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International Women's Day Activity

Students: Ana Fritsch, Arthur Pereira,


Bruno Oliveira e Raul Silveira
Group: 301 Date: 03/06/2021
Teacher: Jéssica dos Santos Souza
Brief Biography
Yuna was born on September 5, 1990 in Bucheon,
Gyeonggi, South Korea. She was a professional figure
skater and one of the most famous female athletes in
South Korea. She is currently a Goodwill Ambassador for
the United Nations Children's Fund. She has been named a
“Korean Power Celebrity” by American magazine Forbes,
as well as being listed in Time magazine’s 100 World’s Most
Influential People.
Yuna is the first figure skater to win all four
prestigious competitions:
- The Winter Olympic Games
- The World Championship
- The Four Continents Championship
- The ISU Grand Prix
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Career:
At the age of six he moved to the city of Gunpo, Sudogwon. In March
2007 she moved to Toronto, Canada, to train with Brian Orser. In 2009 she
enrolled as a freshman at Korea University, but continued to train in
Canada.
The correct transliteration of your Korean name is 'Kim Yeona'.
However, when she applied for her passport, she intended to write her
name as "Yun-a ', but a South Korean Federal Police official wrote her
name as" Yu-na ". In hangul' Yu-na 'is written as "유나", not "연아".
From the 2010–11 season, her name was registered as "Yuna Kim" on the
ISU (International Skating Union) profile. 09/03/2021
Impact as a Skater
Yuna Kim is exceptional because she combines creativity, style,
musical sense, graceful skating, technical skills, and incredible speed.
She continues to inspire young skaters (principally in South Korea) to
believe that anything is possible.
─ Yuna elevated the sport in a very positive way. Technically, she
helped this entire generation to make the most difficult jumps. Even
though she didn't win, she already left her mark - commented the
American Tara Lipinski, Olympic champion in 1998 and commentator of a
TV network in her country. 09/03/2021
Excerpts from Yuna Kim
“I am not trying my best because it is the Olympics. I try my best
Always”; and
“I first experienced the spirit of the olympic games and the
power of sports when I was a ten years old watching the North and
South (Korea) delegations walking into the Olympic Stadium
together [...] I firmly believe [...] the olympic games will be a peace
olympics, it has the power to unite people around the world trough
the graceful and beautiful language of sports [...] Sports has the
power to unite people and go beyond politics.” 09/03/2021
Links to learn more about Yuna Kim
https://www.olympicchannel.com/pt/video/detail/yuna-kim-
revela-sonho-secreto/ - she has a dream: skydiving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l33Ia8pUVgU&feature=emb_title
– Yuna Kim younger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u3xu8GI85w&t=7s – Beginning
of a Documentary of Yuna Kim’s life.
https://youtu.be/7gxZXJqURyg - 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
& GA resolution - Press Conference (13 November 2017)
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Thank you for the attention!

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