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Ann Veneman
Ann Margaret Veneman (born June 29, 1949) is the former Executive Director of UNICEF, a position she held from 2005 to 2010. Her appointment was announced on January 18, 2005 by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Previously, Veneman was the United States Secretary of Agriculture, the first and only woman to hold that position. Veneman served as USDA Secretary from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2005, leaving to become the fifth executive director of UNICEF. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10691-2005Jan14.html?nav=rss_topnews]. She served in this position from May 1, 2005. A lawyer by training, Veneman has practiced law in Washington, DC and California, including being a deputy public defender. She has also served in other high level positions in U.S. federal and state government, including being appointed California's Secretary of Food and Agriculture, serving from 1995 to 1999.
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Anthony Lake
William Anthony Kirsopp Lake, best known as Tony Lake, (born April 2, 1939) is the Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), author, academic, and former American diplomat, Foreign Service Officer, and political advisor. He has been a foreign policy advisor to many Democratic U.S. presidents and presidential candidates, and served as National Security Advisor under U.S. President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. Lake is credited as being one of the individuals who developed the policy that led to the resolution of the Bosnian War. He also held the chair of Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C.
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Carol Bellamy
Carol Bellamy (born January 14, 1942) has been Director of the Peace Corps, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and President and CEO of World Learning. In April, 2009, Bellamy was appointed as Chair of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Board of Governors.
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Cat Stevens
Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948 in London, England), originally and commonly known by his former stage name Cat Stevens, is a British musician. He is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, educator, philanthropist, and prominent convert to Islam.
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David Essex
David Essex OBE (born David Albert Cook, 23 July 1947) is an English actor and singer. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK (including two numbers ones), and sixteen Top 40 albums. He has also had an extensive career as an actor performing on stage and screen.
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Liam Neeson
Liam John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor who has been nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe and a BAFTA.
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Maurice Pate
Maurice Pate (October 14, 1894 – January 19, 1965) was an American humanitarian and businessman. With Herbert Hoover, Pate co-founded the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in 1947 and served as its first executive director from 1947 until his death in 1965.
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René Cassin
:This article is about the person named René Cassin; for the human-rights group named after him, see CCJO René Cassin.
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Shanghai
Shanghai (; Shanghainese: Zånhae ; ) is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world. A global city, Shanghai exerts influence over global commerce, finance, culture, art, fashion, research and entertainment. The city is located at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
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Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress of stage, screen and television, as well as a political activist.
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Botswana
The Republic of Botswana () is a sub Saharan country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" (singular: Motswana). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. It has held free and fair democratic elections since independence.
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Canada
Canada () is a country in North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area. Canada's common border with the United States to the south and northwest is the longest in the world.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen (, , , or ; or ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,181,239 (2010) and a metropolitan population of 1,894,521 (2010). Copenhagen is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager. With around 2.7 million inhabitants within a 50 km radius, Copenhagen is one of the most densely populated areas in Northern Europe.
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Denmark
Denmark (; , , archaic: ), officially the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: ) together with Greenland and the Faroe Islands, is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea. The country consists of a large peninsula, Jutland (Jylland) and many islands, most notably Zealand (Sjælland), Funen (Fyn), Vendsyssel-Thy (commonly considered a part of Jutland), Lolland, Falster and Bornholm, as well as hundreds of minor islands often referred to as the Danish Archipelago. Denmark has long controlled the approach to the Baltic Sea; before the digging of the Kiel Canal, water passage to the Baltic Sea was possible only through the three channels known as the "Danish straits".
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Dubai
Dubai ( ; ) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.
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Florence
Florence ( , ; alternative obsolete spelling: Fiorenza, Latin: Florentia) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 367,569 inhabitants (1,500,000 in the metropolitan area).
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Guatemala
Guatemala (; , ) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Its area is 108,890 km² (42,043 mi²) with an estimated population of 13,276,517.
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Italy
Italy (; ), officially the Italian Republic (), is a country located in south-central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia — the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea — and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, whilst Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.4 million inhabitants, it is the sixth most populous country in Europe, and the twenty-third most populous in the world.
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New York
New York (; locally or ) is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Ontario to the north and west, and Quebec to the north. New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.
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Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.
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Panama
Panama (), officially the Republic of Panama (; ), is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital is Panama City.
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Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania () is a U.S. state and Commonwealth located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to the east. The state's four most populous cities are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie. The state capital is Harrisburg.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia () is the largest city in Pennsylvania, sixth-most-populous city in the United States and the fifty-first most populous city in the world.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest. In addition to the mainland, Scotland includes over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
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Shanghai
Shanghai (; Shanghainese: Zånhae ; ) is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world. A global city, Shanghai exerts influence over global commerce, finance, culture, art, fashion, research and entertainment. The city is located at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
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Sweden
Sweden (pronounced , ), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and water borders with Denmark, Germany, and Poland to the south, and Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia to the east. Sweden is also connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.
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Tesco plc () is a global grocery and general merchandising retailer headquartered in Cheshunt, United Kingdom. It is the third largest retailer in the world measured by revenues and the second largest measured by profits. It has stores in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and North America and is the grocery market leader in the UK (where it has a market share of around 30%), Malaysia and Thailand.
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The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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- Published: 19 Apr 2011
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Dir: Adrian Moat / 2009 / UK A touching day in a life of street children.
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The Horn of Africa: A full blown catastrophe...this is what it looks like
UNICEF correspondent Priyanka Pruthi reports on the worsening crisis in the Horn of Africa, as famine grips parts of war-torn Somalia and the entire region suffers from severe drought. The Horn of Africa's children need our help. You can join UNICEF's effort by visiting: bit.ly
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UNICEF : For Every Child
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- Published: 09 Apr 2008
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Today, UNICEF fights for every child's right to survive and thrive into adulthood. UNICEF is the global authority on children. No other organization has UNICEF's experience, expertise and reach. Every child is born with fundamental human rights: the right to health care and education. The right to be treated equally, and protected from harm. UNICEF is the unifying force that helps build a world where these rights are realized, for every child. Yet today, conflict, disease, exploitation and poor education keep millions of children from reaching their full potential. And when children are held back, so is our world. UNICEF's mission is to create a better world, by advocating for the protection of children's rights. To do this, we bring people together: governments, donors, humanitarian agencies, businesses and children themselves. For every child, health, education, equality, protection. This is what UNICEF does. www.unicef.ca
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UNICEF: oneminutesjr.- Cage
(Ashraf Abu Ayesha, Occupied Palestinian Territory) A boy realizes his circumstances are not that different from that of his bird. To Learn more...please visit: www.unicef.org
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UNICEF - GIVE THANKS FOR WHAT WE HAVE
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We grumble about this and that but when you look at how little others have it makes the little day to day stuff seem insignificant! Go to unicef.ca and give what you can. Rather than taking flowers for dinner on the weekend make a donation that will feed a family or medication to save a life. Your host will understand and thank you. Background song: Cat Stevens - How can I tell you. All credits for the use of the song to UMG and Cat Stevens.
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UNICEF, MTV EXIT and The Killers: Goodnight, Travel Well
LONDON, United Kingdom, 13 July 2009 — Starting today, MTV audiences around the world will see a new music video that aims to raise awareness about sex trafficking. Featuring the rock band The Killers, the video is an exclusive collaboration between UNICEF, MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) and the US Agency for International Development. The track, Goodnight, Travel Well, is from the album Day & Age. The video is the second in a series of music video collaborations that highlight the danger and impact of human trafficking. The series launched last year with an award-winning film - produced by MTV EXIT that featured the Radiohead single All I Need. "We are deeply shocked and appalled that women and children are forced into such exploitative situations, said a spokesperson for The Killers. We hope that through MTV's efforts, and this powerful video, millions of people across the world learn about this tragic form of modern-day slavery." The video for Goodnight, Travel Well has the potential to reach more than 500 million households in 168 countries. There is almost no country in the world now that isnt affected by human trafficking in some way, said UNICEF Chief of Child Protection Susan Bissell. The statistics are staggering. More than 1.2 million children are being trafficked each year and nearly 80 per cent of all trafficking is for sexual exploitation, and the most at risk are girls. We see this music video as a powerful way to reach out and raise awareness <b>...</b>
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Lullaby: The UNICEF Anthem
'Lullaby: The UNICEF Anthem' is a new composition by UNICEF Canada Ambassador Steve Barakatt. The Anthem was composed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Produced in collaboration with other UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, musicians and video artists from around the globe, Lullaby is dedicated to the world's children and the realization of their rights. Mr. Barakatt also directed this music video featuring stirring images from UNICEF's photography archive (second director Allan Legarth Nielsen) . To learn more about the Convention on the Rights of the Child...please visit: www.unicef.org
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UNICEF: World Water Day
Two buckets of safe water a day is the minimum a child needs to live, yet 4000 children die EVERY DAY because they don't even have that. For many, the dangers lie in collecting water -- a job often handed out to girls and women. Instead of attending school, a child may walk several hours a day to the nearest water source. Children's health improves and school attendance rises when water-pumps are installed in schools. UNICEF works around the globe installing latrines and pumps but 1.1 billion people still drink unclean water. Basic sanitation and hygiene education has a dramatic effect on reducing mortality and poverty. Credits: Producer:Rachel Bonham-Carter
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UNICEF records major successes in 2011
31 December 2011: Watch UNICEF's year in review. For more information, please visit: www.unicef.org
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UNICEF: Do the Global Handwashing dance!
