Unknown Facts About Kim Yuna
Kim Yuna the Korean queen of ICE Figure Skating . She is outstanding performer in the champions of Figure skating sports. Kim Yuna was born in 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. She trained in Korea for the figure skating events before moving to Canada where she spent 4 years of her career . Now days she is currently training in the Seoul in Korea.
Kim Yuna Figure Ice Skating Queen :
Kim Yuna is Olympic Champion , two times she wins the world championship of ICE figure skating , three times she become the Grand Prix final champion . She is six time Koren national champion and still contributing in figure skating . She received all these achievements in a very short period of time .
Kim Yuna Holds Guinness World Record :
Kim Yuna in Vancouver Olympics , she had a total score of 228.56 which is highest ever score in Figure skating and this lead her name among the Guinness World Record holders .
She Become the Richest Figure Skaters of All Time :
Kim Yuna is one of the famous faces in Winter Olympics in Sochi and in Vancouver games . She signed the endorsement Deals with “Kookmin Bank, Nike, Korean Air, Samsung Anycall , Hauzen , Lac Vert , Hyundai Motor Company and more. She is 6th highest paid athlete in 2013 , but in 2014 her earnings are double after receiving more endorsement deals . She is highest paid figure skater of all times (Richest Figure Skaters) .
Kim is inspiration to young figure skaters :
Kim got a huge fan base in all over the world , athletes who love to become figure skater , they were inspired by the Korean girl Kim Yuna . She donating a good amount of money for the young skaters in the “Little Yuna Youth Skaters Support Project” . She supports children who want to become figure skaters .
Kim Yuna is a Published Author:
Kim Yuna the most talented girl from Korea in figure skating also published two books about her biography and early career . Her famous book is Seven-Minute Drama in which she described about her figure skating experienced when she is just 7 year old.
Kim Yuna is a Cover Model :
Kim Yuna seen many times on the top magazine cover as front model . Kim Yuna appears on Bazaar winter fashion magazine cover , She later seen on the cover of Vogue magazine (Korea) .
Kim Yuna pretty talented singer :
Kim Yuna appeared with some top K-Pop stars , she got a great voice , she did some collabrting singing with top music k-pop stars like “IU and Girl’s Generation’s Taeyeon” .
How did she get the name “Kim Yuna” :
The actual translation of her name is “Kim Yeona” when Kim applied for her passport , she wants to write her name as “Yun-a” but the official miswrote her name “Yu-na” from 2010 -2011 her name was registered as “Yuna Kim” at her ISU profile.
Famous for Her Charity Work :
Kim Yuna was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2010 , She has donated $100,000 her entire prize money reward to the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines .
She’s also a Bond girl :
It looks like she is quite impressed with James Bond movie’s . She is skated James Bond medley for her short program in the 2010 Vancouver during this time period she Guinness World Record.