Highest S P Score In History Of Ladies Figure Skating: Yu-na Kim Wins With Best Short Program Ever:

One of the moments of the competition will be to see Japan’s Mao Asada, the defending world champion, and rival Yu-Na Kim of Korea, a two-time world bronze medallist, go head to head.

In their last meeting at the Grand Prix Final, it was Asada who took the gold in a show of steely determination. All things being equal and with a clean skate from both skaters, it should be Kim who takes the title in Vancouver with her mesmerizing musicality, grace and superb technicality.

News article link Ladies event will be the highlight of Four Continents and

English Donga link from Korea:Skating Star Kim to Face Rival Asada in Canada

Feb 4 Warm-up pictures:

Yu-Na will skate her Danse Macabre short program -- same one she skated in Everett Washington at Skate America earlier this season.

See that skate on YouTube Danse Macabre - Yu-Na Kim Skate America 2008

Woah she's amazing!

It'll be broadcast in Canada?

haha, I'll make sure to watch it!

She looks beautiful one of the things I like about Yuna as a skater is the facials she gives makes the performance even more entertaining.

do yo thang! pride of korea~~

She's is amazing in those pictures and her performance too!

Cool in Canada! That means I get to watch it!

there are 36 skaters who was competing NOW. XD How I wish I can watch.... isk isk isk~

I wish Yuna can do her best to improve her previous season's best. Good luck to Yuna!

-Far

there are 36 skaters who was competing NOW. XD How I wish I can watch.... isk isk isk~

I wish Yuna can do her best to improve her previous season's best. Good luck to Yuna!

-Far

Here is tonight's skating order.

I will post the scores at the end of the evening. First Warmup group should finish around 10pm EST [7 pm PST]

Mao Asada is skater #33 and Yu-Na Kim is #35

4 Continents Cup

Ladies Short Program

Warm-Up Group 1

1 LEE Kristine Y HKG

2 LACOSTE Amelie CAN

3 BALDO Mary Grace PHI

4 STERN Elizabeth PHI

5 PERFETTI Stacy BRA

6 LIU Chaochih TPE

Warm-Up Group 2

7 ALLELY Megan RSA

8 BALDO Alessia BRA

9 KIANG Crystal TPE

10 KURZAWSKI Jessica AUS

11 WANG Melinda TPE

12 ONO Tamami HKG

Warm-Up Group 3

13 WANG Tina AUS

14 PIETERSEN Abigail RSA

15 LEE Cheltzie AUS

16 MARAIS Lejeanne RSA

17 TAN Gracielle Jeanne PHI

18 TANSOMBOON Charissa THA

Warm-Up Group 4

19 WANG Yueren CHN

20 KIM Hyeon-Jung KOR

21 LIU Yan CHN

22 CANTU Ana Cecilia MEX

23 CANTU Michele MEX

24 HAMUI Loretta MEX

Warm-Up Group 5

25 ZHANG Caroline USA

26 FLATT Rachael USA

27 XU Binshu CHN

28 CZISNY Alissa USA

29 PHANEUF Cynthia CAN

30 SUZUKI Akiko JPN

Warm-Up Group 6

31 SUGURI Fumie JPN

32 GIMAZETDINOVA Anastasia UZB

33 ASADA Mao JPN

34 KIM Yu-Na KOR

35 KIM Na-Young KOR

36 ROCHETTE Joannie CAN

I love how Mao and Yuna are bitter rivals on ice but best friends outside.

amazing.

ah,i hope i could watch this..

head to head,two of the greatest.

Some Yu-Na "eye-candy" while waiting:

From Nexcare photoshoot

Here singing with TaeYeon on a New Year's Special in Seoul.

Duet On YouTube: Can you Hear Me? with TaeYeon

she's so beautiful and talented

it's amazing <3

hope she wins a lot for korea <33333

lol she looks fierce

I'm guessing this isn't being broadcasted on any American stations?

I wish I could watch...

I'm just hoping she has a performance without any major flaws, though I don't think I've seen a clean performance from her this season

. . .

lol she looks fierce

Ha Ha For sure!!! She is supposed to look fierce and macabre!

She is skating to Danse Macabre DANCE OF THE DEAD --usual motif is skeletons leading live people to the grave-- all levels of society as the great leveler.

Fanart by 김준영 Danse Macabre

REVISED 12:45 AM EST

Standings at 12:45am EST after 23 skaters.

