Yeon-A Kim, one of famous figure skater

I really admire one young woman, her name is Yeon-a Kim, she is a one of the most famous figure skaters in the world now, because she is the first female skater to surpass the 200-point mark and also the first female skater to receive +2.00 grade of execution for jumps under the ISU Judging System. Also she is the only female skater whose triple-triple combination is recognized by the judges in both the short and free programmes.
But you know that her age is only 19 years , and if you heard her life history, you could see that she tried to practice skating so much in a terrible environment.
When she started figure skating, it was an unpopular sport in Korea, so she couldn't do a lot of skating . Also the goverment didn't support her, but at that moment her coach discovered her talent and he strongly suggested to her mother that she kept skating until now, I think that made her become a world-class figure skater.
It has affected that many Koreans, specially young people, who like her abillity and they want to follow her, she has become a kind of star.
She is currently ranked first in the world by the ISU, it is first time a Korean have got a title of world No.1, so I am really proud of her as a Korean as well. And now she is considered to be the favorite to win gold at the ladies figure skating competion at the 2010 Winter Olympics.