TORONTO — The megastar of figure skating, Kim Yu-na, lives with her mother in a Korean neighborhood here, a world away from her life of fame in Asia.She needs no disguises or bodyguards. She has no reason to brace for mobs of fans. With the ease of anonymity, she trains at her rink. She eats out, and sings in karaoke clubs.
But in her home country, South Korea, Kim is anything but ordinary.
“When you’re with her in Korea, it’s like you’re traveling with Princess Diana; Yu-na’s that famous there,” said her coach, Brian Orser, a two-time Olympic silver medalist for Canada. “But here, things are obviously quieter. It gives her a chance for a normal life. She can focus on what she has to do.”......... read more>>
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