Winning score from top ladies should be between 65.00 and 70.00

1 LACOSTE Amelie CAN 49.78

2 LIU Yan CHN 47.60

3 CANTU Ana Cecilia MEX 44.82

4 LEE Cheltzie AUS 43.96

5 KIM Hyeon-Jung KOR 41.64

6 WANG Tina AUS 37.64

7 LIU Chaochih TPE 37.20

8 CANTU Michele MEX 37.16

9 WANG Yueren CHN 34.38

10 TAN Gracielle Jeanne PHI 34.02

11 HAMUI Loretta MEX 33.84

12 ONO Tamami HKG 33.80

13 KIANG Crystal TPE 32.52

14 WANG Melinda TPE 31.64

15 TANSOMBOON Charissa THA 31.58

16 MARAIS Lejeanne RSA 31.32

17 BALDO Mary Grace PHI 29.18

18 KURZAWSKI Jessica AUS 28.94

19 STERN Elizabeth PHI 27.58

20 PIETERSEN Abigail RSA 27.32

21 BALDO Alessia BRA 26.36

22 PERFETTI Stacy BRA 24.44

23 LEE Kristine Y HKG 23.76

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Historical Highs -- scores form the past just for comparison:

For perspective, Yu-Na Kim has the highest ladies score in history for Short Program 71.95 (Mao's high SP is 69.50) and for

Free Skate [Long Program] 133.70 each earned at a different event (Mao's high Free Skate is 133.13).

Mao Asada has the highest total SP + FS achieved at one event, 199.52 (Yu-Na's high total was 197.20).

These ladies are CLOSE! Both ladies are looking to someday break the 200 point mark.

aww that's sad that asada took the gold... my mom went to go see her performance and she had to lose to a japanese girl, that's so sad this reminds me of miss korea and miss japan, and miss japan won. danng seriously japanese people always winning the better prize now? o_O;; but oh wells, yuna tried.

but i hope my mom had a good time there!

my role model♥♥♥i love this 언니 so much...i hope she makes us proud!

aww that's sad that asada took the gold... my mom went to go see her performance and she had to lose to a japanese girl, that's so sad this reminds me of miss korea and miss japan, and miss japan won. danng seriously japanese people always winning the better prize now? o_O;; but oh wells, yuna tried.

but i hope my mom had a good time there!

WHOA! WHOA!

My Bad!!!

It is not over yet. Caroline Zhang of USA and Rachel Flatt of USA and XU Binshu of China just finished to be followed by Czisny (USA) Phaneuf (CAN) and Suzuki (JPN).

No gold will be awarded tonight. They still need to skate the Free Skate on FRIDAY. Those scores I showed were historical highs. Mao and Yu-Na still have to skate yet!!

The FINAL group!

*** Group 6 ***

31 SUGURI Fumie JPN

32 GIMAZETDINOVA Anastasia UZB

33 ASADA Mao JPN

34 KIM Yu-Na KOR

35 KIM Na-Young KOR

36 ROCHETTE Joannie CAN

Oh, I used to be the biggest fan of Cynthia Phaneuf, but she had a growth spurt and has never been the same since. :3

I hope that this is a thread for the Korean figure skaters, but I love Mao Asada. She's amazing. <3

Oh, I used to be the biggest fan of Cynthia Phaneuf, but she had a growth spurt and has never been the same since. :3

I hope that this is a thread for the Korean figure skaters, but I love Mao Asada. She's amazing. <3

Phaneuf was in first at the moment. Very good score. Could get her on the podium!

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YU-NA KIM = 72.24 Highest Short Program Score in History of Women's figure skating

FINAL SHORT PROGRAM -- Top Ten

Top 10 at 2:15 am EST

1 KIM Yu-Na KOR 72.24

2 ROCHETTE Joannie CAN 66.90

3 PHANEUF Cynthia CAN 60.98

4 SUGURI Fumie JPN 60.18

5 ZHANG Caroline USA 58.16

6 ASADA Mao JPN 57;86

7 CZISNY Alissa USA 55.62

8 FLATT Rachael USA 55.44

9 SUZUKI Akiko JPN 55.40

10 LACOSTE Amelie CAN 49.78

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Yu-Na Kim!!! Great!! Could be BEST EVER!! ..... IS!

Link To Official ISU Results: ISU Results 4CC Ladies Short Program

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