This feud isn’t about figure skating. It’s about two countries with a long lasting rivalry and they’re using their figure skaters to further their never ending obsession of trying to one-up the other.

SBS is the TV station in Korea in control of all the broadcasts on figure skating. They used a quote from Yuna, twisted it around, and used her to further a charge against Japanese skaters. Yuna DID NOT say anything specific about Japanese skaters. We also do not know what context her answer is taken from because the question which proceeded her answer was not even displayed or shown or heard. SBS took a quote from Yuna and fabricated a story against Japanese skaters.

Obviously, Japan responded and pointed fingers at Yuna, accusing her of saying hurtful things against Japanese skaters. Truth is, Yuna has not done anything of the sort. The one to blame is SBS for the false reporting, but to make Korea’s golden girl look bad, the Japanese side is blaming Yuna for so called, “controversial” remarks. Which again, Yuna did not say at all. It was SBS who made the controversial story, not Yuna.

For anyone who understands the rivalry between Japan and Korea, they would know this isn’t about Yuna or Mao, or even about figure skating. They’re both pawns being used in this ugly rivalry between the two countries. This rivalry has a deep history in many sports, especially in football (soccer) and baseball. And now it’s being dragged into figure skating.

It’s not important whether she said exactly “Who” it was or not.You can’t deny the fact that she surely blamed other skaters.
 Yuna did say “I have been interrupted”,Particularly at this year’s Four Continents championships, I felt it was a bit terrible … too much,"

There are only 5 other skaters in the rink during warm-up. and everybody knows who were there at Four Continents championships.That means she slandered someone of the five.

It diesn’t make sense.That’s not fair.Why does she say such things?
I am disappointed at that.

What you read are translations. As someone who understands Korean, I can tell you some of the meaning was lost in the translation. It’s similar, but not quite accurate. The translation was slanted to make the story more “controversial.”

“Interruptions have occurred. At 4CC, it was a little harder.” is a lot different than the word “terrible.” Yuna never said the word “terrible.”

Again, we have no idea what the question was that proceeded Yuna’s answer because SBS did not release the question. It could have been, “How do you feel about interruptions during warm ups and practice?” There could have been more to Yuna’s answer, but SBS did not reveal it. She could have went on further to say, interruptions happen all the time on the ice.

We don’t know the full context of what Yuna said. The whole thing was manufactured by SBS to make it into a story against Japanese skaters. SBS got exactly what they wanted. Now more Korean people than ever are interested in watching what will happen at Worlds because of this rivalry. SBS will have the highest ratings ever because of all the interest.

Do you really think Yuna has a problem with Japanese skaters? Is that why she takes pictures with them at banquets and then post them on her personal homepage? Do you know what she calls Mao on her personal homepage? 마오짱 = Mao jjang = Mao the BEST. She also wants to perform in shows with Mao when she retires.

Yuna is a kind and charitable person, but people who are already predisposed to disliking her will take this story to use it against Yuna.

On her blog, Yuna Kim once has written her wish that her greatest rival – Japanese skater Mao Asada – should have fallen down while skating at a competition.

 She may be very honest person, but I can’t believe she’s kind and charitable. I like her skating though.

I’d like to know where you got that information, Maggy. Did it come from a Japanese broadcast? Again, you’re getting misinformed translations. Yuna has never said anything like that.

This was a long time ago, when Yuna was in her junior season and Mao was competing at senior level, but she said truthfully, she hoped Mao didn’t win BECAUSE it worries her that the gap between her and Mao would become bigger. You have to know the Korean language to fully understand the meaning. It wasn’t a wish for Mao to do bad, but it is actually a compliment to give to your opponent when you say you are worried the distance between your opponent and yourself is getting wider. It means your opponent is getting better and further away from you, thus even more difficult to catch up.

Do you see how the wrong translation can change the picture so much? SBS made the first attack and Japanese broadcasts are fueling the rivalry by purposely misquoting and giving the wrong translations of things Yuna has done and said.

As I have said before, Korea and Japan have an ugly rivalry and they will always egg each other on to add more flame to the fire. But even this rivalry between Yuna and Mao is nothing compared to what goes on in football and baseball. This so called “controversy” is heightened because of the World Baseball Classic going on right now. Koreans and Japanese already have an urge to beat the other side in baseball and now this rivalry in figure skating is adding more bitterness between both sides.

It is an ugly rivalry that is not pushed by Yuna or Mao. Both ladies have said they like having the other in competition because it drives them to work harder. Never have they had any bitter feelings toward each other. It’s only the fans and TV stations who proclaim and push such an intense rivalry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6bk9ig_ss0

Maggy, that remark is very dangerous yet uncertain.

I’ve been Yuna’s fan for several years, and of course checking her personal blog almost regularly, and never read or heard such a terrible remark from Yuna.

Nor never found anything that could be mistranslated into “Mao Asada – should have fallen down while skating at a competition.”

oh. my. gosh…

I’m 100% sure that you haven’t read that remark by yourself, cuz there’s no such a thing.

if anybody said that to you, i’m sure it’s not because of mistranslation nor misheard.

it’s intentionally forged wrong information and you took that seriously.

Yuna’s basically thoughtful and very, VERY smart young girl.

No need to mention she is very well awaring that she is a bigtime sports star.

She must be tremendously dumb to say such a horrible thing on her OPENED blog…and well, she’s obviously not.

please, before you say such a terrible thing online about someone beloved by many people and yet only 19 year old girl herself, please at least try to find out whether it’s true or not.

and i’m sure the reason why Jane said Yuna is a charitable person, it’s because Yuna is actually attending so many charity events in Korea and donating a lot of money.

You can check this FACT on any kind of Korean news papers.