TOKYO, Japan, 15 October 2009 Today, millions of children and adults in over 80 countries are marking the second annual Global Handwashing Day with special events and activities. As part of this effort, UNICEF Japan and its partners have launched a project to promote handwashing among children in Japan and around the world. As part of this effort, the renowned Japanese dancer Kaiji Moriyama has choreographed a dance for a public service announcement designed to teach children the principles of good handwashing. The dance shows children how in just 20 seconds they can properly wash their palms, nails, fingers and wrists. The dance has almost no verbal instruction, but, by simply following the steps, children learn proper handwashing while also having fun. To learn more, visit www.unicef.org
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One year after the Haiti earthquake, the long road from relief to recovery
UNICEF correspondent Jane O'Brien reports on relief and recovery efforts, and the challenges faced by children and families, in the year since the 12 January 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Produced by Bob Coen. For more information, please visit www.unicef.org
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Fighting malnutrition in Ethiopia
UNICEF reports on a nutrition programme that is proving to be a lifeline for children in Ethiopia's Amhara region. For more information, please visit: www.unicef.org
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UNICEF: Middle Eastern/North African celebrities celebrate child rights (English - 3min)
www.unicef.org AMMAN, Jordan, 25 November 2009 It started as a wild idea: to bring stars from across the Middle East and North Africa to deliver one message on child rights a resoundingly positive call from this region, so often in the news for the wrong reasons. We wanted to bring not only stars, but also children from the region who would speak out for themselves, said UNICEF Regional Chief of Communication Abdel-Rahman Ghandour. Only with this mix would we feel we had achieved something really different. Nine stars participated in the video. Among them were Iraqi and Tunisian singers Kazem al-Saher and Saber al-Rubai, Lebanese singer and Goodwill Ambassador Nancy Ajram, and Egyptian actor and UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador Mahmoud Kabil. The children, however, were the real stars, with participants from all over the region including Morocco, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the United Arab Emirates and Sudan giving a rallying message to the world on behalf of fundamental rights for every child.
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UNICEF USA "Child Survival" PSA (3:28)
New US Fund for UNICEF public service announcement, featuring UNICEF Ambassadors Danny Glover, Ralph Fiennes, Lucy Liu, Sarah Jessica Parker, Laurence Fishburne, Whoopi Goldberg, Tea Leoni, Susan Sarandon, Alyssa Milano, Clay Aiken
http://wn.com/UNICEF_USA_Child_Survival_PSA_328
UNICEF: Kenya Drought Situation Worsens
Millions of people in the north of Kenya are facing disease and starvation as the year-long drought continues. The Kenyan Government has declared a state of emergency and is appealing for aid. Credits: Jane O'Brien
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Help UNICEF save lives in the Horn of Africa
As UN expands a declaration of famine in Somalia, the world must step up its response to the child-survival crisis. Please help support UNICEF's efforts in the Horn of Africa by visiting: bit.ly
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UNICEF: Goodwill Ambassador Yuna Kim thanks Haiti donors
www.unicef.org NEW YORK, USA, 9 July 2010 -- In a special video message marking the six-month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Yuna Kim thanks donors who have supported a cause she herself holds dear: UNICEF's relief efforts for Haitian children and families. Ms. Kim is deeply committed to improving the lives of children. After the earthquake struck in Haiti, she made a generous donation to UNICEF's emergency operations for children there. In her video message, Ms. Kim addresses fellow donors directly. "When the earthquake in Haiti shook the nation to the core, like you, I decided to help. And together, we did help by providing children with food, protection, clean water, medicine and school books," she says. "What has already been achieved in Haiti brings hope. But rebuilding homes, schools and lives will take time, and it needs our continued support. Let us not forget the people of Haiti -- or the millions of children around the world who need our help the most."
http://wn.com/UNICEF_Goodwill_Ambassador_Yuna_Kim_thanks_Haiti_donors
UNICEF's Tap Project
On World Water Day, March 22, 2007, hundreds of restaurants in New York City invited customers to donate just $1 for the tap water they usually enjoy for free. All the money raised through the Tap Project helps UNICEF save lives by providing safe drinking water to children around the world. Thanks to every restaurant, customer, donor, and organization who contributed to the Tap Project and helped make the first year a success! The Tap Project will be in cities across the country in March 2008. Stay tuned for updates.
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Cholera for Sale in New York! (Dirty Water Vending Machine)
What if someone bottled the water that millions in developing countries drink every day and offered it on the streets of New York? For just a buck, during World Water Week (March 22-29), New Yorkers in the Union Square Park area were able to enjoy the benefits of DIRTY WATER. It was available in a wide variety of choices like MALARIA, CHOLERA or even TYPHOID DIRTY WATER -- and currently has 900 million consumers. Over 4200 children die of water related diseases every day and millions of people around the world lack access to clean water resources. New Yorkers were startled to find YELLOW FEVER or HEPATITIS DIRTY WATER bottles. They looked at the vending machine in disgust. Though no one drank Dirty Water,many did donate to the cause. This idea of "selling" dirty water was inspired by UNICEF's promise that every dollar donated would provide safe drinking water to 40 children for a day. This eye-opening DIRTY WATER initiative from Casanova Pendrill New York, goes beyond collecting funds for UNICEF in a unique active street effort. The goal was to shock the media and the public with this alarming issue. The campaign is currently active since people can continue donating online at tapproject.org or via text message. Text TAP or AGUA to UNICEF (864233) to make a $5 donation. This effort is part of a much bigger pro-bono Spanish/English campaign that Casanova Pendrill executed within UNICEF´s Tapproject.org. This is first time the campaign expands to Multicultural. Casanova has <b>...</b>
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UNICEF responds to Horn of Africa food crisis that has left 2 million children malnourished
10 July 2011 - UNICEF correspondent Kun Li reports on the organization's response to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa and a visit by UNICEF Regional Director Elhadj As Sy to a settlement in north-eastern Kenya for Somali refugees from drought and conflict. For more information, please visit www.unicef.org
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Shakira promotes girls' education
UNICEF correspondent Sarah Crowe reports on the visit of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira to India. For more information, please visit: www.unicef.org
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UNICEF combats measles in overcrowded displacement camps in Somalia
29 August 2011 - UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports on a measles vaccination campaign in camps for people displaced by drought and conflict in Mogadishu, Somalia. Videographer: Mohamed Sheik Nor. For more information, please visit www.unicef.org
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UNICEF launches Schools for Asia initiative
UNICEF reports on a new fundraising initiative called Schools for Asia, to help transform children's lives through education. For more information, please visit: www.unicef.org
http://wn.com/UNICEF_launches_Schools_for_Asia_initiative
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23 Feb 2012
Actress and activist Mia Farrow has launched a new polio campaign in Chad in a bid to eradicate the illness in Central Africa. The Rosemary's Baby star embarked on a 10-day tour of the region earlier...
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21 Feb 2012
Winds of change are sweeping the rather isolated but self-contained labour communities within the tea gardens in Assam. For the first time, the tea estate managements have joined hands with the UNICEF...
photo: AP / Chris Carlson
21 Feb 2012
David Beckham has voiced his support for a famine appeal in East Africa. The 36-year-old soccer superstar - who has three sons, Brooklyn, 12, Romeo, nine, and six-year-old Cruz, and seven-month-old...
