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Yu-na Gearing Up for New Season

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By Kang Seung-woo

Staff Reporter

Kim Yu-na is getting ready to gear up for the new season.

``The program for the 2009-2010 season has not materialized yet. I have just talked about how to practice with my coaching staff,'' Kim said Sunday after wrapping up a three-day ice show in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

``We will dig deep into it after returning to Toronto on May 10. Once I am done with the selection of skating music, I believe that my new season program will be ready by the end of the month.

``I will stop enjoying the world championship title and prepare for the season from square one.''

Brian Orser, Kim's coach, said that he had talked about the new season with choreographer David Wilson and coach Tracy Wilson.

The 18-year-old ― who is on the radar of every company in the ad market ― revealed that she had enjoyed being back in Korea for the show.

``I had a great time at home after a long time,'' she said.

``After topping the world championships, I trained hard for this show. Every participant enjoyed the show without any pressure."

The event, titled ``Festa on Ice,'' featured big-time stars such as Stephane Lambiel, Patrick Chan, Shizuka Arakawa and Johnny Weir, and drew about 20,000 local figure skating fans.

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