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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Queen Kim YuNa

As the Winter Olympics have been underway for some time now, the winter sport fervor has increased greatly, especially upon the many successes of the newly crowned "Queen" of Korea--Ms. Kim YuNa. Kim YuNa has been dominating the ice figure skating competition with grace and poise quite impressively so far this Winter Olympics season.Ms. Kim has quickly become Korea's sweetheart and has been double-axeling her way to the top since 2005 in various competitions worldwide. Her debut was at the South Korean Figure Skating Championships at the age of 12 where she took home the winning trophy.

This Winter Olympics 2010, figure skating has been a mainstay on television sets in Korean homes as well as in restaurants and bars as Kim outskated her competition with the greatest of ease. Her only predicted competition was found in Japan's Mao Asada who is the only female figure skater in the world to have mastered the triple axel. This secret weapon was said to be the possible downfall of Kim YuNa this winter Olympics. However, Mao's secret proved to be no match for Kim's talent and charm on the ice.Kim took home the gold and can be seen all over Korea as she endorses for well-known Korean brands such as Anycall, Hauzen, Korean Air and many more. Up until the Olympic competition, YuNa Kim called Canada her home where she practiced and trained leading up to the main event. Kim's achievements resonate within the hearts and souls of Koreans

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