South Korea’s biggest celebrity made her farewell official at a press conference shortly after the medal ceremony.
She retires having never finished off the podium in her entire career, a testament to her skill, professionalism, and otherworldly consistency. But more importantly, she goes out in style. The outcome will do nothing to diminish the bulletproof legacy of Kim Yu-na, quite possibly the greatest to ever do it. Pity the same can’t be said for the sport she leaves behind.