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| Coordinates | 37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N |
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| name | United Nations Children's Fund صندوق الأمم المتحدة للطفولة 联合国儿童基金会 Fonds des Nations unies pour l'enfance Детский фонд Организации Объединённых Наций Fondo de Naciones Unidas para la Infancia |
| image size | 250px |
| type | Fund |
| acronyms | UNICEF |
| head | Anthony Lake |
| status | Active |
| established | December 1946 |
| headquarters | New York, USA |
| website | UNICEF official site |
| parent | ECOSOC |
| commons | United Nations |
| is called now | unicef }} |
UNICEF relies on contributions from governments and private donors and UNICEF's total income for 2006 was $2,781,000,000. Governments contribute two thirds of the organization's resources; private groups and some 6 million individuals contribute the rest through the National Committees. UNICEF's programs emphasize developing community-level services to promote the health and well-being of children. UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 and the Prince of Asturias Award of Concord in 2006.
Most of UNICEF's work is in the field, with staff in over 190 countries and territories. More than 200 country offices carry out UNICEF's mission through a program developed with host governments. Seven regional offices provide technical assistance to country offices as needed.
Overall management and administration of the organization takes place at its headquarters in New York. UNICEF's Supply Division is based in Copenhagen and serves as the primary point of distribution for such essential items as vaccines, antiretroviral medicines for children and mothers with HIV, nutritional supplements, emergency shelters, educational supplies, among others. A 36-member Executive Board establishes policies, approves programs and oversees administrative and financial plans. The Executive Board is made up of government representatives who are elected by the United Nations Economic and Social Council, usually for three-year terms.
Following the reaching of term limits by Executive Director of UNICEF Carol Bellamy, former United States Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman became executive director of the organization in May 2005 with an agenda to increase the organization's focus on the Millennium Development Goals. She was succeeded in May 2010 by Anthony Lake.
UNICEF is an inter-governmental organization and thus is accountable to governments. UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System.
UNICEF National Committees
There are National Committees in 36 industrialized countries worldwide, each established as an independent local non-governmental organization. The National Committees raise funds from the private sector.UNICEF is funded exclusively by voluntary contributions, and the National Committee collectively raise around one-third of UNICEF's annual income. This comes through contributions from corporations, civil society organizations and more than 6 million individual donors worldwide. They also rally many different partners – including the media, national and local government officials, NGOs, specialists such as doctors and lawyers, corporations, schools, young people and the general public – on issues related to children’s rights.
(see List of UNICEF National Committees)
Promotion and fundraising
In the United States, Canada and some other countries, UNICEF is known for its "Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF" program in which children collect money for UNICEF from the houses they trick-or-treat on Halloween night, sometimes instead of candy. UNICEF is present in 190 countries and territories around the world. UNICEF designated 1979 as the "Year of the Child", and many celebrities including David Gordon, David Essex, Alun Davies and Cat Stevens gave a performance at a benefit concert celebrating the ''Year of the Child Concert'' in December 1979. Many people in developed countries first hear about UNICEF's work through the activities of 36 National Committees for UNICEF. These non-governmental organizations (NGO) are primarily responsible for fundraising, selling UNICEF greeting cards and products, creating private and public partnerships, advocating for children’s rights, and providing other invaluable support. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is the oldest of the National Committees, founded in 1947. New Zealand appointed, in 2005, 18-year-old Hayley Westenra, a talented, world famous opera / pop singer as their Ambassador to UNICEF, in an effort to enlist the youth of the world in supporting UNICEF. Westenra has made several trips to visit underprivileged children in third world countries on behalf of UNICEF, in an effort to publicize their plight, and has engaged in fund-raising activities in support of the UNICEF mission, as well.In 2009, the British retailer Tesco used “Change for Good” as advertising, which is trade marked by Unicef for charity usage but is not trademarked for commercial or retail use. This prompted the agency to say, "it is the first time in Unicef’s history that a commercial entity has purposely set out to capitalise on one of our campaigns and subsequently damage an income stream which several of our programmes for children are dependent on”. They went on to call on the public “who have children’s welfare at heart, to consider carefully who they support when making consumer choices”.
Sponsorship
On 7 September 2006, an agreement between UNICEF and the Spanish association football club FC Barcelona was reached whereby the club would donate 1.5 million euros per year to the organization for five years. As part of the agreement, FC Barcelona will wear the UNICEF logo on the front of their shirts, which will be the first time a football club sponsored an organization rather than the other way around. It is also the first time in FC Barcelona's history that they have had another organization's name across the front of their shirts.In January 2007, UNICEF struck a partnership with Canada's national tent pegging team. The team was officially re-flagged as "UNICEF Team Canada", its riders wear UNICEF's logo in competition, and team members promote and raise funds for UNICEF's campaign against childhood HIV-AIDS. When the team became the 2008 tent pegging world champions, UNICEF's flag was raised alongside the Canadian flag at the games, the first time in the history of international Grand Prix equestrian competition that a non-state flag has flown over the medal podium.
The Swedish club Hammarby IF followed the Spanish and Canadian lead on 14 April 2007, also raising funds for UNICEF and displaying the UNICEF name on their sportswear. The Danish soccer club Brondby IF will do likewise from the summer of 2008.
Race driver Jacques Villeneuve has occasionally placed the UNICEF logo on the #27 Bill Davis Racing pickup truck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
In Botswana, UNICEF has funded the development of new state-of-the-art HIV/AIDS education for every schoolchild in Botswana from nonprofit organization TeachAIDS.
UNICEF recently announced a landmark partnership with Scottish club Rangers F.C. UNICEF will partner the Rangers Charity Foundation and have pledged to raise £300,000 by 2011.
Trick-or-Treat UNICEF box
Since 1950 when a group of children in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, donated $17 they received on Halloween to help post-World War II victims, the Trick-or-Treat UNICEF box has become a tradition in North America during the haunting season. These small orange boxes are handed to children at schools and at various locations (such as Hallmark Gold Crown Stores) prior to 31 October. To date, the box has collected approximately $91 million (CAD) in Canada and over $132 million (USD) in the USA.
Corporate Partnership
To raise money to support its Education and Literacy Programmes, UNICEF works together with companies all over the world – encompassing international as well as small- and medium-sized businesses. Since 2005, the organization is being supported by Montblanc, working closely together to help the world’s children getting better access to education.
UNICEF Locations
The UNICEF World Warehouse
The UNICEF World Warehouse is a 25,000m2 large warehouse facility in Denmark, which hosts UNICEF deliverable goods as well as co-hosts emergency goods for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). In addition to the goods, the facility also houses the UNICEF Supply Division which manages strategic transport hubs in Dubai, Panama and Shanghai.
The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in Florence, Italy, was established in 1988 to strengthen the research capability of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and to support its advocacy for children worldwide.The Centre, formally known as the International Child Development Centre, has as its prime objectives to improve international understanding of the issues relating to children's rights, to promote economic policies that advance the cause of children, and to help facilitate the full implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in industrialized and developing countries.
The programme for 2006–2008 was approved by UNICEF Executive Board in September 2005. It reaffirms the Centre's academic freedom and the focus of IRC's research on knowledge gaps, emerging questions and sensitive issues which are relevant to the realization of children's rights, in developing and industrialized countries. It capitalizes on IRC's role as an interface between UNICEF field experience, international experts, research networks and policy makers and is designed to strengthen the Centre's institutional collaboration with regional academic and policy institutions, pursuing the following four goals:
Three interrelated strategies will guide the achievement of these goals:
Criticism
UNICEF has been criticized at times for its focus or for specific policies. In 2004, the editorial in the Lancet argued that UNICEF's rights-based approach to child welfare, based upon the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whilst in accordance with international development policy, leads to a lower emphasis on child survival and mortality.The Catholic Church has also been critical of UNICEF, with the Vatican at times withdrawing its donations, because of reports by the American Life League and others that UNICEF has used some of those funds to finance sterilizations and abortions. Catholics have also accused UNICEF of supporting abortion through their endorsement of "good quality abortion services" at the International Conference on Better Health for Women and Children in Kenya in 1987.
UNICEF has also been criticized for its financial endorsement of China's allegedly coercive one-child policy through the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) by increasing donations from $2 million to $5 million in 1993.
