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2008/12/15 16:49 KST
Everybody's in love with Kim Yu-na, and so is the market

   By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Yonhap) -- Everyone loves Kim Yu-na, and this fair-skinned, ice-slicing high school sweetheart has become a magnet for South Korean companies hoping to capitalize on her charm.

Kim, an 18-year-old figure skater who took silver at the Grand Prix Final before an adoring home crowd this weekend signed a two-year sponsorship deal Monday with South Korea's top automaker, Hyundai Motors.