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[PyeongChang 2018] Nat'l alpine skiers to stage protest against PyeongChang 2018 selection
South Korean alpine skiers who failed to earn an Olympic selection will stage a protest in PyeongChang, the host city for the upcoming Winter Games, with their families, local authorities here said Saturday.According to the PyeongChang Police Station in Gangwon Province, the skiers and their family members submitted a document on Friday to stage a rally on the streets in Hoenggye, PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. They plan to have a 90-minute protest each day from Sunday to Thursd
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC asks visitors to 'wrap up properly' for PyeongChang's cold weather
International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman Mark Adams said Saturday that people who plan to visit PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony should "wrap up" for cold weather.During a press briefing on an IOC Executive Board meeting, Adams said he is aware of the bitter cold in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul."I should be wearing very warm clothes on myself and advise everyone to do the same," he said. "We're advising everyone to take sensible pre
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] After lethargic loss, men's hockey players vow to get better before PyeongChang
South Korean men's hockey players vowed to get better for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics after a lethargic loss to Kazakhstan in their tuneup contest on Saturday.Defenseman Lee Don-ku put South Korea on the board first in the opening frame at Seonhak International Ice Rink in Incheon, just west of Seoul, but Kazakhstan ended up taking the game 3-1.South Korea struggled on both ends, unable to sustain pressure on offense and cut off outlet passes on defense.Lee, the lone goal scorer, sa
Olympic GamesFeb. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean unified women's hockey team to don uniform by Finnish brand
GANGNEUNG -- The unified Korean women's ice hockey team will don a uniform made by a different company than every other team in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, officials said Friday.Nike has manufactured official Olympic jerseys for the seven other nations in the women's tournament at the Feb. 9-25 competition.The US company had also designed one for South Korea, but its 23 players will not get to wear it, as they've been joined by 12 North Koreans on an unprecedented joint team. (Yonhap)When a
More SportsFeb. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Rehearsal of PyeongChang opening ceremony set for Saturday
A rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will be held Saturday, its organizing committee said. The event will be held at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium at 8 p.m. before 20,000 people, including volunteers, residents and officials, the organizer said. The participants will be asked to keep details of the event secret. Organizers said unauthorized filming of the rehearsal or leaking details of the ceremony will be strictly banned, and violators can be held legally resp
More SportsFeb. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] NK delegation to PyeongChang 2018 mystery solved
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- When finalizing the size of the North Korean delegation for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Jan. 20, the International Olympic Committee said it would grant accreditations to 22 athletes and 24 officials.Of those, 12 women's ice hockey players and three officials arrived in South Korea first. They joined the South Korean team last Thursday to start training as the joint squad for the Olympics.The rest of the delegation arrived in South Korea on Thursday. But the
North KoreaFeb. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Moon demonstrates safety of self-driving car ahead of PyeongChang debut
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sought to promote the country's indigenously developed self-driving cars Friday, demonstrating their safety by riding in one himself.The president was joined by an official from the local developer of autonomous cars, Hyundai Motor Co., for a 15-minute ride in a self-driving fuel cell electric vehicle on the Seoul-Busan expressway."Self-driving fuel cell vehicles are a new type of vehicle that are at the very front of the Moon Jae-in administration's drive for
MobilityFeb. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] NK figure skaters get in 1st practice; short trackers rest
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- The North Korean figure skating duo of Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik got in their first practice on Friday, one day after arriving in South Korea for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Two North Korean short track speed skaters, meanwhile, skipped their scheduled morning practice here in Gangneung, the host of all ice events during the Feb. 9-25 Olympics.Ryom and Kim are among 22 North Korean athletes set to participate in PyeongChang 2018, the first Winter Games to take plac
More SportsFeb. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea to deploy 13,000 trash cans made of recycled paper at Olympics
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT plans to deploy 13,000 trash cans made with its proprietary paper recycling technology at the PyeongChang Olympics to spotlight the country’s efforts to promote environmental protection.It will also donate 6,000 boxes of A4 paper produced through its waste paper recycling technique for use at the International Broadcasting Center during the games, according to the ministry.The Korean government has been funding basic research for a number of fundamental
TechnologyFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Sports court lifts life bans of 28 Russians accused of doping
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Thursday lifted life bans on 28 of the 43 Russians accused of doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.In a decision that could allow some of them to compete in this month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, sport's top court ruled there was "insufficient" evidence that the athletes had benefited from a system of state-sponsored doping at the last Winter Games, hosted by Russia. This file photo taken on December 12, 2017 shows a man talking on the phone in fro