A further example is the emotive issue of intercountry adoptions from Guatemala. The country has ratified the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption of 29 May 1993 with effect from 1 January 2008. UNICEF has been criticised by some interested parties for failing to support adoptions that are underway before the deadline.
Three top Hollywood stars Liam Neeson, Vanessa Redgrave and Roger Moore all withdrew their high-profile support of the children's charity in July 2011, following the dismissal of UNICEF Ireland's Executive Director, over the publicity surrounding her relationship with a deceased radio star.
See also
References and notes
External links
Social Media
Video clips
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This is a list of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, who work on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund.
Biyouna (2003)
Cheb Khaled (1999)
Souad Massi (2006)
Julián Weich (2000)
Martín Palermo (2007)
Manu Ginóbili (2007)
Lionel Messi (2010)
Charles Aznavour (2003)
Alla Levonyan (2007)
Jimmy Barnes (2004)
Tim Cahill
Ken Done AM (1988)
John Doyle
Tara Moss
Erica Packer
Greig Pickhaver
Geoffrey Rush
Fiona Stanley
Norman Swan (2003)
The Wiggles
Thomas Brezina (1996)
Christiane Hörbiger (2003)
Teimour Radjabov (2007)
Salvatore Adamo (1997)
Dixie Dansercoer (2002)
Frank De Winne (2003)
Jean-Michel Folon (2003)
Justine Henin (2009)
Alain Hubert (2002)
Helmut Lotti (1997)
Khadja Nin (1998)
Axelle Red (1998)
Edin Džeko (2009)
Renato Aragão (1991)
Daniela Mercury (1995)
Mônica (2007)
Lázaro Ramos (2009)
Marta Vieira da Silva
Samuel Eto'o (2005)
Steve Barakatt (2007)
Farley Flex (2008)
Elena Grosheva (also has Russian citizenship) (2007)
Ben Mulroney (2006)
Beckie Scott (2002)
Bilaal Rajan (2005)
Veronica Tennant (1992)
Kate Wheeler
Kevin Jonas (2008)
William Morton (1743
breanna hazzlert dh 1616
Iván Zamorano (1998)
Margarita Rosa de Francisco (2000)
Basile Boli (2000)
Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni (2003)
Bojana Gregorić (2004)
Maja Vučić (2006)
Slaven Bilić (2008)
Jirina Jiraskova
Ngiama Makanda Noel - Werrason
Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg
Kurt Flemming
Jesper Klein
Bubber
Khaled Abol Naga (2007)
Eri Klas (1999)
Erki Nool (1999)
Maarja-Liis Ilus (1999)
Berhane Adere (2004)
Kenenisa Bekele (2004)
Micke Rejstrom (1996)
Jorma Uotinen
Juha Laukkanen (1994)
Anna Hanski (1993)
Eija Vilpas (1993)
Trio Töykeät (1993)
Rainer Kaunisto
Katri-Helena Kalaoja (1990)
Pave Maijanen (1990)
Eppu Nuotio (2002)
Eija Ahvo (1986)
Susanna Haavisto (1980)
Arsi Harju (2003)
Jyrki Linnankivi (Jyrki 69)(2005)
Axl Smith (2006)
Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (2004)
Yves Duteil
Christophe Malavoy
alexandre weber
Sabine Christiansen (1997)
Joachim Fuchsberger (1984)
Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler
Antonis Samarakis (1989)
Wyclef Jean
Ms.Gigi Leung
Ms. Karen Mok
Ms. Charlie Young
Ms. Miriam Yeung
Mr. Daniel Chan
Mr. Louis Koo
Mr. Vic Chou
Mr. Xiao-ming Huang
Mr. Eric Suen
Mr. Aaron Kwok
Judit Halász (2003)
Gábor Presser (2003)
Ravi Shastri (1996)
Amitabh Bachchan (2005)
Priyanka Chopra (2010)
Christine Hakim (2004–2008)
Ferry Salim (2004 - now)
Pierce Brosnan (2001)
Gabriel Byrne (2004)
Cathy Kelly (2005)
Maxi
Mike McCarthy
Liam Neeson OBE (1996)
Samantha Mumba (2002)
Stephen Rea (2005)
David Broza (1996)
Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano
Francesco Totti (2003)
Amii Stewart (2001)
Daniela Poggi (2001)
Bianca Pitzorno (2001)
Lino Banfi (2000)
Leo Nucci (2000)
Vincenzo La Scola (2000)
Paolo Maldini
Roberto Bolle (1999)
Milly Carlucci (1996)
Vigili del Fuoco (1989)
Simona Marchini (1987)
Shelly-Ann Fraser (2010)
Agnes Chan (1998)
Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara (2007)
Effie Owour (1997)
Suad Abdullah (2002)
Toše Proeski (2004)
Rade Vrcakovski (2001)
Celina Khor (2005)
Rafidah Abdullah (2005)
Kartini Kamalul Ariffin (2005)
Lee Chong Wei (2009)
César Costa (2004)
Tumur Ariuna (2001)
Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj (2003)
Rambo Amadeus (2005)
Naïma Elmecherqui
Rajae Belemlih (2000)
Nawal El Moutawakel (2000)
Hicham El Guerrouj (2000)
Frank Fredericks (2005)
Agnes Samaria (2005)
Monique van de Ven (1996)
Paul van Vliet (1992)
Sipke Bousema
Rintje Ritsma
Edwin Evers
Trijntje Oosterhuis
Jurgen Raymann
Hayley Westenra (2003)
Nwankwo Kanu (2005)
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (2001)
Sissel Kyrkjebø (2006)
Hamed Al-Wahaibi (2005)
Shaan Shahid
Salman Ahmed
Feryal Ali Gauhar (1999)
Imran Khan
Danilo Pérez (2005)
Gloria Criscioni (2005)
Gian Marco
Dina Páucar
Gastón Acurio
Gary Valenciano (1997)
KC Concepcion(2008-present)
Małgorzata Foremniak
Katarzyna Frank-Niemczycka
Piotr Fronczewski
Majka Jeżowska
Natalia Kukulska (2007)
Wiesław Ochman
Andrzej Szczypiorski
Marcin Watras
Artur Żmijewski
Pedro Couceiro
Luís Figo
Mariza
Andreea Marin Bănică
Valeriya
Alla Pugachova
Oxana Fedorova
Emir Kusturica
Aleksandar Đorđević
Jelena Janković
Ana Ivanović
Đorđe Balašević
Novak Đoković
Kamila Magalova
Peter Dvorský
Vaso Patejdl
Maroš Kramár 2007, 2008, 2010
Monika Hilmerová 2007
Prof. MUDr. Vladimír Krčméry,DrSc.,FRCP, FACP,Dr.h.c. multi 2007, 2010
Dara Rolins 2008
Dušan Tittel
Stanislav Štepka 2004 - 2011
Martin Pyco Rausch 2011
Tone Pavček
Lado Leskovar
Milena Župančič
Boris Cavazza
Zlatko Zahovič
Vita Mavrič
Marko Simeunovič
Quinton Fortune
Pum-Soo Sohn (1999)
Si Won Ryu (1999)
Mee-Hwa Kim (1999)
Myung-Wha Chung (1999)
Dooly (1997)
Byung-Ki Hwang (1996)
Sung Ki Ahn (1993)
Wan Suh Park (1993)
Won Bin (2007)
Joan Manuel Serrat(1998)
Emilio Aragón (2000)
Imanol Arias (2000)
Pedro Delgado (2000)
Joaquín Cortes (1999)
Ana Duato (2000)
Teresa Viejo (2000)
Eusebio Sacristán (2002)
Paul Gasol (2003)
Silvia Abascal (2003)
María Bayo (2004)
Fernando Alonso (2005)
Rafael Guijosa (2005)
"Los Lunnis" (2005)
Iker Casillas (2010)
FC Barcelona (2006)
Lars Berghagen
Robyn
Lill Lindfors
James Galway
Natascha Badmann
Anand Panyarachun
Ayşe Kulin
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Ferhan and Ferzan Önder
Gülsin Onay
İbrahim Kutluay
Müjdat Gezen
Nilüfer Yumlu
Tayfun Taliboğlu
Türkan Şoray
Yıldız Kenter
Ruslana (2005)
Manchester United F.C. (1999)
Robbie Williams (2000)
Andrew O'Hagan (2001)
Martin Bell OBE (2001)
Jemima Khan (2001)
Ralph Fiennes (2001)
Sir Alex Ferguson (2002)
Ewan McGregor (2004)
Trudie Styler (2004)
Paul Clark (2004)
Elle Macpherson (2005)
James Nesbitt (2006)
Ryan Giggs OBE (2006)
Claudia Schiffer (2006)
Charley Boorman (2008)
Duncan Bannatyne (2009)
Zöe Salmon (2009)
Maryna Theadorus-Zinevych (2011)
Clay Aiken
India.Arie
Angela Bassett
Brandy (1999)
Katie Couric
Jane Curtin
Laurence Fishburne
Sarah Hughes
James Kiberd
Annette Roque Lauer
Téa Leoni
Lucy Liu (2004)
Alyssa Milano (2003)
Sarah Jessica Parker
Isabella Rossellini
Marcus Samuelsson
Summer Sanders
Claudia Schiffer
Liv Tyler (2003)
Courtney B. Vance
Joel Madden (2008)
Selena Gomez (2009 - present, youngest ever)
Tami Erin
Danny Kaye(First ambassador-at-large)
Jackie Chan
Diego Forlán
Enzo Francescoli
Le Huynh Duc (2000-TBA), for the rights of children
Xuân Bắc (November 30, 2010-ongoing), for water and sanitation
Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh (August 18, 2010-July 2012), for the rights of children and women
FAO Goodwill Ambassadors
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador
WHO Goodwill Ambassador
selected ambassadors (past and present)
present ambassadors
UNICEF Goodwill ambassadors
UNICEF.org
BBC News - The UN's Goodwill Ambassadors
History and purpose of the role
Danny Kaye was the first to hold the position, with the title of Ambassador-at-Large granted in 1954. Other celebrities have followed, acting as international, regional or national ambassadors, depending on their profile, interests, and desired level of responsibility. The goal of the program is to allow celebrities with a demonstrated interest in UNICEF issues to use their fame to draw attention to important issues. This may take the form of public appearances and talks, visits to troubled regions, which draw attention from the media, and use of their political access to advocate UNICEF causes.
