I wonder if Hyun Joong oppa will fly over to see her skate? X3 He said he was a fan of her ^^
South Korea's world figure skating champion Kim Yu-na headed for Paris to play in the first Grand Prix series competition of the 2009-2010 season.
The 19-year-old, who won her first world championship title in March, has been training in Toronto with her Canadian coach Brian Oser. She will open the season Friday at Trophee Eric Bompard in Paris, while eyeing her first gold in the Vancouver Winter Olympics early next year.
Kim will show off new programs choreographed by David Wilson in Paris ― skating to the "James Bond 007" theme in the short program and George Gershwin's "Piano Concerto in F Major" in the long program.
Kim skated to "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens for the short program and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" for the free skating competition last season, which won her a record overall 207.71 points in the world championship.
Performing flawless jumps and spirals that earned her four crowns in five events, including the world championship and the Four Continents Championships last season, she became the strongest favorite to win the gold medal in the Olympics.
Japan's Asada Mao, the former world champion, and Italy's Carolina Kostner, former runner-up, will also compete in the event.
The South Korean skater is also scheduled to compete in Skate America in Lake Placid, New York, next month to qualify for the Grand Prix Final in Tokyo in December.
Only six skaters who accrue the most points through six Grand Prix tour events will compete in Tokyo.
Source: Koreantimes
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