Friday, February 26, 2010
South Korea erupts in joy as its `queen' wins gold
Friday, February 26, 2010 | 
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[via Washington Post] SEOUL, South Korea -- For five minutes, all of South Korea held its breath, watching from offices, subway trains and packed restaurants as Kim Yu-na floated and twisted and twirled across Olympic ice. Then, as their "Queen Yu-na" made history by winning the country's first gold medal and a world record in figure skating, everyone erupted in a deafening cheer.
As tears of relief flowed down Kim's face, there was not a dry eye in sight here, either.
"I felt a lump in my throat when I saw Yu-na crying," said Lee Ji-soo, 24, watching the competition at a rink where Kim once trained.
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As tears of relief flowed down Kim's face, there was not a dry eye in sight here, either.
"I felt a lump in my throat when I saw Yu-na crying," said Lee Ji-soo, 24, watching the competition at a rink where Kim once trained.
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