Feb. 26, 2010-On this day in Korea

Figure skater Kim Yu-na captured South Korea’s first Olympic figure skating gold at the 2010 Vancouver Games, setting a world record with 228.56 points. A two-time world champion, she went on to win silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, before retiring later that year. Her success made her a national icon, inspiring a new generation of skaters and elevating the sport’s popularity nationwide.

By The Korea Herald