Kim Yu-na has won Korea's first figure skating world title in record fashion.

In the World Figure Skating Championships Saturday evening in Los Angeles, Kim dominated the ladies' competition with a record overall score of 207.71, 16.42 points ahead of runner-up Joannie Rochette of Canada.

"Being the world champion was my dream and I did it here," the Associated Press quoted Kim as saying. "So it's just amazing."

In doing so, Kim became the first female competitor ever to break the 200-point barrier on Saturday, and more than made up for her third-place finishes at the World Championships over the previous two years.

Miki Ando of Japan finished third with a score of 190.38, with last year's champion and Kim's chief rival Mao Asada of Japan finishing fourth at 188.09.

AP National Writer Nancy Armour said, "(Kim) skates with incredible ease and lightness, seeming almost to fly across the ice. While other skaters slow down as they approach their jumps, trying to steady themselves, she goes full speed ahead. Yet she lands as if she's touching down on a pillow. She did five triple jumps, three in combination, including a triple flip-triple toe loop combination to open the program."