Ice skating in Japan, like many other countries including the US, is a really important Olympic sport to the country. Japan prides itself on their performance at the Olympic Games in all sports. But in ice skating the pressure can even be larger. The little girls that perform have pressure put on them that even many adults could never imagine. For the 2010 Winter Olympics, the country of Japan will be sending three ladies to compete in the Olympics. The United Sates this year will be only sending two. But the girl to beat this year will be the reigning world champ Kim Yu-na from Korea. Kim is an amazing skater; many countries will be trying to compete with her. The problem is that she can do many things that the rest of the competitors cannot. Japan feels they are ready to try for the gold though. With three solid skaters there this year, they have a chance to bring home a couple of medals in the ice skating event for sure. So if you are tuning into the Olympics this year, Kim Yu-na may be the girl to beat, but watch out for Japan. These young ladies have been training and are by far considered the world’s best at what they do.