International ambassadors
In order of appointment: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (1984) Lord Attenborough (1987) Harry Belafonte (1987) Sir Roger Moore (1991) Youssou N'Dour (1991) Nana Mouskouri (1993) Leon Lai (1994) Judy Collins (1995) Vanessa Redgrave (1995) Maxim Vengerov (1997) Susan Sarandon (1999) Mia Farrow (2000) Sebastião Salgado (2001) Angélique Kidjo (2002) Femi Kuti (2002) Whoopi Goldberg (2003) Jessica Lange (2003) Shakira (2003) Jackie Chan (2004) Danny Glover (2004) Lang Lang (2004) Ricky Martin (2004) Amitabh Bachchan (2005) David Beckham(2005) Roger Federer (2006) Berliner Philharmoniker (2007) Myung-whun Chung (2008) Orlando Bloom (2009) Lionel Messi (2010) Yuna Kim (2010)
Past ambassadors Audrey Hepburn (appointed 1988, died 1993) Danny Kaye (appointed 1954, died 1987) (pioneered role as Ambassador-at-Large) Sir Peter Ustinov (appointed 1969, died 2004)
Regional ambassadors
Mahmoud Kabil Mercedes Sosa Anatoly Karpov Milena Župančič Nancy Ajram Kadim Al sahir
National ambassadors
Algeria
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Haiti
Hong Kong (SAR)
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Kuwait
Macedonia
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Vietnam
Unspecified
Liv UllmannSee also
References
External links
Goodwill Ambassadors Category:UNICEF people
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| name | Kim Yu-Na |
| fullname | Kim Yu-Na |
| altname | Kim YunaYuna Kim |
| country | South Korea |
| birth date | September 05, 1990 |
| birth place | Bucheon, Gyeonggi |
| residence | Seoul, South Korea |
| height | |
| coach | Peter Oppegard |
| formercoach | Brian OrserSeyeol KimHyeonjeong JiHyesuk ShinJonghyeon Ryu |
| choreographer | David Wilson |
| formerchoreographer | Sandra BezicTom DicksonJeffrey ButtleSeyeol Kim Catarina LindgrenHyeonjeong Ji |
| Beganskating | 1996 |
| Worldranking | 6 ('''') |
| Pbrankings | 3 (''2010–2011'') 1 (''2009–2010'') 1 (''2008–2009'') |
| combined total | 228.56 (WR) |
| combined date | 2010 Winter Olympics |
| sp score | 78.50 (WR) |
| sp date | 2010 Winter Olympics |
| fs score | 150.06 (WR) |
| fs date | 2010 Winter Olympics |
| medaltemplates | }} |
| Hangul | 김연아 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金姸兒 |
| Rr | Gim Yeona |
| Mr | Kim Yŏna }} |
Kim Yu-Na (Hangul: , Hanja: , ; born September 5, 1990) is a South Korean figure skater.
She is the 2010 Olympic champion in Ladies' Singles, the 2009 World champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, a three-time (2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010) Grand Prix Final champion, the 2006 World Junior champion, the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a four-time (2002–2005) South Korean national champion.
Kim is the first South Korean figure skater to win a medal at an ISU Junior or Senior Grand Prix event, ISU Championship, and the Olympic Games. She is the first female skater to win the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Four Continents Championships and the Grand Prix Final. She is one of the most highly recognized athletes and media figures in South Korea.
She is the current record holder for ladies in the short program, the free skating and the combined total under the ISU Judging System. She is also the first female skater to surpass the 200-point mark under the ISU Judging System. She has never been placed off the podium in her entire career.
Personal life
Kim was born in 1990 in Bucheon, Gyeonggi and moved to Gunpo when she was six years old. She trains in South Korea and the United States.In 2008, Kim was baptized as a Catholic alongside her mother, taking the saint's name Stella. In 2009, Kim enrolled at Korea University as a Physical Education major.
The correct transliteration of her name from Korean would be 'Kim Yeona'. However, when she applied for her passport, she intended to write her name as 'Yun-a', but the official mis-wrote her name as 'Yu-na'. In Hangul, 'Yu-na' would properly be spelled "유나" and not "연아." From the 2010-2011 season, her name was registered as 'Yuna Kim' at ISU profile.
Career
Early career
Kim began skating at the age of 7. Her coach at the time, Jong-Hyeon Ryu, strongly suggested to Kim's mother that Kim should continue to skate, predicting that she would become a world-class figure skater in the future. In a 2011 interview, she gave credit to her coaches for noticing her aptness for skating, "My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating. I was born with a good instrument, maybe more so than the talent. I was lucky my coaches noticed early on and helped me develop that. A lot of people don't know they are born that way."In 2002, Kim competed internationally for the first time at the Triglav Trophy, where she won the gold medal in the novice competition. A year later, at age 12, she won the senior title at the South Korean Championships, becoming the youngest skater ever to win that title. She won her second international competition at the Golden Bear of Zagreb, a novice competition. She continued her reign as the South Korean champion in 2004.
Junior career
2004–2005 season
In the 2004–2005 season, Kim competed as a junior at the ISU Junior Grand Prix. She won a silver medal at the event in China and a gold medal at the event in Hungary. She won a silver medal at the 2004–2005 Junior Grand Prix Final with an overall score of 137.75 points.She retained her National Championship title for the third year in a row on her way to the 2005 World Junior Championships. At that competition, she won a silver medal earning 158.93 points and landed her first triple-triple combination jump in the free skating.
2005–2006 season
For the 2005–2006 season, Kim was not old enough to compete at the 2006 Olympics, even if South Korea earned a spot at the final qualifying competition, the 2005 Karl Schäfer Memorial.Instead, she competed in the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix and won both of her competitions in Bulgaria and Slovakia. At the 2005–2006 Junior Grand Prix Final, she won the competition 28.34 points ahead of silver medalist Aki Sawada. During her free skate, she landed seven triple jumps, including a triple flip – triple toe loop combination and a double axel – triple toe loop combination.
Kim won her fourth senior national title. At the 2006 World Junior Championships, she won the gold medal scoring 177.54 points overall, with a 24.19-point margin of victory over silver medalist Mao Asada.
Senior career
2006–2007 season
In order to prepare for her senior debut in the 2006–2007 season, Kim trained extensively at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club of Toronto, Canada during the summer of 2006.
