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Queen Yu-Na/Bond Girl: Behind the Scenes
By Gayatri Bajpai
I never watched skating much before, but Joannie Rochette's bronze medal performance brought me close to tears and I have to say, though the tragedy surrounding her mother's death was a compelling factor, there's something about skating in itself that makes you emotional. Corny as it sounds, something inside you soars with the skaters as they spin and fly over the ice. Music choice also obviously makes or breaks the choreography and I have to say I'm a big fan of what they did for Kim Yu-Na's performance.
I didn't catch the women's final, unfortunately, but I did find a youtube video of "The Queen," a title that Yu-Na has earned at the tender age of 19. I was struck by how much she does look like a "Bond Girl" with the whole black silhouette thing going on.
I'm amazed at how she's just practicing and for some reason, it's still riveting. I love how she lets it all hang loose, sports her black tights with confidence, does crazy spins at incredible precision and surprises everyone with her smooth transition from "regal princess" to "cool chick with a 'tude." And, of course, the signature smoking-gun move.
Does she like it shaken, not stirred? More like on the rocks. Well, definitely on a big block of ice.
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