Olympic GamesFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Seoul announces measures to support foreign visitors to Olympics
Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday unveiled a package of support measures for visitors during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next week, as the capital city is expected to see 2.3 million foreigners traveling there during the international event. The mascots for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games Suhorang (R) and Bandabi. Yonhap“We expect that around 80 percent of the foreign tourists visiting South Korea for the Olympics, as well as the Games’ officials and high ranking delegates,
Olympic GamesFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic Truce Wall to be unveiled next week
The organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics will unveil the Olympic Truce Wall that symbolizes the games' key theme of peace next week.The unveiling ceremony of the mural will be held at the PyeongChang Olympic Village on Feb. 5.The mural was designed by Korean artist Yi Je-seok, who was inspired by Pope Francis' message on peace, namely that building bridges, not walls encourages relations among people. (Yonhap)The event will be attended by International Olympic Committee
Olympic GamesFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Athletes' villages in PyeongChang, Gangneung officially open
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The Olympic Villages, which will accommodate 2,900 athletes during the upcoming Winter Games, officially opened Thursday.The athletes' living quarters for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics -- split between one Olympic Village in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, and one in Gangneung, 230 kilometers east of the capital -- had their opening ceremonies, with hundreds of guests in attendance. The construction of the Villages was completed in December, but officials
More SportsFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Figure skating pairs duo headlines N. Korean delegation to PyeongChang 2018
A figure skating pairs duo headlined the list of North Korean athletes that arrived here on Thursday to start preparing for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik were among 10 athletes who landed at Yangyang International Airport via a South Korean chartered plane. They will check in to Gangneung Olympic Village in Gangneung, about 50 kilometers south of the airport. Gangneung is a sub-host city of all ice sports during PyeongChang 2018.The Ryom-Kim tandem was joined by
Olympic GamesFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Top organizer hoping for big Korean turnout at opening ceremony
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The top organizer of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics said this week that he is hoping for a big turnout of athletes for the joint Korean march at the game's opening ceremony.The divided countries reached a landmark agreement last month to march in together at the Feb. 9 opening ceremony. PyeongChang 2018 is the first Winter Olympics in South Korea, and this will be North Korea's first appearance at an Olympic Games held south of the border after it boycotted the
More SportsFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Arena for women's hockey games adds locker stalls for joint Korean team
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- The arena for women's hockey games during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics has added locker stalls to accommodate the joint Korean squad, an official for the venue said Thursday.Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, home of all ice events located just east of PyeongChang, has recently completed an expansion of its locker room and has installed 35 stalls for the unified Korean team.All other teams have the regular entry of 23 players. But in a landmark deal approved by the
More SportsFeb. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] KT’s 5G network ready to go at PyeongChang Olympics
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- South Korea’s KT, an official telecommunications partner for the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games, announced Wednesday that its ultra-fast 5G network is fully deployed and ready for use during the international sporting event. Over the past two years, KT has been working with its partners Intel and Samsung Electronics to deploy the world’s first large-scale 5G trial network at the PyeongChang Olympics, with aims to offer the public an early glimpse of the new tech
TechnologyJan. 31, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Village mayors ready to welcome Olympians at PyeongChang
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The chiefs of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics athletes' villages said Wednesday they are ready to welcome participants in the quadrennial multi-sports event and help them stay comfortable.Ryu Seung-min, a former Olympic gold medalist in table tennis, is at the helm of the main Olympic Village at PyeongChang, where athletes in snow events like alpine skiing will reside, and Kim Ki-hoon, a former short track speed skater, is in charge of the Gangneung Olympic Village, h
More SportsJan. 31, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Seoul virtually co-hosting venue of Olympics: Mayor Park
Seoul is virtually a co-hosting venue of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics slated for next month as all athletes, delegates, officials and tourists from around the world will “stay or pass through” the capital city during the games, the city’s Mayor Park Won-soon said during a press conference for the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club on Tuesday.“Seoul designated 52 days from Jan. 26 as special welcoming days and released five special support packages during the period (for foreign visitors)
Olympic GamesJan. 30, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang athletes village to open this week
With the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games just 10 days away, its two athletes' villages will open later this week for thousands of participants attending the multi-sports event, the games' organizing committee said Tuesday.The official opening ceremonies will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday -- one at PyeongChang and one at Gangneung -- according to the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Yonhap)There are two villages for the 2018 Winter Games. The Py
Olympic GamesJan. 30, 2018