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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint women's hockey team looks to bounce back
PYEONGCHANG -- The joint Korean women's hockey team will look to have a bounceback game against Sweden in its second game of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday.Korea was hammered by the sixth-ranked Switzerland 8-0 on Saturday at Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, the host city of all ice events, located just east of PyeongChang. Despite 6,000 raucous, partisan fans behind them, including South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the unified team barely put up a fight, managing just eight sho
More SportsFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] On Social Media: Korean women’s ice hockey team’s Olympic debut
The much-awaited Olympic debut of Korean women’s ice hockey team took place on Saturday night.The team, which is the first in Olympic history to have athletes from both Koreas, lost 8-0 to Switzerland.Here is what’s being talked about the historic match on social media, including the North Korean cheerleaders, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, among others.“Hats off to her”“Hats off to her” Swiss goalie @schellingf gave a shout out to Team Korea goalie So Jung Shin, who made 44 saves on 52 sho
Olympic GamesFeb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Day 2: What’s trending
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games is now well into its second day. Here is what’s trending in South Korea and abroad right now. Kim Young-nam, (top row, left) the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of North Korea, tears up while watching athletes from South Korea and North Korea march under the Korea Unification Flag during the 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony at PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, Friday. To the right of Kim Young-nam
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Koreas' first unifed women's hockey team falls 8-0 in Olympic debut
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- The unified Korean women’s hockey team lost 8-0 against Switzerland on Saturday’s preliminary round match, but there was an unmistakable good feeling among the South Korean audience. The combined athletes created a symbol of good will between the two Koreas that have been divided for over 70 years. For the first time in any Olympics, the two countries still technically at war joined up to compete together in a unified team Korea at the Kwandong Hockey Center in Gan
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Lim Hyo-jun secures S. Korea's first gold in PyeongChang Olympics
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- Lim Hyo-jun secured South Korea’s first medal of the PyeongChang Olympics on Saturday with gold in men’s short track speedskating.Lim won the race in 2 minutes and 10.485 seconds, a new games record, in the final on the men’s 1,500 meters at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Lim Hyo-jun wins gold (Yonhap)Fellow South Korean and world No. 1 Hwang Dae-heon fell while in third with two laps to go, and did not finish.Earlier in the day Choi Min-je
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korean team sets games record in ladies' 3,000m relay heat 1 despite fall
South Korea won its heat in the women's 3,000-meter short track speedskating relay at the PyeongChang Olympics on Saturday, despite a fall early on.Sim Suk-hee, Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ye-jin and Lee Yu-bin skated to a new Olympic record 4minutes and 6.387 seconds in heat 1 of the competition at the Gangneung Ice Arena.South Korean short track speedskater Lee Yu-bin (left) tags in teammate Choi Min-jeong during heat 1 of the women`s 3,000-meter relay at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday. (Yonhap)L
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea's Choi Min-jeong loses 500m silver on penalty
South Korea's teenager Choi Min-jeong lost the silver medal in the women's 500 meter short track speed skating event on a penalty on Tuesday at the ongoing PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Choi Min-jeong (Yonhap)In the finals of the event, held at the Gangneung Ice Arena, the world No. 1 crossed the finish line a short distance after Arianna Fontana of Italy. But the judges assessed a penalty to Choi, citing impeding. Due to Choi's elimination, Yara van Kerkhof of the Netherlands and Kim Boutin o
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Meet Inmyeonjo, the new, unofficial mascot of PyeongChang
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- It seems like the PyeongChang Winter Games has a new, unofficial mascot: a human-faced bird named Inmyeonjo. The Inmyeonjo stages a performance at the PyeongChang Olympics opening ceremony at PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, Friday. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald) The bird, which appears in tomb paintings from Korea’s ancient kingdom of Goguryeo, was featured during the opening
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang’s use of ‘Gangnam Style’ receives mixed reactions
One of the most talked about things about Friday’s opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Games is undoubtedly Gangnam Style -- South Korean singer Psy’s song that became a mega-hit worldwide when it was released back in 2012. The catchy K-pop track, which features and is inspired by a lifestyle associated with the wealthy Seoul district in the title, was played as some of the Olympic teams, including the US delegation, marched into the stadium during the ceremony. The use of the song has receive
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Sweden's Kalla wins 1st gold medal of Olympics
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla won the first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Games and Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen took silver in the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon to become the most decorated female Winter Olympian ever. (yonhap)Bjoergen captured her 11th career medal Saturday, breaking a three-way tie with Russian Raisa Smetanina and Italian Stefania Belmondo. Kalla won the race by more than seven seconds, breaking away from the pack in the final 2 kilometers to avenge her loss to B
