Yuna Kim

Yuna Kim is a South Korean former figure skater who won women’s singles gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics and silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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2010 Winter Olympics: The Vancouver Winter Games, held from February 12 to 28, 2010. Kim won the women’s singles title in Vancouver with a then-record total score.
Figure skating jumps: Rotational elements in which skaters take off from an edge or toe pick and land on one foot. Kim’s jump combinations generated substantial base value in her competitive programs.
Brian Orser: A Canadian former figure skater and coach who won Olympic silver in 1984 and 1988. Orser coached Kim during her rise to the 2010 Olympic title.
Figure skating in South Korea: The development and practice of figure skating within South Korea. Kim’s international success brought the sport unprecedented attention in her home country.
2014 Winter Olympics: The Sochi Winter Games, held from February 7 to 23, 2014. Kim finished second in women’s singles in Sochi, earning Olympic silver.
Triple Lutz–triple toe loop: A figure-skating jump combination linking a triple Lutz to a triple toe loop. Kim regularly performed this high-value combination, often in the second half of programs.
Peter Oppegard: An American former pair skater and figure-skating coach. Oppegard worked with Kim on jump technique during her preparation in the United States.
Korea Skating Union: South Korea’s national governing body for speed skating and figure skating. The federation’s programs and resources formed part of the system supporting elite Korean skaters.
Danse Macabre: A tone poem by Camille Saint-Saëns, composed in 1874. Kim used music from this work for her 2009–10 short program.
International Judging System: The scoring framework introduced by the International Skating Union after the 2002 judging scandal. It scored Kim’s elements and program components through separate marks.