Now I don’t know a lot about figure skating, but when I watch Kim Yu-na, I know I’m seeing something incredible.  And since the ladies figure skating starts this week in Vancouver, I had to give a preview.

She currently holds the world record in the short program, long program, and combined score.

I don’t quite know how to describe her, except to say that she is amazing — an athlete of the caliber we rarely see.

Here’s her world record short program from November 2009:

And here’s her free skate from the world championships in 2009 (with the added bonus of commentary by someone OTHER THAN Scott Hamilton):

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