Updated Mar.26,2007 07:52 KST

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Figure skating sensation Kim Yu-na has finished third in the World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo.

Bronze medalist Kim Yu-na from Korea (left), gold medalist Miki Ando (center) of Japan and silver medalist Mao Asada also from Japan posed together after the awards ceremony for the women's free skating at the World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo on Saturday. /AP-Yonhap

Kim fell twice in the freestyle program while attempting two separate triple-triples. She had set a record-high score in the women's short program Friday despite back pain.

Kim Yu-na performs during the women's free skating program at the World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo on Saturday. Kim won the bronze medal in the competition./AP

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