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Kim Yuna
Olympic Games Gold 2010 Vancouver Ladies' Singles Silver 2014 Sochi Ladies' Singles World Championships Gold 2009 Los Angeles Ladies' singles Gold 2013 London Ladies' singles Silver 2010 Turin Ladies' singles Silver 2011 Moscow Ladies' singles Bronze 2007 Tokyo Ladies' singles Bronze 2008 Gothenburg Ladies' singles Four Continents Championships Gold 2009 Vancouver Ladies' singles Grand Prix Final Gold 2006–07 St. Petersburg Ladies' singles Gold 2007–08 Turin Ladies' singles Gold 2009–10 Tokyo Ladies' singles Silver 2008–09 Goyang Ladies' singles World Junior Championships Gold 2006 Ljubljana Ladies' singles Silver 2005 Kitchener Ladies' singles Junior Grand Prix Final Gold 2005–2006 Ostrava Ladies' singles Silver 2004–2005 Helsinki Ladies' singles This article contains Korean text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Hangul and hanja. Kim Yuna Hangul 김연아 Hanja 金姸兒 Revised Romanization Gim Yeona McCune–Reischauer Kim Yŏna Kim Yuna (Hangul: 김연아, Hanja: 金姸兒, IPA: [kimnjʌna]; born 5 September 1990) is a South Korean former figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and 2014 silver medalist in ladies' singles; the 2009, 2013 World champion; the 2009 Four Continents champion; a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion; the 2006 World Junior champion; the 2005 Junior Grand Prix Final champion; and a six-time (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2014) South Korean national champion. Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea. As a result of her numerous accomplishments, she is frequently referred to as "Queen Yuna" by various media across the world. She is the current record holder for ladies in the free skating and the combined total under the ISU Judging System. She has broken world record scores 11 times under the ISU Judging System since 2007, eight of which being records she herself set. She is also the first female skater to surpass the 140-point and 150-point free skating mark and the 200-point total mark under the ISU Judging System. Throughout her entire career, Kim had never finished a competition off the podium.

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