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Orser back in Olympic focus mentoring Kim Yu-Na
Hopes Kim Yu-Na will benefit from his Olympic experience
January 8, 2010

Chris Young
For half of the 22 years Brian Orser has been away from the Olympic spotlight, he couldn"t bear the thought of going back there, or even examining the video evidence.
Now it"s a mere month away and the elements seem so familiar to him: the hopes of an entire country; a world championship belt carried into the Olympic ring; a long-time rival from a larger, dominating nation in the opposing corner. The biggest change from Calgary "88, though, is fundamental: Orser is 48 years old, his black hair flecked with grey, the corners of his eyes showing a hint of crow"s feet, no longer chief protagonist but instead the wise old hand pointing the way. It"s the prot?g?, ice princess Kim Yu-Na of South Korea, who will be putting on the blades in Vancouver as the Olympic favourite.
"I keep telling people: this is her Games," Orser insists. "I had my time."....
 
Kim's short has license to kill

South Korean sets yet another record; Flatt sits second

Yu-Na Kim set a new world record with her short program score. (Getty Images)
(11/14/2009) - Yu-Na Kim has made it plain: none of her world records are safe. She'll break them again and again.

"Every competition is important for me," the South Korean phenom said. "[The Grand Prix events] are good practice for the Olympics, but anyway I always need to show my best programs."

Skating to themes from James Bond movies, Kim's opening triple Lutz, triple toe was pure platinum, earning +2 and +3 Grades of Execution (GOEs) across the judging panel for 12.20 points. The rest of her elements, including a clean triple flip; solid double Axel; and exciting straight-line steps, were pure gold.

Kim earned 76.28......
 
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Yu-na aims to be skating world champion
‘I didn’t realize that this is the last tournament of the season.... I feel a bit nervous.’

Kim Yu-na prepares for the 2009 World Figure Skating Championship at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday.[YONHAP]
 
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Kim posts record SP score at Four Continents

Yu-Na Kim showed her excitement when she landed this<br>jump. She had plenty to smile about on Wednesday at the Four Continents Championships.Yu-Na Kim showed her excitement when she landed this
jump. She had plenty to smile about on Wednesday at the
Four Continents Championships. (Getty Images)

Surprises pile up behind record-setting Korean in Vancouver 

By Laurie Nealin, special to icenetwork.com

 

 
 
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Korea's Kim Yu-Na ranked first after the short program at the Four Continents figure skating competition Wednesday in Vancouver.
Los Angeles Times
FIGURE SKATING

Kim Yu-Na is first at

Four Continents event

The Korean skater sends Japan's Mao Asada an emphatic message during short program that she's longer willing to stand in her shadow. U.S. women struggle.
By Helene Elliott 
February 6, 2009
Officially, the Four Continents figure skating competition is a test event for the Vancouver Olympics.
 
Firsts Keep Coming for Kim

Aug. 12th, 2008 at 11:03 PM August 11, 2008 South Korea"s Yu-Na Kim continues to make history every time she steps on the ice. When she won the Triglav Trophy in Slovenia in 2002 in novice, it was the first victory for a Korean lady at an international event. When she won the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Budapest, Hungary in 2004, it the first time a Korean skater had won a JGP event. She followed up with a silver at the 2005 JGP Final, making it the first time a Korean had reached...
 
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Image By Susan D. Russell South Korean skating sensation, Yu-Na Kim is happy to be back on “home” ice at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club.Kim returned to Canada on Thursday, June 12 and despite a late night flight arrival was back on the ice the following day working with coach Brian Orser. Choreographer David Wilson will begin choreographing her new programs today. “I missed Brian and David and I am happy to be back,” Kim said.
 

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