Japan Ice Skater Mao Asada Thankful For South Korean Rival Kim Yona

Japan s Mao Asada, who stands at the top of the figure skating world as the world champion in 2008 and 2010, and the only woman to have landed three of the complicated triple Axel jumps in competition, says she has her longstanding South Korean rival to thank for her being where she is right now. We ve been rivals ever since our Junior years. There was always a lot of attention on us and strong expectations of us in both Japan and South Korea, from the media and everyone, Asada told Reuters in an exclus