————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kim Yu-Na is a South Korean figure skater and the reigning world champion. She is the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion, the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005-2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean national champion. Kim is the first South Korean figure skater who has medaled and won at ISU Junior Grand Prix series, the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final, ISU Grand Prix series, the ISU Grand Prix Final, the ISU Four Continents Championships and the ISU World Championships. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea. Kim is the record holder for ladies in the short program, the free skating and the combined total under the ISU Judging System. Kim is the first female skater to surpass the 200-point mark and also the first female skater to receive +2.20 grade of execution for jumps[5] under the ISU Judging System. As of February 2010, she is ranked first in the world by the ISU. Kim’s official sponsors are Nike, Kookmin Bank, and Hyundai Motor Company. Kim was the headliner of the 2008 and 2009 Festa On Ice, which also featured world class figure skaters. IB Sports, Kim’s agency, produced the ice show. IB Sports put on another ice show, Ice All Stars 2009, which took place in Seoul on August 14–16, 2009. Michelle Kwan, who is a five-time World Champion and a twice Olympic medalist and who is known to be Kim’s idol, joined the ice show. Kim was also named as an ambassador for the 2010-2012 Visit Korea Year. Kim has appeared on multiple commercials in South Korea. She sings in some commercials and also sang in T.V. specials. Her commercial for a new touchscreen haptic phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed as Yuna’s Haptic (SPH-W7700), debuted in South Korea on May 24, 2009. In the commercial, she plays a rock singer, a teenager, and a writer to show off various features of the phone. Samsung Electronics has sold over one million devices in a record seven months.
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Name: Kim Yu-Na / 김연아 / 金姸兒 Date of birth: 05.09.1990 Place of birth: Gyounggi-Do Height: 162 cm Weight: 43 kg Blood Type O Home town: Gunpo City Profession: student Hobbies: web-surfing, shopping
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