Yu-Na received Sportswoman of the Year at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC

Yu-Na received Sportswoman of the Year at the Waldorf Astoria in NYC last night. Figure skater Yuna Kim and field hockey star Katie O’Donnell were honored with the prestigious Sportswoman of the Year Awards in the individual and team categories, respectively.

Yuna Kim received the Sportswoman of the Year Award for individual sport athletes. Kim became the first woman to have a combined final score of over 210 points and finishing 36.04 points ahead of her closest competitor. Kim has set two world records and in February 2010, she won the gold medal at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games in the Ladies’ Singles event, making her the first Korean to medal at an Olympic Winter Games. Kim is currently ranked No.1 by the International Skating Union.

List of Sportswoman of the Year Award – Individual Winners
2010 Yu-Na Kim
2009 Courtney Kupets
2008 Nastia Liukin
2007 Lorena Ochoa
2006 Melanie Troxel
2005 Erin Popovich
2004 Annika Sorenstam
2003 Natalie Coughlin
2002 Sarah Hughes
2001 Stacy Dragila
2000 Jenny Thompson
1999 Juli Inkster
1998 Michelle Kwan
1997 Gail Devers
1996 Amy Van Dyken
1995 Bonnie Blair
1994 Bonnie Blair
1993 Julie Krone