014 Winter Olympics silver medalist, a two-time World Championships silver medalist (2010 & 2011), and the 2007 and 2008 World Championships bronze medalist. Throughout her entire career, she has never finished a competition off the podium.

Kim received the silver medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics, although this ruling was not met without controversy, as she had delivered two relatively flawless performances, while the winner had stepped out of a jump. Many people believed the Olympic marks were fixed, and were especially suspicious of Russia's hosting of this event. Others felt the scoring was fair under the current scoring system. Kim, however, stated the judges' marks were out of her control, and she was happy the event was over.

Programs[]

Season	Short Programs	Freeskate
2013-2014	Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) _{by Stephen Sondheim choreo. by David Wilson}	Adiós Nonino _{by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by David Wilson}
2012-2013	The Kiss of the Vampire _{by James Bernard choreo. by David Wilson}	Les Misérables _{by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreo. by David Wilson}
2010-2011	Giselle _{by Adolphe Adam choreo. by David Wilson}	Arirang _{by Unknown Composer choreo. by David Wilson}
2009-2010	James Bond medley Fight on the Disco Vilante/Finale (from Thunderball) _{by John Barry} Girl Trouble (from From Russia with Love) _{by John Barry} Going Down Together (from Die Another Day) _{by David Arnold} James Bond Theme (from Dr. No) _{by Monty Norman} _{choreo. by David Wilson}	Concerto in F _{by George Gershwin choreo. by David Wilson}
2008-2009	Danse Macabre _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by David Wilson}	Scheherazade _{by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov choreo. by David Wilson}
2007-2008	Die Fledermaus _{by Johann Strauss II choreo. by David Wilson}	Miss Saigon _{by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreo. by David Wilson}
2006-2007	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) _{by Sting & Mariano Mores} Despertar (from Five Tango Sensations) _{by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Tom Dickson}	The Lark Ascending _{by Ralph Vaughan Williams choreo. by David Wilson}
2005-2006	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) _{by Craig Armstrong} Despertar (from Five Tango Sensations) _{by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Tom Dickson}	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (from Yentl) _{by Michel Legrand choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle & Jadene Fullen}
2004-2005	Snowstorm _{by Georgy Sviridov choreo. by Catarina Lindgren}	Papa, Can You Hear Me? (from Yentl) _{by Michel Legrand choreo. by Jeffrey Buttle & Jadene Fullen}
2003-2004	Snowstorm _{by Georgy Sviridov choreo. by Catarina Lindgren}	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet} Capriccio Espagnol _{by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov} Havanaise _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Catarina Lindgren}
2002-2003	Can-Can (from Orpheus in the Underworld) _{by Jacques Offenbach choreo. by Catarina Lindgren}	Carmen _{by Georges Bizet} Capriccio Espagnol _{by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov} Havanaise _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by Catarina Lindgren}
2001-2002	Can-Can (from Orpheus in the Underworld) _{by Jacques Offenbach choreo. by Catarina Lindgren}	Carnival of the Animals _{by Camille Saint-Saëns}

Exhibitions[]

