Tarasova yuna kim biography
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Making the Most of This Precious Life
SSF: You were chosen as the favorite female athlete and the seventh overall in the latest National Sports Life Survey (targeting those 18 years old and over), which has been conducted every two years by the SSF since 1992.
MAO ASADA: It’s been five years since I retired from active competition, so the fact that I’m still in the top ten is a rather pleasant surprise. I’ve been working really hard since I was a child, and that has helped me get to where I am today. But those things are behind me now. I’m looking forward to taking on new challenges, and I’m eager to bring even bigger excitement to people’s lives in the years ahead.
SSF: You catapulted to worldwide fame when you landed a triple axel at the Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final (JGPF) in 2004. This was the first-ever triple axel at the junior level, and you became the youngest woman to successfully execute this jump.
ASADA: My role model and inspiration was Midori Ito,*1 who was the first women to complete a triple axel. We’re both from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and even had the same coach in Machiko Yamada.*2 I wanted to follow in her footsteps, to be the one to inherit and carry on her legacy, and my practices were focused on becoming the next woman
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Yu-na, How Will You Surprise Us Now?
Magnificent! That kind of jump is difficult even for a male player.
That was a remark made by a Russian commentator when Kim Yu-nas free skating program was broadcast live on November 10. She was skating in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in China. The commentator who kept praising Kims performance was legendary figure skater Tatiana Tarasova. Tarasova won eight Olympic gold medals and has taught the most number of figure skating champions. She is also the choreographer of Kims rival Asada Maos short program.
When Kim did a camel spin, Tarasova exclaimed, Lovely! She went on to say that Kims techniques are always precise as if they are measured with a millimeter ruler.
After Kim Yu-nas performance ended, the announcer asked how old Kim was, and she answered, Only 17.
Tarasovas remarks show how much of the spotlight Kim is currently receiving from the world.
The world is paying close attention to what kind of performances Kim will give this season. The stage was set when Kim received the highest score in history the World Figure Skating Championships in March in Tokyo. Major TV stations around the world broadcast the competition, and t
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