The International Olympic Committee appointed Wednesday the 21-year-old Kim as an ambassador for the 2012 Winter Youth Games, along with Olympic ski champions Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. and Benjamin Raich of Austria.
Kim’s role is to inspire and mentor the athletes competing at the Games while encouraging young people from all over the world to become more active in sports, according to the IOC.
The figure skating star won Olympic gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games with a world record-beating score, and also helped PyeongChang win the bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Speaking through the IOC, Kim said that she was honored to become an ambassador for the inaugural Youth Winter Games.
“Having competed as an athlete since a very young age, I can relate to the participants of Innsbruck 2012 and I hope I can share my knowledge, passion and experience to motivate them to reach their potential,” (Yuna Kim, KoreaHerald)
Kim’s role is to inspire and mentor the athletes competing at the Games while encouraging young people from all over the world to become more active in sports, according to the IOC.
The figure skating star won Olympic gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games with a world record-beating score, and also helped PyeongChang win the bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Speaking through the IOC, Kim said that she was honored to become an ambassador for the inaugural Youth Winter Games.
“Having competed as an athlete since a very young age, I can relate to the participants of Innsbruck 2012 and I hope I can share my knowledge, passion and experience to motivate them to reach their potential,” (Yuna Kim, KoreaHerald)
I love Kim Yu-na that has helped promote youth to encourage their vision as sprots star.
However, these days Kim Yu-na is acting more as an entertainer than sports athlete.
Of course, It is not to criticize her but so sorry as a big fan that I can't watch her performance.
The 2012 Youth Winter Games are scheduled to take place from Jan. 13-22 in Innsbruck, Austria, and expected to attract more than 1,000 top athletes between ages 15 and 18 from 65 countries.
I expect Yu-na's performance in this Game and she will also encourage a lot of youth to be an Olympic star.
I expect Yu-na's performance in this Game and she will also encourage a lot of youth to be an Olympic star.
Oh Kyu-wook. 6 Dec 2011. KoreaHerald. "Kim named ambassador for Winter Youth Games" <http://www.koreaherald.com/sports/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20111006000780>
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