‘Queen Yuna’ named honorary ambassador for 2018 Olympics Games

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Reuters: Former Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yuna will play the role of honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea’s Pyeongchang.

South Korea's Kim Yuna performs during the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics-Reuters The 24-year-old, who became South Korea’s first Olympic figure skating gold medallist at the Vancouver Games, retired from the sport earlier this year after winning silver in Sochi. Kim was one of the key figures in Pyeongchang’s successful bid for the 2018 Games, making an impressive presentation to the International Olympic Committee session in South Africa in 2011. “The memories that I made with the bid committee are still fresh in my mind,” she said in a statement on Tuesday. “With these memories in stow I am excited to bring the same passion and commitment with me to this new role with the organising committee.” The figure skater was South Korea’s most popular sporting figure until her retirement and single-handedly made the sport popular back home.