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YUNA Donates Worlds Prize Money to UNICEF for Children in Japan

April 30, 2011 By

 

김연아, 준우승 상금 일본 지진피해 어린이 성금으로 쾌척

 

 

 

[모스크바=CBS체육부 백길현기자] '피겨여왕' 김연아(21,고려대)가 지진피해로 인해 어려움을 겪고 있는 일본 어린이를 위해 세계선수권 준우승 상금을 내놓기로 했다. 

김연아의 매니지먼트사 올댓스포츠는 1일(한국시간) "김연아 선수가 세계선수권 상금을 모두 일본 지진피해 어린이 돕기를 위해 유니셰프에 기부하기로 했다"고 밝혔다. 현재 유니셰프 홍보대사로 활약하고 있는 김연아는 여러번 성금을 쾌척하며 '기부천사'의 면모를 보인바 있다. 

이번 대회는 김연아가 올림픽 시즌을 마무리 한뒤 어렵게 출전을 결정한 것으로 13개월만의 복귀전이다. 김연아는 자신에게 큰 의미가 있는 이번 세계선수권에서 받은 준우승 상금을 지진 피해 어린이들을 위해 기꺼이 내놓았다. 

대회 조직위원회가 발표한 상금 내역에 따르면, 남녀 싱글 준우승자에게는 2만7000달러(약2920만원)가 지급된다. 

특히 이번 세계선수권대회는 당초 3월 일본 도쿄에서 치러질 예정이었으나 지진이 발생하면서 러시아 모스크바로 연기. 개최된 것이기도 하다. 일본 선수단의 경우 이번 대회 기간동안 관중들을 대상으로 일본 피해 성금을 모금하기도 했으며 가슴에 상장(喪章:상중에 있다는 것을 알리기 위해 다는 표식)을 달고 다니기도 했다.

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=079&aid=0002247026

 

Yuna Kim Donates Her Prize Money to the Children Affected by the Japan Earthquake

 

‘Figure Queen’ Yuna Kim decided to donate her prize money, from her silver medal at the World Championships, 
to the Japanese children who are suffering from the aftermaths of the earthquake. 
 
“Yuna has decided to donate all her prize money she received at Worlds to UNICEF, in order to help the children who were affected by the earthquake in Japan,” 
said Kim’s management, All That Sports on Sunday. 
Kim is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF and has donated  numerous times for different causes, living up to her nickname ‘Charity Angel’. 
 
The World Championships was the first competition for Kim after her absence for 13 months. 
Kim's decision to compete this season came after much contemplation.
She chose to donate her winnings to the children affected by the earthquake, winnings from a competition that had a deep meaning for her.
According to the organization committee of the competition, 2nd place (ladies/men singles) receives $27,000.
 
This season’s World Championships were originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo in March.
However, due to the earthquake it was moved and rescheduled to Moscow.
During the completion week, skaters from the Japanese team collected donations for the cause. 
They also wore a mourning badge on their chests. 

■ Translation ⓒ abyss / FEVERSKATING  
■ The Original: [Nocutnews] http://sports.news.nate.com/view/20110501n01240

 

Yuna Kim “Tears fell just because I was on the podium”

April 30, 2011 By

 

Yuna Kim “Tears fell just because I was on the podium”
[IS plus On Nuri] 2011-04-30 

 

Q: You made a mistake on your triple salchow – double toe loop. 
“I was nervous. My legs were shaky and I was a bit hesitant going into the triple flip.
But I’m happy that I finished my program well. I don’t have any regrets about my performance.
I’m happy that I did my best and got through the World Championships.”

 

Q: Do you think that your 1 year absence was the reason?
“That may have had an influence but I’m not sure.”

 

Q: Are you happy to come back? What are your future plans?
“I’m happy that the competition is over. I’m also happy that I battled through a tough time.”

Q: A tough time? Why?
“I had a lot to think about after the Olympics, whether I would continue to compete or not.

