Accompanied by Bong Joon-ho , a list of the five "national treasures" of the Republic of Korea instantly spread across social platforms. In addition to director Bong Joon-ho, the remaining four "national treasures" are entertainment idol BTS (BTS), e-sports god Faker ( Lee Sang Hyuk ), Asian football king Son Heung-min , and figure skating legend Kim Yoon-ah . As the only woman on the list, Kim Yoona looks particularly eye-catching.
As we all know, South Korea is a star-making country with a strong entertainment culture. There are countless male and female stars under major entertainment companies. As an athlete, Kim Yoona can span the entertainment and sports industries and have a national popularity that no one else can reach. and even ranked second in the "Korean Heavyweight Artist" list in 2009, which is really rare.
Since her, no one dares to be called the "Queen"
Hanyu Yuzuru won a career slam. However, unfortunately, Yuzu failed to become another "world number one" this time. Because before him, Kim Yoon-ah had successfully unlocked this achievement - the first female singles Grand Slam winner in who combines the Winter Olympics, World Championships, Grand Prix, Finals, Four Continents Competitions and World Youth Championships.
What's even more terrifying is that whenever Kim Yoon-ah participated in a competition in her career, she never got a podium. Her title of "Queen" in figure skating is the one who belongs to her.
Figure skating is an extremely niche sport. Before Kim Yoon-ah appeared, South Korea could be said to be a desert of figure skating. There are more than 30 ice rinks nationwide, but there is no professional figure skating ice rink. She usually starts her own training after the short track speed skating and ice hockey player training.
Since you can only use the morning and night time to train every day, and the ice rink in South Korea is also relatively simple and the temperature is particularly low. Once, because she had not found a suitable skate, she could only wrap the tape firmly around her feet. The difficult conditions caused her to suffer frequent injuries. In 2006, in order to seek a better environment and make greater progress, Kim Yoon-ah decided to go to Canada to follow Oser for training.
Other is one of Kim Yoon-ah's career mentors, and it may be difficult to become a "Queen" without his existence. He and Kim Yoon-ah can be said to be a pair of masters and apprentices who have made each other successful. Oser helped Kim Yoona win the Olympic championship, and Kim Yoona became the first star athlete Oser brought out. After her, Fernandez and Yuzuru Hanyu came to Osher's club for training one after another. From then on, Oser gradually became one of the star coaches in the figure skating industry.
Bryan Oser (left) and Kim Yoona
The battle between the Golden Cat, the beautiful showdown
Speaking of Korean Kim Yoona, we have to mention Japanese player Asada Maho, both figure skating legends were born in September 1990. Asada Maho's trump card is 3A jump, which is a headache for many male players.
, and Kim Yoona was affected by a waist injury and was very limited in jumping, but her advantage is that she has strong expressiveness and solid basic skills. The competition between the two began in the World Youth Championship.
Asada Maho (left) and Kim Yoona
Asada Maho's English name is MAO, which is the same as the pinyin of the Chinese character "cat", so ice fans are used to calling the competition between them "Golden Cat War". In 2006, Asada Maru won the finals of the figure skating Grand Prix, and the next two Grand Prix finals were won by Kim Yoona. In 2009, Asada Maruha broke Kim Yoona's dream of winning three consecutive championships in South Korea.
Entering 2009, Kim Yoona exploded in full swing, and her winning rate against Asada Maho reached 100%. This year, Asada Maho failed to enter the Grand Prix finals because of his poor condition. In 2010, the women's single-player slid in in Vancouver, the peak showdown between the two beauties in order to compete for the gold medal became the biggest highlight. After the short program of
, Kim Yoon-ah temporarily ranked first with a score that broke the world record. Her performance in the free skating was still impeccable. finally won the women's singles championship with a record of breaking the total score.After the game, South Korean media even proposed to set the day when Kim Yoona won the championship as South Korea's "National Happiness Day".
Although Asada Maho made a mistake, she still completed three 3A jumps in a set of programs, which gave her a Guinness World Record. This "fairy fight" is also worthy of being recorded in the history of world figure skating.