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] South Korea stages world-record drone light show at 2018 Olympic opening ceremony
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Thousands of glittering drones filled the night skies of PyeongChang at the tech-savvy 2018 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday, impressing Olympic viewers worldwide. A record-setting 1,218 drones shot into the sky and traveled to a nearby ski slope, first taking on the shape of a moving snowboarder and later rearranging themselves into the iconic interlocking five Olympic rings.Adding further excitement to the performance, hundreds of South Korean sn
TechnologyFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea routed by Russia in men's hockey tune-up game
South Korea was routed by the Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR) team 8-1 in its final men's hockey tune-up game before the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday.Former National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist, while Nikita Gusev scored twice for OAR in the game at Anyang Ice Arena in Anyang, just south of Seoul. Brock Radunske managed South Korea's lone goal in the first period.Both South Korea, coached by former NHL defenseman Jim Paek, and OAR will compete
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] President Moon, NK nominal head to cheer together for joint hockey team
President Moon Jae-in will travel to the eastern city of Gangneung on Saturday to cheer for South and North Korean athletes competing in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, his office Cheong Wa Dae said. He will first watch the men's short track speed skating preliminaries, in which both South and North Korean skaters will compete. Kim Yong-nam (right) and Kim Yo-jong at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Saturday (Yonhap) Moon will later be joined by the visiting North Korean ceremonial head of st
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Tired of media coverage on North Korea? Here’s what South Koreans think
Jayine Chung says she gets frustrated whenever she switches on her TV these days. The 33-year-old, who works in the media industry in Seoul, collaborates often with foreign journalists who visit the peninsula to cover the two Koreas. “All I see are North Koreans, Kim Jong-un, and Kim Yo-jong (when I turn on my TV),” Chung told The Korea Herald. “As much as reconciliation and peace talks between the two nations are important, I feel that there should be a balanced coverage in the media.” It is u
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] 'Queen Yu-na' says it was 'big honor' to serve as cauldron lighter
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- South Korean figure skating icon Kim Yu-na said Saturday it was a huge honor for her to light the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony for the 23rd Winter Games. Kim, as many would have expected, was the cauldron lighter for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. To cap off the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on Friday, Kim, the 2010 Olympic champion in the ladies' singles figure skating, carried the sacred
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Winter Games schedules: Day 2
The following is the list of events for South Korean athletes on Sunday at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. All times are local.Fans are watching curling matches at the PyeongChang Winter Games in Gangneung on Saturday. (Yonhap)- Alpine skiing (Jeongseon Alpine Centre) Men's downhill (11:00 a.m.)- Biathlon (Alpensia Biathlon Centre)Men's 10km sprint (8:15 p.m.)- Cross-country skiing (Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre) Men's 15km + 15km skiathlon (3:15 p.m.)- Curling (Gangneung Curling Ce
Olympic GamesFeb. 10, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Top trending words on PyeongChang opening ceremony
The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics took place Friday. Here is what’s behind some of the most trending words in South Korea and abroad regarding the ceremony. (Photo on the left) (From left) Ha Hyun-woo, Lee Eun-mi, Jeon In-kwon and Ahn Ji-young sang John Lennon`s "Imagine" at the opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics. (Photo on the right) Lights in the shape of a dove enveloped the singers, symbolizing hopes for peace. (Yonhap)Imagine The first musical performance t
Olympic GamesFeb. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC head lauds joint march of two Koreas
PYEONGCHANG -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Friday cheered the two Koreas' efforts to march together at the opening ceremony, highlighting that the movement reflects the spirit of the competition. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, located 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2018. (Yonhap)"While you compete with each other, you live peacefully
Olympic GamesFeb. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Two Koreas march together under single flag
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- South and North Korean Olympic athletes marched together under a single flag at the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games Friday in one of the most visible signs of thawing ties. Select athletes and Olympic officials of the two Koreas enter the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium in PyeongChang, host city of South Korea`s first Winter Games, at the Olympics` opening ceremony on Feb. 9, 2018. (Yonhap)Tens of thousands of spectators cheered as over 100 s
North KoreaFeb. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Cold eases slightly during Winter Games opening ceremony
The 2018 Winter Games kicked off on Friday in the alpine town of PyeongChang, with spectators at the opening ceremony fortifying themselves against the cold of the mountainous region with thick coats and blankets. Spectators await for the official opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, located 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2018. (Yonhap)South Korea's state weather agency said temperatures reached minus 2.7 Celsius during the opening ceremony in PyeongChang
Olympic GamesFeb. 9, 2018