Updated: Yu-na Kim to Train in Los Angeles
by LauraS on Sep 6, 2010 9:20 AM EDT
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PrintUPDATED: Kim will be training at East West Ice Palace this month in the run-up to All That Skate in LA on Oct. 2 and 3rd. If she likes conditions, she might stay. This, according to the Los Angeles Times. Well, East West, you have about a month to win Kim over!
Less than a week after news came out that Olympic champ Yu-na Kim would be training in Shae-Lynn Bourne's rink in Canada, comes this week's news that Kim will be training in Los Angeles at East-West Ice Palace, where Michelle Kwan trained, according to Korea Herald.
As for who is coaching Kim? That tidbit was not included in the article. Among the many coaches to choose from at that rink: Peter Oppegard, Michelle Kwan's sister, Karen Kwan-Oppegard, and Naomi Nari Nam. Mingzhu Li used to work there as well, but she has signed on to coach the Chinese team and it is unlikely she is available at Ice Palace.
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a little confused here....
i thought she just moved into Granite Club in Toronto??? i’m lost here~ :-(
i was just actually browsing Shae-Lynn Bourne’s site when i read this article. Will this mean Yu-na will leave Canada for good now? Seems to me that decisions on her camp are being made and done so quickly that i find it so hard to catch up. :-((
On the brighter side i am honestly glad she isn’t retiring yet, LA is like her 2nd home now just like Canada so i am relieved though….goodluck to her and happy 20th birthday Yu-na!!!!
Up In The Air.
I think everyone is a little confused by Kim Yu-na these days, and that maybe a reflection of how she’s feeling as well. Since the Olympics she’s been kind of drifting, which is completely understandable from a personal standpoint. It’s like someone graduating from college without definite plans on what to do next other than just taking a breather. Unfortunately for Yu-na, she’s not really in a position to take much time about these things. An awful lot of business hinges on what she does and I’m sure she’s feeling the pressure, which is ironic in that once she secured the gold medal in Vancouver she probably thought the pressure was finally off her. (Surprise!) As for training in Los Angeles, it’s really not too surprising in that she was made an “honorary citizen” there awhile back, there’s a large Korean-American community and she has an ice show coming in LA in October. Then there’s the connection with Kwan that makes it easier and I’m certain she feels better about getting out of Toronto after the recent mess over Brian Orser. But the biggest question still remains: What does Yu-na want to do with the rest of her career? Only after answering that can she make a good choice as to who will be her coach.
Dear East-West Rink:
Please take new head shots of your coaches. The angle at which all the ladies had to crane their necks is not natural!
As for training in LA, it’s interesting. In some ways reminds me of when Michelle went without a coach for a while, and it felt like she just drifted, unfocused. I’d hate to have that happen to Yuna, especially when she has so much attention on her back in Korea.
the move to Granite Club was said to be ‘temporary’ – so i guess team Yuna’s decided that she will permanently move to LA, what with her ice show coming up etc. i also hope that Yuna makes a decision on what to do with her career, choose her new coach (word has it they are still looking/deciding) and get back on track – i’d hate for her to just drift away like this.
unclear
I agree it’s all a little confusing. I’m not sure how long Kim expects to be training in LA. But the announcement came from Kim’s company, AT Sports, so they obviously want the news out there.
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Laura
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Kim Yu-na Still Undecided.
Here’s a link to a blog by Helene Elliot, who covered the join press conference Kim Yu-an and Michelled Kwan gave to promote their ice show in LA next month…
You’ll note that Yu-na rather emphatically stated that her long range plans for skating and training are not set at this time and that she’s training in LA because of the ice show and check it out for a possibly longer stay. Beside that, everything appears very up in the air.
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