At first I thought ‘Why? What for?’ but after a while it changed to ‘I think I can do it again’.

 

Q: What are your plans for the future?
“For now I’m happy that the competition is over. For the moment I’ll go back to Korea to prepare for the ice show.”

 

Q: You shed tears on the podium. Why?
“Tears started to fall just for the fact that I was standing there on the podium.
I don’t know exactly why I cried, tears just started streaming down.
I think I was emotional because I was on the podium after a long time after all the difficult things I’ve been through.”

 

Q: You picked Korean music for your free skating.
“Choosing Korean music was a new challenge in itself. We had to really think how to deliver that image(Korean mucsic) to the world.
I tried to focus on expressing the music and my gratefulness to my fans, rather than doing Korean moves.
I thank the Korean fans who came all the way here to support me.”

 

Q: How did it feel after returning after a long absence? 
“I thought I would feel different 
It’s difficult to enjoy (competing) but out of all the competitions I’ve been through, this was the one that I felt most at ease and calm.”

■ Translation ⓒ abyss / FEVERSKATING 

 
 

 

 
■ Additional Q&A
 
Q: You and your fans must have had expectations for gold. 
“I’m satisfied with my performance. 
I lost by a small margin but I wasn’t competing just for the sake of a gold medal. 
I battled through a hard time but I pulled though and I’m here.”

 

Q: It’s a bit early, but what are your plans for next season?
“I just finished my long program. Right now I want to rest. 
Stop for a moment, not stopping forever, but I’ll focus on the PyeongChang bid for now.”

 

Q: Your new programs were received well. Doesn’t 
“A little bit. But still have a lot to show my fans and myself.”

 

Q: Were you more relaxed competing compared to the past? 
“It wasn’t difficult preparing because I didn’t have huge expectations or overburden myself.
Just before the Olympics was the most difficult.”

2011 Worlds: Yuna Kim reacts to silver medal

April 30, 2011 By

2011 Worlds: Yuna Kim interview after FS

April 30, 2011 By

Yuna Kim – World Champs 2011 FS Homage to Korea Yu-Na Kim 김연아

April 30, 2011 By

S. Korean Kim Yu-na finishes second at world figure championships

April 30, 2011 By

MOSCOW, April 30 (Yonhap) — South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-na finished second at the world championships Saturday, with costly jump mistakes in free skating in the final day.

   At the World Figure Skating Championships at Megasport Arena in Moscow, Kim earned 128.59 points in free skating for 194.50 points overall. Miki Ando of Japan took the championship with 195.79.

   Kim, the reigning Olympic gold medalist and the 2009 world champion, had topped Friday's short program with 65.91 points, 0.33 better than Ando. But the Japanese, who also won the 2007 world title, led the field in free skating at 130.21 points.

   Carolina Kostner of Italy took third place at 184.68.

   This was Kim's first competitive event since the previous world championships in March 2010. She was also second then, finishing behind Mao Asada of Japan.

   Kim skated 21st among 24 competitors, with her routine set to music titled "Homage to Korea," a compilation of traditional Korean songs. She nailed her first element, the triple lutz-triple toe loop jump combination, but missed the second jump of the triple salchow-triple toe loop combination.

   Kim then botched the takeoff for a triple flip. She closed out the program with flawless triple and double jumps and spins, but it wasn't enough for her second world title.

   Kim led the field in program component score, which evaluates artistry and presentation, with 66.87, but was third in the technical element at 61.72.

   Ando, who built her program on less difficult but safer elements, had the highest technical score.

   Defending champion Asada, who was only seventh in short program, scored 114.13 in free skating and finished with 172.79 overall for sixth place.

Orignal source: 

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/culturesports/2011/04/30/86/0702000000AEN20110430002200315F.HTML

Yuna, we’ve got your Love letter

April 30, 2011 By

 

Dear Yuna, we've got your Love letter.

Thank you, and we love you!

You are our legendary skater, and our number 1 skater always!

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