Kim made her senior international debut at 2006 Skate Canada where she won a bronze medal after being placed first at the short program and fourth in the free skate program with a total overall score of 168.48 points.
At the 2006 Trophée Eric Bompard, Kim received a score of 65.22 in the short program and 119.32 in the free skate, placing first both of them and won the event with 184.54 points, 10.10 points ahead of silver medalist Miki Ando. Those performances qualified Kim for the Grand Prix Final for the first time.
At the 2006 Grand Prix Final in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Kim placed third in the short program with 65.06 points and first in the free skating with 119.14. She won the Grand Prix Final earning 184.20 points, by a margin of 11.68 ahead over silver medalist Mao Asada.
Kim was forced to withdraw due to an injury at the 2007 South Korean Championships and was unable to defend her national title. In January 2007, Kim was diagnosed as being in the early stage of lumbar disc herniation (L4~L5).
Kim was selected to compete at the 2007 World Championships based on her performance during the season. Because of the placement of Choi Ji Eun the year before, South Korea had only one spot in the World Championships. During the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Kim won the short program with 71.95 points, setting the highest short program score ever under the ISU Judging System and consequently, a world record. She placed fourth in the long program earning 114.19 points, and finished third overall with 186.14 points behind Japanese skaters Miki Ando and Mao Asada. Kim's placement qualified South Korea two ladies entries for the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships. Kim was the only lady skater whose triple-triple combination was recognized by the judges in both the short and the free skating programs in the 2006–2007 season.
In March 2007, Brian Orser became her new full-time coach. Satisfied with the training environment in Toronto, Kim made Toronto her training home.
2007–2008 season
Kim was assigned to the 2007 Cup of China and the 2007 Cup of Russia Grand Prix for the 2007–2008 ISU Grand Prix season.Kim started off the 2007–2008 season winning the 2007 Cup of China with a total score of 180.68 points, which was 24.34 ahead of silver medalist Caroline Zhang. She landed a triple flip-single toe loop combination, a triple Lutz, a double Axel and placed 3rd in the short program. But the next day, she hit a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a triple loop, triple lutz-double toe loop combination, double axel-triple toe loop combination, a single lutz, a triple salchow, a double axel and three level-four spins to score 122.36 points in the free skating.
At the 2007 Cup of Russia, Kim won both the short program scoring 63.50 points and the free skate with 133.70 points, to finish first overall with 197.20 points, 24.43 ahead of silver medalist Yukari Nakano, which set a world record for the free skate score under the ISU Judging System. She executed triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a triple loop, a triple lutz-double toe loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination, a triple lutz, triple salchow and double axel.
Kim qualified for the 2007–2008 Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy. She won the short program with 64.62 points and was placed second in the free skate earning 132.21. With a total score of 196.83 points, Kim won her second Grand Prix Final.
Kim did not compete at the 2008 Korean Nationals and withdrew from the 2008 Four Continents a week before the event due to a hip injury.
With persistent hip injury and back pain, she competed at the 2008 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. She was placed fifth in the short program with 59.85 points, but rebounded in the free skate to win the program with 123.38. She scored 183.23 points overall, winning her second consecutive bronze medal at the World Championships.
2008–2009 season
Kim was assigned to the 2008 Skate America and the 2008 Cup of China Grand Prix for the 2008–2009 ISU Grand Prix season.
At the 2008 Skate America, Kim was placed first in the short program with a score of 69.50, standing out by the margin of 11.70 points despite a trouble in her double axel. She went on to capture the ladies title by winning the free skate as well with a score of 123.95. She won the event earning 193.45 points overall, a score that was more than 20 points ahead of silver medalist Yukari Nakano of Japan.
Her success continued at the 2008 Cup of China, where she received a score of 63.64 in the short program and 128.11 in the free skate, placing first in both of them. The combined total of 191.75 was nearly 21 points ahead of silver medalist Miki Ando of Japan. Her performance qualified her for a spot in the Grand Prix Final.
During the 2008–2009 Grand Prix Final, which was held in Goyang, South Korea, she was placed first in the short program with 65.94 points and second in the free skate where she earned 120.41 points. She won silver medal with a total score of 186.35 points, 2.20 behind Mao Asada of Japan.
Kim competed in the 2009 Four Continents in Vancouver, Canada. She set a new world record of 72.24 points in the short program with a clean performance. She scored 116.83 in the free skating program, keeping the lead with 189.07 points overall and winning the gold medal.
During the 2009 World Championships, held in Los Angeles, United States, she set another new world record of 76.12 points in the short program, surpassing her previous record by almost four points. She performed a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a triple lutz and a double axel as well as earning a level four on all her spins and her spiral sequence. She also won the free skating program, scoring 131.59 points and showing great presentation skills with her artistry and her musicality. She executed a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, a double axel, a triple lutz-double toe loop-double loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination, a triple lutz and a double axel. As a result, she set a new world record total of 207.71 as well as winning her first World Championship title and she became the first female skater to surpass 200 points under the ISU Judging System. Her margin of victory was 16.42 points ahead of silver medalist Joannie Rochette. She was the only competitor who earned eights in program components marks in both the short program and the free skate at the competition. Kim was the only female skater whose triple-triple combination was recognized by the judges in both the short and free programs during the 2008–2009 season.
2009–2010 season
Kim was assigned to the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard and the 2009 Skate America in the 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix season.
At the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard, she placed first in the short program with the score of 76.08 points, 16.44 points ahead of Yukari Nakano. She successfully executed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, followed by a triple flip and a double axel. Her spiral sequence and all three spins were graded a level four. Opening with a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination and showing great artistic skills, she won the free skate scoring 133.95 points. She also executed a double axel-double toe loop-double loop, a double axel-triple toe loop, a triple salchow, a triple lutz and a double axel. She won the event with 210.03 points, 36.04 ahead of silver medalist Mao Asada. Kim set world records for the free skate and the overall score under the ISU Judging System at the competition.
At the 2009 Skate America, Kim placed first again after the short program with the score of 76.28, which was 17.48 points ahead of her closest competitor Rachael Flatt. She received +2.20 grade of execution for her triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, the highest ever given for jumps by the ISU in ladies' figure skating. She placed second in the free skate with the score of 111.70 points, due to mistakes in her jumps. Although it was one of her lowest scores, she still won the event with 187.98 points, beating silver medalist Rachael Flatt with a lead of 13.07. At the competition, she set a new world record again for the short program under the ISU Judging System.
Her victories in both Grand Prix events qualified her for the 2009–2010 Grand Prix Final in Tokyo, Japan, in December 2009. At the event, she placed second in the short program with 65.64 points, 0.56 behind Miki Ando. The next day, she won the free skate with 123.22 points. As a result, Kim won her 3rd Grand Prix Final title with a total of 188.86 points.
In February 2010, Kim competed in the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, where she captured Olympic gold.
In March 2010, Kim competed at the 2010 World Championships in Turin, Italy. Kim said she had struggled with finding the motivation to compete at the World Championships after winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games. Kim placed seventh in the short program with 60.30 points. She opened with a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, but had problems with her layback spin and spiral sequence. She rebounded in the free skate to win the program with 130.49 points completing a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple flip, a double axel-double toe loop-double loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination and a triple lutz, but having trouble with her triple salchow and double axel. She won the silver medal totalling 190.79 points.
2010 Winter Olympics
In February 2010, Kim competed in the ladies event at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She entered the Games as a strong favorite to win the gold.
In the short program on February 23, she executed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple flip and a double axel. Her spirals and her spins were graded a level four. Her technical score of 44.70 points was the highest of the event. She also received superior scores in the program components, where she received 33.80 due to her interpretative artistic skills. As a result Kim scored 78.50 points, taking the lead by 4.72 over Mao Asada of Japan and achieving her best score in the short program. She set a new world record.
On February 25, she won the free skate with a score of 150.06 points, 18.34 ahead of Asada, who also came in second place in that segment of the competition. Kim landed a triple lutz-triple toe loop combination, a triple flip, a double axel-double toe loop-double loop combination, a double axel-triple toe loop combination, a triple salchow, a triple lutz and a double axel as well as receiving level fours for her spins and her spiral sequence. Combined with her grace and musical expression, both her technical score of 78.30 and her presentation of 71.76 were the highest of the night. She was the only competitor to earn nines in her program components scores. She set a new world record for the free skate under the ISU Judging System. Overall, Kim totaled 228.56 points, shattering her personal best and own old world record by a margin of 18 points.
