Figure skater Kim Yuna is one of the highest paid female athletes in the world

Figure skater Kim Yuna has become the 7th highest paid female athlete in the world.

Forbes recently released a list of the “Top 10 Highest Paid Female Athletes in the World”, in which Forbes reported that Kim Yuna made 10,200,000,000 KRW or ~$9 million US dollars just in the past year.

The full list of the highest paid female athletes includes:

1st: Maria Sharapova (Russia) – $27.1 million

2nd: Li Na (China) – $18.4 million

3rd: Serena Williams (USA) – $16.3 million

4th: Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) – $13.7 million

5th: Danica Patrick (USA) – $13 million

6th: Victora Azarenka (Belarus) – $9.6 million

7th: Kim Yuna (Korea) – $9 million

8th: Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) – $7.2 million

9th: Agnieszka Radwanska  (Poland) – $6.9 million

10th: Yani Tzeng (Taiwan) – $6.1 million

In related news, Kim Yuna, who earned a gold metal in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, is currently preparing to compete in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.

Source & Image: Max Movie via Nate