Season	Music
2018-2019	Dark Eyes _{by Adalgiso Ferraris performed by Ilan Rechtman & Lara St. John choreo. by David Wilson & Sandra Bezic}
2018-2019	Issues _{by Benny Blanco, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Mikkel S. Eriksen, & Tor Erik Hermansen performed by Julia Michaels choreo. by David Wilson & Sandra Bezic}
2017-2018	House of Woodcock (from Phantom Thread) _{by Jonny Greenwood choreo. by David Wilson}
2013-2014	Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) _{by Giacomo Puccini & Franco Alfano choreo. by David Wilson}
	Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music) _{by Stephen Sondheim choreo. by David Wilson}
	Imagine _{by John Lennon covered by Avril Lavigne choreo. by David Wilson}
	Les Misérables _{by Claude-Michel Schönberg choreo. by David Wilson}
2012-2013	El Tango de Roxanne (from Moulin Rouge!) _{by Craig Armstrong} Despertar (from Five Tango Sensations) _{by Ástor Piazzolla choreo. by Tom Dickson}
	Someone Like You _{by Adele & Dan Wilson choreo. by David Wilson}
	All of Me _{by Gerald Marks & Seymour Simons covered by Michael Bublé choreo. by David Wilson}
2011-2012	Fever _{by Eddie Cooley & Otis Blackwell covered by Beyoncé choreo. by David Wilson}
2010-2011	Giselle _{by Adolphe Adam choreo. by David Wilson}
	Bulletproof _{by Elly Jackson & Ben Langmaid performed by La Roux choreo. by David Wilson}
	Hero _{by Mariah Carey & Walter Afanasieff, skated with Michelle Kwan}
2009-2010	Méditation (from Thaïs) _{by Jules Massenet choreo. by David Wilson}
2009-2010	Don't Stop the Music _{by Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Frankie Storm, & Michael Jackson performed by Rihanna choreo. by Sandra Bezic}
2008-2009	Gold (from Camille Claudel) _{by Frank Wildhorn performed by Linda Eder choreo. by David Wilson}
2008-2009	Danse Macabre _{by Camille Saint-Saëns choreo. by David Wilson}
2007-2008	Only Hope _{by Jon Foreman covered by Mandy Moore choreo. by David Wilson}
	Once Upon a Dream (from Jekyll & Hyde) _{by Frank Wildhorn choreo. by David Wilson}
	Just a Girl _{by Gwen Stefani & Tom Dumont performed by No Doubt choreo. by David Wilson}
2006-2007	The Lark Ascending _{by Ralph Vaughan Williams choreo. by David Wilson}
2006-2007	Reflection (from Mulan) _{by Matthew Wilder covered by Christina Aguilera choreo. by Brian Orser}
2005-2006	One Day I'll Fly Away _{by Craig Armstrong performed by Nicole Kidman choreo. by Kim Se-Yol & Kim Yuna}
2004-2005	Ben _{by Walter Scharf performed by Michael Jackson choreo. by Chi Hyun-Jung & Kim Yuna}

ISU Results[]

(Season bests highlighted in bold, world records underlined)

2013-2014 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
February 6 - 22	2014 Winter Olympic Games	1 74.92	2 144.19	2 219.11
December 5 - 8	2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb	1 73.37	1 131.12	1 204.49
2012-2013 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 10 - 17	2013 World Championships	1 69.97	1 148.34	1 218.31
December 5 - 9	2012 NRW Trophy	1 72.27	1 129.34	1 201.61
2010-2011 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
April 24 - May 1	2011 World Championships	1 65.91	2 128.59	2 194.50
2009-2010 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 22 - 28	2010 World Championships	7 60.30	1 130.49	2 190.79
February 14 - 27	2010 Winter Olympic Games	1 78.50	1 150.06	1 228.56
December 3 - 6	2009-10 Grand Prix Final	2 65.64	1 123.22	1 188.86
November 12 - 15	2009 Skate America	1 76.28	2 111.70	1 187.98
October 15 - 18	2009 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 76.08	1 133.95	1 210.03
2008-2009 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 23 - 29	2009 World Championships	1 76.12	1 131.59	1 207.71
February 2–8, 2009	2009 Four Continents Championships	1 72.24	3 116.83	1 189.07
December 10 - 14	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	1 65.94	2 120.41	2 186.35
November 6 - 9	2008 Cup of China	1 63.64	1 128.11	1 191.75
October 23 - 26	2008 Skate America	1 69.50	1 123.95	1 193.45
2007-2008 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 17 - 23	2008 World Championships	5 59.85	1 123.38	3 183.23
December 13 - 16	2007-08 Grand Prix Final	1 64.62	2 132.21	1 196.83
November 22 - 25	2007 Cup of Russia	1 63.50	1 133.70	1 197.20
November 8 - 11	2007 Cup of China	3 58.32	1 122.36	1 180.68
2006-2007 Season
Date	Competition	SP	FS	Total
March 19 - 25	2007 World Championships	1 71.95	4 114.19	3 186.14
December 14 - 17	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	3 65.06	1 119.14	1 184.20
November 16 - 19	2006 Trophée Éric Bompard	1 65.22	1 119.32	1 184.54
November 2 - 5	2006 Skate Canada	1 62.68	4 105.80	3 168.48

