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Kim Yu-na aims for flawless performance at Skate America
LAKE PLACID, New York, Nov. 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skating star Kim
Yu-na said Wednesday she was aiming for a clean-cut performance and a steady
score as she headed for a Grand Prix series in the United States.
The 19-year-old world champion set a new record of 210.03 at the 2009-10 season
opener at Trophee Bompard in Paris last month, eclipsing her own personal best of
207.71 set at the World Championship in March.
"I want to finish my program clean-cut without big mistakes as I have done in the
past," Kim said after arriving here by car from Toronto where she trains with her
Canadian coach Brian Oser.
"I haven't focused much on scores, but keeping in the 200 points range will be a
desirable goal for me."
Despite her near-perfect scores in Paris, she missed a flip jump after completing
a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination and her spins and spirals were
downgraded.
"I know I was lower level in my spins and spirals. I tried to improve my overall
performance, working on every aspect of my program after the competition," she
said.
For this season, she chose to skate to a James Bond medley for the short program
and George Gershwin's Piano Concerto F for the long program, keeping in mind the
Vancouver Winter Olympic next year.
Her accumulated points make her the strongest favorite for her first Olympic gold
in Vancouver, as her rivals have obtained less than 180 points in the previous
four Grand Prix competitions.
"I know many people are watching me after the opener. I was honestly a bit
pressured, but I can handle it. I'll do my best, taking it easy and being
relaxed," she said.
Skate America will open on Thursday with official practice sessions. Kim, who has
an eye on seven straight Grand Prix wins, will skate her short program on
Saturday and long program on Sunday.
The two-time Grand Prix Final winner is expected to book a berth to another final
in Tokyo next month, for which only six skaters qualify through six Grand Prix
events.
brk@yna.co.kr
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Yu-na said Wednesday she was aiming for a clean-cut performance and a steady
score as she headed for a Grand Prix series in the United States.
The 19-year-old world champion set a new record of 210.03 at the 2009-10 season
opener at Trophee Bompard in Paris last month, eclipsing her own personal best of
207.71 set at the World Championship in March.
"I want to finish my program clean-cut without big mistakes as I have done in the
past," Kim said after arriving here by car from Toronto where she trains with her
Canadian coach Brian Oser.
"I haven't focused much on scores, but keeping in the 200 points range will be a
desirable goal for me."
Despite her near-perfect scores in Paris, she missed a flip jump after completing
a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination and her spins and spirals were
downgraded.
"I know I was lower level in my spins and spirals. I tried to improve my overall
performance, working on every aspect of my program after the competition," she
said.
For this season, she chose to skate to a James Bond medley for the short program
and George Gershwin's Piano Concerto F for the long program, keeping in mind the
Vancouver Winter Olympic next year.
Her accumulated points make her the strongest favorite for her first Olympic gold
in Vancouver, as her rivals have obtained less than 180 points in the previous
four Grand Prix competitions.
"I know many people are watching me after the opener. I was honestly a bit
pressured, but I can handle it. I'll do my best, taking it easy and being
relaxed," she said.
Skate America will open on Thursday with official practice sessions. Kim, who has
an eye on seven straight Grand Prix wins, will skate her short program on
Saturday and long program on Sunday.
The two-time Grand Prix Final winner is expected to book a berth to another final
in Tokyo next month, for which only six skaters qualify through six Grand Prix
events.
brk@yna.co.kr
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