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Skating star Kim ranks among highest-paid female athletes
(LEAD) SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Figure skater Kim Yu-na ranked eighth among the world's highest-paid female athletes, according to a U.S. business magazine Tuesday.
Forbes magazine listed Kim at No. 8 with US$10 million in earnings over a 12-month period starting in July 2010. The figure includes prize money and corporate endorsements, the magazine said in its online edition.
The magazine had originally placed Kim seventh with estimated earnings of $11 million but changed the content later without giving an explanation.
The 20-year-old was the only winter sports athlete in the top 10. Forbes called her "South Korea's most popular athlete."
The magazine also noted that Kim founded her own management company, All That Sports, last year and it has organized ice shows in South Korea and Los Angeles.
Kim has signed major endorsement deals with some of Korea's top corporations, including Samsung, Hyundai Motor and Kookmin Bank. She is the reigning Olympic champion and also has a world championship to her credit.
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova topped the list for seventh straight year, having earned $25 million in the last 12 months.
Tennis players dominated the list with seven. Kim, racecar driver Danica Patrick and LPGA Tour golfer Paula Creamer were the only non-tennis players in the top 10.
Forbes magazine listed Kim at No. 8 with US$10 million in earnings over a 12-month period starting in July 2010. The figure includes prize money and corporate endorsements, the magazine said in its online edition.
The magazine had originally placed Kim seventh with estimated earnings of $11 million but changed the content later without giving an explanation.
The 20-year-old was the only winter sports athlete in the top 10. Forbes called her "South Korea's most popular athlete."
The magazine also noted that Kim founded her own management company, All That Sports, last year and it has organized ice shows in South Korea and Los Angeles.
Kim has signed major endorsement deals with some of Korea's top corporations, including Samsung, Hyundai Motor and Kookmin Bank. She is the reigning Olympic champion and also has a world championship to her credit.
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova topped the list for seventh straight year, having earned $25 million in the last 12 months.
Tennis players dominated the list with seven. Kim, racecar driver Danica Patrick and LPGA Tour golfer Paula Creamer were the only non-tennis players in the top 10.