Sochi Olympic cycle, both face different difficulties. Kim Yoona and her coach parted ways, while Asada Masao suffered the pain of losing her mother.
In the end, Asada Maho made the first comeback, winning the championship in the two Grand Prix finals in 2012 and 2013, becoming one of the athletes with the most gold medals in the Grand Prix finals. Kim Yoona, who was late, "airborne" in the Sochi Winter Olympics arena, and this is also the last time they compete in the same game.
Both of them strive for success, but they both left regrets. Due to the "away game", although Kim Yoona performed well, she lost to Russian player Stonikova and only won the runner-up. After the game, major media and figure skating celebrities in the world questioned the host's huge home court advantage.
, Asada Maho fell in the short program and withdrew from the competition for medals in advance. After that, Kim Yoona officially retired, and Asada Shinho glided until April 2017 and chose to say goodbye. After retiring
, she is still active after retiring
. After retiring, Kim Yoon-ah has never stopped. Due to her huge influence and commercial value, she frequently appears in various public places. The most important thing is that as an image ambassador, she has helped Pyeongchang, South Korea successfully bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games . After the successful bid for the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, she was awarded the image propaganda ambassador of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and eventually became the torchbearer who ignited the main torch of the Olympic Games.
In fact, in the years since she left the arena, she has been making her own contribution to the figure skating career in South Korea. Funding to pay for young players, establishing their own agency AT SPORTS, holding commercial performances and engaging in figure skating youth training.
lit the Olympic flame
In addition, Kim Yoon-ah is also particularly keen on charity. While participating in charity activities, she also plays her strengths and holds charity performances. She also became the goodwill ambassador of the World United Nations Children's Fund .
"Queen" Kim Yoona brought her "Queen" temperament from the arena to life. No matter what job she is in, she always did the best step. I also hope that under the influence of this senior, the next world champion in the Korean ice world will appear as soon as possible.
Although Asada Maho made a mistake, she still completed three 3A jumps in a set of programs, which gave her a Guinness World Record. This "fairy fight" is also worthy of being recorded in the history of world figure skating.
Sochi Olympic cycle, both face different difficulties. Kim Yoona and her coach parted ways, while Asada Masao suffered the pain of losing her mother.
In the end, Asada Maho made the first comeback, winning the championship in the two Grand Prix finals in 2012 and 2013, becoming one of the athletes with the most gold medals in the Grand Prix finals. Kim Yoona, who was late, "airborne" in the Sochi Winter Olympics arena, and this is also the last time they compete in the same game.
Both of them strive for success, but they both left regrets. Due to the "away game", although Kim Yoona performed well, she lost to Russian player Stonikova and only won the runner-up. After the game, major media and figure skating celebrities in the world questioned the host's huge home court advantage.
, Asada Maho fell in the short program and withdrew from the competition for medals in advance. After that, Kim Yoona officially retired, and Asada Shinho glided until April 2017 and chose to say goodbye. After retiring
, she is still active after retiring
. After retiring, Kim Yoon-ah has never stopped. Due to her huge influence and commercial value, she frequently appears in various public places. The most important thing is that as an image ambassador, she has helped Pyeongchang, South Korea successfully bid for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games . After the successful bid for the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, she was awarded the image propaganda ambassador of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and eventually became the torchbearer who ignited the main torch of the Olympic Games.
In fact, in the years since she left the arena, she has been making her own contribution to the figure skating career in South Korea. Funding to pay for young players, establishing their own agency AT SPORTS, holding commercial performances and engaging in figure skating youth training.
lit the Olympic flame
In addition, Kim Yoon-ah is also particularly keen on charity. While participating in charity activities, she also plays her strengths and holds charity performances. She also became the goodwill ambassador of the World United Nations Children's Fund .
"Queen" Kim Yoona brought her "Queen" temperament from the arena to life. No matter what job she is in, she always did the best step. I also hope that under the influence of this senior, the next world champion in the Korean ice world will appear as soon as possible.
