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Another look at Kim Yuna’s Win at Skate America 2008

27 Oct

As promised, I hunted down the free skating video and what I found! A HQ video of her free program. 🙂 I’m so proud of myself.

Now, moving on to her free skating, and I should say she looked fabulous in red!

She skated to Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov, a piece she chosen herself and cheorographed by David Wilson.

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Kim Yuna Won Her First Grand Prix Skate America!

27 Oct

As 2008 ISU Grand Prix America held in Everett, Washington, closed its curtain yesterday (26th October 2008), Kim Yuna made a mark again in the figure skating history. The championship marked the first event of the six ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating for 2008-2009 season. The top placed winners will gain points to qualify for the 2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

This is the first event for Yuna for this season, and the first time for her to compete in Skate America. She was back in action after a long summer break, after finishing third in 2008 World Figure Skating Championship. I was really proud of her as a fan during that event, because she fight her way back after finishing 5th in her short program. She really is a tough competitor, I absolutely respect her for that matter.

Anyway, back to Skate America. SBS interviewed Brian Orser about Kim Yuna, and here’s the interview. He talked about her skating, how she had improved, and what he thought of her. He said her technique are better, and he was also a fan of her skating. 🙂 What a supportive coach.

His last comment was really touching…

‘I think she’s the best skater in the world’

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