09 world championship women free standing ovation

"Kim skates with ease and lightness, seeming almost to fly across the ice, but has incredible power and strength. While other female skaters slow down as they approach their jumps, trying to steady themselves, she goes full speed ahead. Yet she lands as if she's touching down on a pillow. Her edge quality is so high, she carves the ice like a calligrapher. All of her jumps were landed to crescendos in the music, making the music as much a part of her program as any other element. Her footwork was exquisite, and she skated with the elegance of a queen throughout her " Sheherazade" program. The audience was on its feet for the last 15 seconds of her program, knowing it had seen something truly special for a second straight night." -AP 09worlds women free skating review
"Kim's performance is a thing of beauty. Every female figure skater who has Olympic aspirations and did not see Kim Yu-Na win the world championship Saturday night at Staples Center should be required to watch Kim's "Sheherazade" routine before taking to the ice again. They should study the way she expressed so much with her arms and carriage and face, creating a mood that entranced a nearly packed house. No one who saw her routine Saturday will forget it." -LA Times, Helene Elliott