Kim Yu-Na pens letter to Hillary Clinton

OLYMPIC figure skating champion Kim Yu-Na re-wrote the record books with her incredulous performance in Vancouver - and now it has been revealed she penned a letter to a former First Lady.

HUMBLE GRATITUDE: Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na pens a hand-written letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to thank her for her congratulations (Getty Images)

Kim, 19, collected gold at the Pacific Coliseum in February, achieving world record scores in the short and long programs and underlining her status as the world's best.

Superlatives have been bombarding ‘Queen Yu-Na' and despite failing to defend her world title last month, she remains South Korea's hottest sporting property.

Indeed, she even received praise from US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who admitted to South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan she had stayed up until the early hours to watch Kim's breath-taking performance.

And Kim, clearly touched, took it upon herself to respond with a letter, hand-written in Korean.

"It was very humbling to read newspapers reporting that you had complimented my performance," read the letter.

"It was all the more touching as I have always held deep admiration for the inspiring woman that you are and the momentous work that you do.

"As I strive to do better on the ice, it is highly motivating to know that more people are enjoying my performance and that your thoughts are with me, Madam Secretary. I will push myself harder."

So now we're just waiting for President Barack Obama, Clinton's former rival Democratic candidate, to speak out about his long-standing admiration for men's gold medallist Evan Lysacek.......maybe not.