2005-2006 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
March 6 - 12	2006 World Junior Championships	Junior	1 60.86	1 116.68	1 177.54
November 24 - 27	2005-06 JGP Final	Junior	1 57.51	1 116.61	1 174.12
September 29 - October 2	2005 JGP Bulgaria	Junior	1 53.45	1 99.98	1 153.43
September 1 - 4	2005 JGP Slovakia	Junior	1 58.63	1 110.20	1 168.83
2004-2005 Season
Date	Competition	Level	SP	FS	Total
February 28 - March 6	2005 World Junior Championships	Junior	6 48.67	2 110.26	2 158.93
December 2 - 5	2004-05 JGP Final	Junior	2 51.27	3 86.48	2 137.75
September 16 - 19	2004 JGP China	Junior	4 38.87	1 92.35	2 131.22
September 1 - 5	2004 JGP Hungary	Junior	1 47.23	1 101.32	1 148.55

Medal Record[]

(In chronological order)

Type	Competition	Season	Level
Silver	2014 Winter Olympics	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2014 South Korean Championships	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 Golden Spin of Zagreb	2013-14	Senior
Gold	2013 World Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2013 South Korean Championships	2012-13	Senior
Gold	2012 NRW Trophy	2012-13	Senior
Silver	2011 World Championships	2010-11	Senior
Silver	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2010 Winter Olympics	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009-10 Grand Prix Final	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009 Skate America	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009 Trophée Éric Bompard	2009-10	Senior
Gold	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2009 Four Continents Championships	2008-09	Senior
Silver	2008-09 Grand Prix Final	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Cup of China	2008-09	Senior
Gold	2008 Skate America	2008-09	Senior
Bronze	2008 World Championships	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007-08 Grand Prix Final	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 Cup of Russia	2007-08	Senior
Gold	2007 Cup of China	2007-08	Senior
Bronze	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006-07 Grand Prix Final	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2007 Trophée Éric Bompard	2006-07	Senior
Bronze	2006 Skate Canada	2006-07	Senior
Gold	2006 World Junior Championships	2005-06	Junior
Gold	2006 South Korean Championships	2005-06	Senior
Gold	2005-06 JGP Final	2005-06	Junior
Gold	2005 JGP Bulgaria	2005-06	Junior
Gold	2005 JGP Slovakia	2005-06	Junior
Silver	2005 World Junior Championships	2004-05	Junior
Gold	2005 South Korean Championships	2004-05	Senior
Silver	2004-05 JGP Final	2004-05	Junior
Silver	2004 JGP China	2004-05	Junior
Gold	2004 JGP Hungary	2004-05	Junior
Gold	2004 South Korean Championships	2003-04	Senior
Gold	2003 Golden Bear of Zagreb	2003-04	Novice
Gold	2003 South Korean Championships	2002-03	Senior
Gold	2002 Triglav Trophy	2001-02	Novice
Gold	2002 South Korean Junior Championships	2001-02	Junior

Small Medal Record[]

(Only awarded at ISU Championships)

Type	Competition	Season	Program	Level
Gold	2013 World Championships	2012-13	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2013 World Championships	2012-13	Short Program	Senior
Silver	2011 World Championships	2010-11	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2011 World Championships	2010-11	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2010 World Championships	2009-10	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2009 World Championships	2008-09	Short Program	Senior
Bronze	2009 Four Continents Championships	2008-09	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2009 Four Continents Championships	2008-09	Short Program	Senior
Gold	2008 World Championships	2007-08	Freeskate	Senior
Gold	2007 World Championships	2006-07	Short Program	Senior