Kim's short program, long program and combined total scores in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver were the highest scores ever since the ISU Judging System was created, and were automatically registered in the Guinness World Records. After the 2010 Winter Olympics, Hillary Clinton praised Kim's Olympic performance.
2010–2011 season
Kim was assigned to the 2010 Cup of China and to the 2010 Cup of Russia for the 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix season. However, she chose not to compete in the Grand Prix series to focus on the 2011 World Championships. She won the silver medal at the event after being placed first in the short program and second in the free skating with a total score of 194.50 points, 1.29 behind Miki Ando. She said she might miss the next Grand Prix series due to her work promoting South Korea's successful bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. In May 2011, Kim told Around the Rings that bringing the Winter Olympics to PyeongChang would be an inspiration to young athletes in Korea.
Coaching change
In August 2010, Kim and her coach of four years, Brian Orser parted ways. Their split was first known to public by Orser's press release. Orser claimed that his dismissal had been "sudden and unexpected" and that he had been given no explanation for the split and decided to make the separation public because he did not want it to become a distraction for his other skaters, including Americans Adam Rippon and Christina Gao. However, Rippon said in an interview that they had known about the situation longer than the general public, and had time to deal with it. He said "It hasn't affected Brian's coaching, and it certainly hasn't affected my training." Kim posted an online message accusing Orser of lying. She stated on her official website that they had been maintaining an awkward and ambiguous relationship for months and that she was perplexed by Orser's announcement. She also said that the dismissal had been her decision and that the reason behind it did not need to be made public. After the split, Orser gave multiple interviews regarding his dismissal. On August 25, 2010, Orser caused controversy by revealing Kim's 2010–2011 competitive program information to the press without Kim and her choreographer's consent. Soon after, Kim left the rink where she had trained with Orser, and is now training at East West Ice Palace in Los Angeles owned by Michelle Kwan.On October 5, 2010, Peter Oppegard was announced as Kim's coach.
Skating technique
Kim landed her first triple jump at the age of 10, and at 12, she used five triple jumps in her figure skating programs. When she was 14 years old, she landed her first triple-triple combination jump at the 2005 World Junior Championships.
Kim has executed three different triple-triple combination jumps in competitions: a triple lutz-triple toe loop, a triple flip-triple toe loop, and a triple toe loop-triple toe loop. She can also execute a triple lutz-double toe loop-double loop jump combination. She has received +2.20 grade of execution for jumps, and she has also received +2.00 grade of execution for her spiral sequence, steps sequence and spins.
One of Kim's most famous moves is the bent-leg layover camel spin. She has performed the spin position since 2004. Although she did not invent the move, it is now frequently called the "Yuna spin" or "Yuna camel".
Her signature move is a layback ina bauer that she leads directly into a double axel jump, to a double axel-triple toe loop jump combination or to a double axel-double toe loop-double loop jump combination.
Kim is famous for her strong technical skills, mature artistry, elegance and for the great ice coverage of her jumps due to her high speed take-off. Her triple lutz-triple toe loop combination jump is known for its huge scale.
TV show
In May 2011, Kim began to host a show called “Kim Yu-na’s Kiss and Cry” . The program will portray the challenging process of ten popular entertainers as they learn how to figure skate from professional skaters. The ten stars include comedian Kim Byung-man, singer U-Know of TVXQ, Krystal of f(x), IU, Son Dam-bi, actors Park Jun-geum, Seo Ji-suk, Lee Ah-hyun, Jin Ji-hee and speed skater Lee Kyu-hyuk.
Public life and endorsements
Among Kim's official sponsors are Kookmin Bank, Nike, Korean Air and Hyundai Motor Company. Her other endorsements include Anycall (mobile phone), Hauzen (air conditioner), Lac Vert (cosmetics), Maeil Dairies Co.Ltd (dairy products), Saffron (fabric softener), Tous Les Jours (bakery), J. Estina (jewelry) and Qua (apparel). Her skating music and other favorites were compiled in the album ''Yuna Kim ~ Fairy On ICE ~ Skating Music'' (Universal Music Korea, 2008).Kim was the headliner of the ice show 2008, 2009 and 2010 Festa on Ice produced by her former agency, IB Sports. IB Sports produced another ice show, Ice All Stars 2009, which took place in Seoul on August 14–16, 2009. Michelle Kwan, who is Kim's idol and the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, joined the ice show.
In April 2010, Kim left IB Sports and set up her own agency called All That Sports Corp. (AT Sports) with the support of her mother. They organized an ice show, All That Skate.
Kim has appeared in many commercials in South Korea. Her commercial for a new touchscreen haptic phone from Samsung Electronics, dubbed as ''Yuna's Haptic'' (SPH-W7700), sold over one million devices in a record seven months. The "Yuna's Haptic" cell phone, released in May 2009 sold over 550 thousand devices in the first 80 days of sales. During the 2010 Winter Olympics, ''Forbes'' magazine named Kim, along with American snowboarder Shaun White, as the top-earning athletes participating in the Olympics with $7.5 million each to their name. In August 2010, ''Forbes'' magazine listed her as one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world, with annual earnings of $9.7 million.
Kim has worked in several projects as a singer. She recorded a duet with K-pop singer Lee Seung-gi to collaborate on "Smile Boy", the 2010 Football World Cup commercial song. She also sang with Korean band Big Bang on the single "Shouts of Reds" created for the Korean World Cup soccer team. Kim has also performed songs by Korean pop singers Taeyeon from Girls' Generation, IU, Narsha and BoA on the television show ''Kim Jung Eun's Chocolate''.
Kim was named as an ambassador for the 2010–2012 Visit Korea Year. Kim has been rated as one of the world's most influential people in 2010 by ''TIME''. In July 2010, Kim was named international UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. She was also named an ambassador for the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit alongside actress Han Hyo Joo and soccer player representative Park Ji-Sung.
In August 2010, in honor of Kim's visit, the city of Los Angeles designated August 7 as "Yu-Na Kim Day" and granted her honorary citizenship. She also received the "Proud Korean Award" from the Korean American Leadership Foundation in the city on the same day as Sammy Lee, the two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's diving in 1948 and 1952.
In September 2010, Kim was invited to the United Nation's New York headquarter to mark the annual International Day of Peace celebration in capacity of UNICEF International Goodwill Ambassador. She joined the ceremony alongside high level UN officials including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Goodwill Ambassadors representing other branches of the United Nations. There, she advocated peace messages from UNICEF.
In October 2010, Kim and her management All That Sports debuted 2010 All That Skate LA, a US version of their highly successful Korean ice show brand, All That Skate, at Staples Center, Los Angeles. The show, which was directed by renowned Canadian choreographer David Wilson and boasted an impressive all-star cast, including the five-time world champion Michelle Kwan, the reigning Olympic champions from three skating disciplines including Kim, and many world champions, received rave reviews from both figure skating fans and critics for bringing a new style of skating show to the US and also for its overall high quality production.
Kim won the Sportswoman of the Year Award from Women's Sports Foundation on October 12, 2010.
On January 28, 2010, Kim published her book, ''Kim Yu-na's Seven-Minute Drama'', about her experience with figure skating since the age of seven to the preparation of 2010 Winter Olympic in Vancouver. The Chosun Ilbo stated that the book "deals with her attempts to overcome her obstacles and to become the world's top figure skater." In addition to this book, she also wrote a book called ''Like Kim Yuna'', published on March 30, 2010. This book targets younger readers.
Kim played a key role in South Korea's effort to win the rights to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Kim was part of the Olympic Committee for PyeongChang, the Korean hosting city. The Korean committee members including Kim traveled to Durban, South Africa, where International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s decision for the hosting city was finalized on July 6th 2011. There, she fulfilled her role as Korean delegation by promoting PyeongChang as an athlete ambassador and an Olympic champion. Kim was one of the eight Korean delegates who appeared before the July 6th IOC conference and delivered a presentation for Pyeongchang, which won the hosting rights over other rival cities, Munich of Germany and Annecy of France.
