Korean News Anchor: Judges made questionable calls on Yu-Na Kim’s flip at COC but Kim managed to handle the judges’ scoring quite well; she said she would like to let the matter drop although the result was not satisfactory. She sort of relieved herself of inmost feelings.

Q: Weren’t you mad at the wrong edge calls?
Kim: I’ve never officially complained about any (perceived unfair) results. I just keep my thoughts fast to myself. I’d like any athlete to receive fair judgment.

Q: Did you think about changing your way to execute a flip jump?
Kim: I’m quite confused with two different results; judges at SA said, “Good job!” and now judges here said otherwise. (I’ve been executing the same flip jumps for years and) I cannot change my technique now just at a snap of your fingers (since my body has been trained to memorize it for years). I think I’d best continue to do what I always did.

Q: What is your secret of such captivating facial expressions?
Kim: I too used to be a jumping bean with no facial expression at all. But when I chose a tango piece (for my SP in 2005), since tango music would make you look really horrible if you don’t skate very well to it, I wanted to express my feelings really well. So I tried and came to have confidence.

Q: Do you feel burdened with the Grand Pix Final near at hand?
Kim: Last year, I was not physically sound. While training for this season, on the contrary, I was mentally stressed out. I felt burdened by all the hopes and expectations. The higher my fans set their expectations, the more I feel responsible. I think I’ll have to control my feelings well.
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original posts on FSU and GS by CalebsMom