Kim Yuna will miss the 2011-12 Grand Prix

Kim Yuna will miss the 2011-12 Grand Prix

Kim Yuna will miss the 2011-12 Grand Prix Reigning Olympic gold medalist Yu-na Kim of South Korea will not compete this season,
Kim told reporters today that she is giving herself a longer break from competitive skating, saying, “After the Vancouver Olympics last year, it’s been a whirlwind of activities on top of all the preparations for competitions. I felt I needed to take a breather.”
So that is that.  So now there is no Miki Ando and no Yu-na Kim this year.  Chances are good we’ll get a brand new world champ this season and it will be interesting watching it.  I feel like spectators are always missing out when Kim decides not to compete, however.  If she does come back, I hope she does the whole season next time and not just worlds.  No word yet on whether Kim is actually retiring.
Figure skater Kim Yu-na to sit out entire season
INCHEON, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) — Figure skater Kim Yu-na said Tuesday she will sit out the entire 2010-11 season but denied she was retiring from the sport.
“I’ve decided not to enter any event this upcoming season,” Kim told reporters at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, upon returning from her training camp in Los Angeles. “After the Vancouver Olympics last year, it’s been a whirlwind of activities on top of all the preparations for competitions. I felt I needed to take a breather.”
After winning gold in ladies’ singles in Vancouver with a record total of 228.56 points, Kim didn’t compete in any of the Grand Prix events organized by the International Skating Union (ISU) the following season. She only entered the world championships in April this year, and finished second behind Miki Ando of Japan.

Ambivalence.
Neither Kim Yu-na nor her fellow Olympic champion Evan Lysacek seem to be able to make up their minds about their futures in skating. This disappoints me more in the case of Kim because she was pretty much the only reason why I watched any of the Olympics two seasons ago. Whatever happened to the days when skaters hung ‘em up and hit the road with ice shows? We’ve come to learn that many star athletes often have deeply mixed feelings about the sports they are so good at. (Andre Agassi’s admission that he spent a good chunk of his life hating tennis comes to mind.) I think that Kim Yu-na still likes the competition and grand stage of figure skating but hates the grind required to stay there, so she literally can’t make up her mind whether or not to call it quits. And Yu-na knows that the source of her popularity and wealth depends a lot on her staying competitive. We’ll probably know for sure around this time next year. If Yu-na doesn’t skate in 2012-13, then we can be pretty certain she’s be done for good. For my own part, I’d like to see Yu-na go all in for at least one more season.

Kim Yuna will miss the 2011-12 Grand Prix

Ladies ice dance Seasons

Ladies ice dance Seasons

Ladies ice dance Seasons

File:2009 GPF Ladies medal ceremony.jpg

The 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final was held in Beijing, China.

Ladies medalists

Season

Location

Gold

Silver

Bronze

1995–1996

France Paris

United States Michelle Kwan

Russia Irina Slutskaya

Canada Josée Chouinard

1996–1997

Canada Hamilton

United States Tara Lipinski

United States Michelle Kwan

Russia Irina Slutskaya

1997–1998

Germany Munich

United States Tara Lipinski

Germany Tanja Szewczenko

Russia Maria Butyrskaya

1998–1999

Russia St. Petersburg

Uzbekistan Tatiana Malinina

Russia Maria Butyrskaya

Russia Irina Slutskaya

1999–2000

France Lyon

Russia Irina Slutskaya

United States Michelle Kwan

Russia Maria Butyrskaya

2000–2001

Japan Tokyo

Russia Irina Slutskaya

United States Michelle Kwan

United States Sarah Hughes

2001–2002

Canada Kitchener

Russia Irina Slutskaya

United States Michelle Kwan

United States Sarah Hughes

2002–2003

Russia St. Petersburg

United States Sasha Cohen

Russia Irina Slutskaya

Russia Viktoria Volchkova

2003–2004

United States Colorado Springs

Japan Fumie Suguri

United States Sasha Cohen

Japan Shizuka Arakawa

2004–2005

China Beijing

Russia Irina Slutskaya

Japan Shizuka Arakawa

Canada Joannie Rochette

2005–2006

Japan Tokyo

Japan Mao Asada

Russia Irina Slutskaya

Japan Yukari Nakano

2006–2007

Russia St. Petersburg

South Korea Kim Yu Na

Japan Mao Asada

Switzerland Sarah Meier

2007–2008

Italy Turin

South Korea Kim Yu Na

Japan Mao Asada

Italy Carolina Kostner

2008–2009

South Korea Goyang

Japan Mao Asada

South Korea Kim Yu Na

Italy Carolina Kostner

2009–2010

Japan Tokyo

South Korea Kim Yu Na

Japan Miki Ando

Japan Akiko Suzuki

2010–2011

China Beijing

United States Alissa Czisny

Italy Carolina Kostner

Japan Kanako Murakami

2011–2012

Canada Quebec City

Italy Carolina Kostner

Japan Akiko Suzuki

Russia Alena Leonova

2012–2013

Russia Sochi

2013–2014

Japan To be determined

Ladies ice dance Seasons

Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

1995–1996 • 1996–1997 • 1997–1998 • 1998–1999 • 1999–2000
2000–2001 • 2001–2002 • 2002–2003 • 2003–2004 • 2004–2005 • 2005–2006 • 2006–2007 • 2007–2008 • 2008–2009 • 2009–2010
2010–2011 • 2011–2012 • 2012–2013

