http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Olympics/2010/0224/Olympic-figure-skater-Kim-Yuna-Koreans-revel-in-her-dazzling-lead Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna: Koreans revel in her dazzling lead Korean Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna thrilled her countrymen as she took a commanding lead in the Olympic short program, beating out Japan's Mao Asada. By Donald Kirk Correspondent / February 24, 2010 Seoul, South Korea Tears welled up in Chang Sung-eun’s eyes as her office TV screen flashed the news: Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna had just set a scoring record of 78.50 in the short program at Vancouver’s Pacific Coliseum. Beside her, two young women wept openly and several young men burst into loud applause, shouting, “Excellent, excellent, great great.” For Koreans, it was a moment of total national pride, of success not only for Ms. Kim but for a nation that likes nothing better than to revel in triumph, especially when the victory is over Japan. In this case, Kim edged out arch-ri...
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