Donations
Kim donated more than 2.0 billion won ($1.7 million) as of Oct, 2009 and is continuing her effort in many ways. Her charitable contributions known to public include: Every Year since Jan 2007 – 12 million won scholarships to 6 young skaters after her first advertisement endorsement of Kookmin Bank. May 2007 – 10 million won scholarship to fellow skater Hyeon-Jung Kim after making a contract with LG Household & Health Care advertisement. September 2007 – 200 million won (100 million of her own + 100 million won additional contributions from Ivy Club) in form of school uniforms to low-income-family youths after making a contract with Ivy Club advertisement. December 2007 – 100 school uniforms (worth 20 million won) to youths damaged by Taean oil spill disaster. April 2008 – Visited Everland with 800 children from Seoul Boys Town on Kookmin Bank Volunteer Day. May 2008 – 50 million won (in addition to contributions from Daishin Securities) to young skaters after giving a talk to public at Daishin Investment Forum 2008. May 2008 – 40 million won worth of one-year provision of Maeil Dairies Company products to low-income-family youths. May 2008 – Participated in the recording of a humanitarian song "I Love Asia" Project to help earthquake victims of Sichuan, China. December 2008 – 100 million won worth of school uniforms to low-income-family youths after renewing her advertisement contract with Ivy Club. December 2008 – Over 1,000 dolls, she received at Grand Prix Final, to juvenile cancer wards in hospitals in metropolitan Seoul area. December 2008 – 50 million won to young skaters at "Little Yuna' Youth skaters support project" Campaign of Sports Toto Lottery Company. December 2008 – 144 million won, total amount of ticket earnings from the charity ice show "Angels on Ice 2008" to children with rare diseases and juvenile cancer patients. April 2009 – 100 million won worth of dairy products to low-income-family youths through the Seongname Welfare Center of World Vision. May 2009 – 100 million won and skate boots while participating in UNICEF Pigotta Doll Project to help children with immunization campaign. December 2009 – Her portrait rights for free to be included in the Christmas seals for tuberculosis eradication. January 2010 – 100 million won through UNICEF to Haiti relief. April 2010 – 50 million won, some part of earnings from Festa on Ice 2010, to ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772) victims who passed away in the ship. July 2010 – As a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, she thanked Haiti donors. August 2010 – $10,000 to UNICEF. It was the prize money awarded to Kim with her Proud Korean Award by the Korean-American Leadership Foundation in Los Angeles. December 2010 – $45,000 to children of families without parents through the Korean Committee for UNICEF. May 2011 – $27,000, her prize money from the 2011 world championships to help victims of the quake-tsunami disaster in Japan
Programs
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short Program ! Free Skating ! Exhibition |- ! 2011-2012 | | | Fever by Beyoncé choreography by David Wilson |- ! 2010–2011 | Giselle by Adolphe Adam choreography by David Wilson | Homage to Korea Korean folk music including Arirang choreography by David Wilson | Bulletproof by La Roux choreography by David Wilson |- ! 2009–2010 | James Bond Medleyby Monty Norman, John Barryand David Arnoldchoreography by David Wilson | Concerto in F by George Gershwin choreography by David Wilson | Méditationfrom ''Thaïs'' by Jules Massenetchoreography by David Wilson ----Don't Stop the Music by Rihanna choreography by Sandra Bezic |- ! 2008–2009 | Danse Macabreby Camille Saint-Saënschoreography by David Wilson | Scheherazadeby Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakovchoreography by David Wilson | Goldfrom ''Camille Claudel''by Linda Ederchoreography by David Wilson ----Only Hopefrom ''A Walk to Remember''by Mandy Moorechoreography by David Wilson |- ! 2007–2008 | Die Fledermausby Johann Strauss IIchoreography by David Wilson | Miss Saigon by Claude-Michel Schönbergchoreography by David Wilson | Only Hopefrom ''A Walk to Remember''by Mandy Moorechoreography by David Wilson ----Once Upon a Dreamfrom ''Jekyll and Hyde''by Linda Ederchoreography by David Wilson ----Just a Girl by No Doubtchoreography by David Wilson |- ! 2006–2007 | El Tango de Roxannefrom ''Moulin Rouge!''by Craig Armstrong Despertarby Ástor Piazzollachoreography by Tom Dickson | The Lark Ascendingby Ralph Vaughan Williamschoreography by David Wilson | Reflectionfrom ''Mulan''by Christina Aguilerachoreography by Brian Orser |- ! 2005–2006 | El Tango de Roxannefrom ''Moulin Rouge!''by Craig Armstrong Despertar by Ástor Piazzollachoreography by Tom Dickson | Papa, Can You Hear Me?from ''Yentl''by Michel Legrandchoreography by Jeffrey Buttle and Jadene Fullen | One Day I'll Fly Away from ''Moulin Rouge!''by Nicole Kidmanchoreography by Seyeol Kimand Yuna Kim |- ! 2004–2005 | Snowstormby Georgy Sviridovchoreography by Catarina Lindgren | Papa, Can You Hear Me?from ''Yentl''by Michel Legrandchoreography by Jeffrey Buttle and Jadene Fullen | Benby Michael Jacksonchoreography by Hyeonjeong Jiand Yuna Kim |- ! 2003–2004 | Snowstormby Georgy Sviridovchoreography by Catarina Lindgren | Carmenby Georges Bizetchoreography by Catarina Lindgren | |- ! 2002–2003 | Can-canby Jacques Offenbachchoreography by Catarina Lindgren | Carmenby Georges Bizetchoreography by Catarina Lindgren | |- ! 2001–2002 | Can-canby Jacques Offenbachchoreography by Catarina Lindgren | The Carnival of the Animalsby Camille Saint-Saënschoreography by Garnet | |}
Competitive results
Senior results
| Event | ! 2007–2008 | ! 2008–2009 | ! 2009–2010 | ! 2010–2011 | ||
| Winter Olympic Games | | | 1st | ||||
| World Figure Skating Championships | World Championships | align="center" bgcolor="cc9966">3rd| | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd |
| Four Continents Figure Skating Championships | Four Continents Championships | | | 1st | |||
| Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final | Grand Prix Final | align="center" bgcolor="gold"1st || | 1st | 2nd | 1st | |
| Skate America | | | 1st | 1st | |||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | align="center" bgcolor="gold"1st || | 1st | ||||
| Cup of Russia | | | 1st | ||||
| Cup of China | | | 1st | 1st | |||
| Skate Canada International | Skate Canada | align="center" bgcolor="cc9966"3rd || |
Junior and novice results
| !Event | !2001–2002 | !2002–2003 | !2003–2004 | !2004–2005 | !2005–2006 |
| Golden Bear, Zagreb | |||||
| Triglav Trophy |
Detailed results
Senior results
| ! Date | ! Event | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| April 24 – May 1, 2011 | ||||
| ! Date | ! Event | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| March 22 – 28, 2010 | ||||
| February 14 – 27, 2010 | ||||
| December 3 – 6, 2009 | ||||
| November 12 – 15, 2009 | ||||
| October 15 – 18, 2009 | ||||
| ! Date | ! Event | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| March 23 – 29, 2009 | ||||
| February 4 – 8, 2009 | ||||
| December 11 – 14, 2008 | ||||
| November 6 – 9, 2008 | ||||
| October 23 – 26, 2008 | ||||
| ! Date | ! Event | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| March 17 – 23, 2008 | ||||
| December 13 – 16, 2007 | ||||
| November 22 – 25, 2007 | ||||
| November 7 – 11, 2007 | ||||
| ! Date | ! Event | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| March 19 – 25, 2007 | ||||
| December 14 – 17, 2006 | ||||
| November 17 – 19, 2006 | ||||
| November 2 – 5, 2006 |
Junior results
| ! Date | ! Event | ! Level | ! QR | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| March 6 – 12, 2006 | Junior | |||||
| February 1 – 4, 2006 | Senior | |||||
| November 24 – 27, 2005 | Junior | |||||
| September 29 – October 2, 2005 | Junior | |||||
| September 1 – 4, 2005 | Junior | |||||
| ! Date | ! Event | ! Level | ! QR | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| February 26 – March 3, 2005 | Junior | |||||
| February 1 – 4, 2005 | Senior | |||||
| December 2 – 5, 2004 | Junior | |||||
| September 16–19, 2004 | Junior | |||||
| September 1 – 5, 2004 | Junior | |||||
| ! Date | ! Event | ! Level | ! QR | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| February 2 – 5, 2004 | Senior | |||||
| ! Date | ! Event | ! Level | ! QR | ! SP | ! FS | ! Total |
| March 8 – 11, 2003 | Senior |
References
External links
Official website
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