 2005–2006 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an elite figure skating competition. Its name is often abbreviated “Grand Prix Final”. Skaters compete in men’s singles, ladies’ singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
The Grand Prix Final is the culminating event of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Cup of China, Trophée Eric Bompard, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. The top six skaters from each discipline competed in the final.
The 2005–2006 competition took place in the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan from December 16 through December 18, 2005.
Ladies

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Mao Asada  Japan 189.62 1 1
2 Irina Slutskaya  Russia 181.48 2 2
3 Yukari Nakano  Japan 161.82 4 3
4 Miki Ando  Japan 157.30 3 4
5 Elena Sokolova  Russia 150.08 5 5
6 Alissa Czisny  United States 140.90 6 6

2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2006 competition took place at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia from December 14 through December 17.

Ladies

Rank

Name

Nation

Total Points

SP

FS

1

Kim Yu-Na

 South Korea

184.20

3

1

2

Mao Asada

 Japan

172.52

1

4

3

Sarah Meier

 Switzerland

170.28

4

2

4

Fumie Suguri

 Japan

158.78

5

3

5

Miki Ando

 Japan

157.32

2

6

6

Júlia Sebestyén

 Hungary

142.69

6

5

2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2007–2008 competition took place at the Palavela in Turin, Italy from December 13 through December 16, 2007.

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Kim Yu-Na  South Korea 196.83

1 2
2 Mao Asada  Japan 191.59 6 1
3 Carolina Kostner  Italy 178.93 3 3
4 Caroline Zhang  United States 176.48 2 4
5 Yukari Nakano  Japan 172.96 4 5
6 Kimmie Meissner  United States 154.22 5 6

File:2007-2008 GPF Ladies Podium.jpg
 
2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grand Prix Final was held in Goyang, South Korea from December 10–14, 2008. The event was organized by the Korea Skating Union. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men’s singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.
Unlike the other events in both series, there was no compulsory dance portion of the competition. Ice dancers were ranked in the
original dance starting order in reverse order of their qualification to the Final.

Ladies

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Mao Asada  Japan 188.55 2 1
2 Kim Yu-Na  South Korea 186.35 1 2

The ladies podium. From left: Kim Yu-Na (2nd), Mao Asada (1st), Carolina Kostner (3rd).
3 Carolina Kostner  Italy 168.01 4 4
4 Joannie Rochette  Canada 166.36 6 3
5 Yukari Nakano  Japan 161.93 3 6
6 Miki Ando  Japan 158.25 5 5

 File:2008-2009 GPF Ladies Podium.jpg2009–2010 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ladies

Rank

Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Kim Yu-Na  South Korea

188.86 Points

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2 1
2 Miki Ando  Japan 185.94 1 2
3 Akiko Suzuki  Japan 174.00 5 3
4 Ashley Wagner  United States 162.07 6 4
5 Joannie Rochette  Canada 156.71 4 5
6 Alena Leonova  Russia 156.55 3 6

2006-2007 Grand Prix Final

2006-2007 Grand Prix Final

2006-2007 Grand Prix Final
At the 2006-2007  Grand Prix Final in Saint Petersburg, RussiaKim Yu-Na was placed 3rd in the short program with 65.06 points and 1st place in the free skate with 119.14. points.  Yu-Na won the Grand Prix Final with 184.20 points, 11.68 points ahead of silver medalist Mao Asada.

Rank Name Nation Total Points SP FS
1 Kim Yu-Na  South Korea 184.20 3 1
2 Mao Asada  Japan 172.52 1 4
3 Sarah Meier  Switzerland 170.28 4 2
4 Fumie Suguri  Japan 158.78 5 3
5 Miki Ando  Japan 157.32 2 6
6 Júlia Sebestyén  Hungary 142.69 6 5

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 2006-2007 Grand Prix Final 2006 Grand Prix Final GALA Yu-Na KIM Reflection

Kim Yuna 16 Year old Korean Yuna Kim or Kim Yu-Na Her first senior world championehip 2007 world SP Canada

2006-2007 Grand Prix Final