Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:24 pm EDT
Quick, what's the first thing that pops in your head when you think of figure skating? James Bond, right?
After watching the short program of defending world figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na at the Trophy Bompard Friday, that connection may not be as far-fetched as you'd think. The South Korean skating sensation, who will be the prohibitive favorite to win gold next February in Vancouver, performed a flawless routine set to a James Bond medley yesterday, earning a near-record 76.08 from the judges.
For good measure, she mimicked Bond's famous gun pose at the end.
As Philip Hersh points out on the LA Times Olympics blog, Kim's score would have been good for third in the men's competition.
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She just doesn't have the IT factor that Kwan once has. Kwan has the ability to feel the music which is most of FS are lacking. Kwan simply has mastered every single of her moves from the most simple to difficult ones.
It's a great program, excellent jumper, yet lacking artistry.
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