24 Olympic Moments That Defined the Sport of Figure Skating

For many years, figure skating was largely dominated by North American and European athletes, but by the early 2000s, things had begun to shift, with countries like Japan and China becoming highly competitive on the world stage. Then, at the 2010 Olympics, Yuna Kim of South Korea made history as the first Korean skater to win an Olympic medal, earning her first-place finish with a world record 150.06 points. Still considered one of the all-time greats, Kim inspired an entire generation of Korean skaters, who consistently contend for medals in international competition.

Watch Kim's historic free skate here.