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[PyeongChang 2018] Administrative oversight costs speed skater Olympic berth

An administrative oversight has cost a South Korean speed skater a spot in next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The Korea Skating Union said Tuesday that Noh Seon-yeong, initially picked to rep...

Jan 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC President Bach says PyeongChang Olympics can send 'message of peace' to world

With the two Koreas having agreed to march in together at their opening ceremony, the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games can send "the message of peace" to the rest of the world, the world Olympic chief s...

Jan 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang's top organizer downplays controversy over joint flag

The head of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics organizing committee on Tuesday downplayed concerns over the planned use of the Korean Unification Flag, a joint flag symbolic of a unified Korean Pen...

Jan 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Pyeongchang Olympics opener to highlight peace through children's eyes

The opening ceremony for next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympic will highlight peace by following the fairytale-like adventures of five imaginary children from rural South Korea exploring the countr...

Jan 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean-born Russian short track star not to join Olympics

South Korean-born Russian short track speed skating star Victor An will not be allowed to compete at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, sources said Tuesday, presumably due to alleged links to Russia...

Jan 23, 2018
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[Newsmaker] S. Korean tennis star Chung Hyeon beats Novak Djokovic at Australian Open

Chung Hyeon continued his impressive run at the Australian Open on Monday after he beat former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to become the first South Korean to reach the last eight at a Grand Slam even...

Jan 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Teen skater hoping to restore reputation of men's short track at PyeongChang

The men's short track speed skating team of South Korea failed to win any medals at the 2014 Winter Games, and the 18-year-old skater phenom Hwang Dae-heon is widely seen as someone who can help the ...

Jan 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea's twin curlers share golden dream for Olympics

South Korea's twin curlers Lee Ki-bok and Lee Ki-jeong have different personalities, but when it comes to curling, the two share the same dream of winning the country's first medal in the sport at th...

Jan 22, 2018
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Mayweather, Lil Wayne cancel visit to Korea

Boxing and hip-hop stars Floyd Mayweather Jr., Lil Wayne and Lil Jamez have canceled their highly anticipated visit to Korea. On Saturday, TMT Music Group said in an official press release that the ...

Jan 21, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Ticket sales for PyeongChang Paralympics surpass 70%

Ticket sales for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics have surpassed 70 percent, the event's organizers said Friday. There are less than 50 days left until the opening of the first Winter Paralym...

Jan 19, 2018
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Short track star Shim Suk-hee resumes training amid assault scandal

Former South Korean Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee has resumed training after allegedly being assaulted by her own coach earlier in the week, the national skating federation said Friday. ...

Jan 19, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Talks under way to form joint Korean bobsled team for track test

A joint men's bobsled team between the two Koreas could be formed for training and track testing ahead of next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics in the South, the international bobsled governing bo...

Jan 19, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC expands doping tests ahead of Olympics amid Russia controversy

The International Olympic Committee said Friday it carried out more than 14,000 doping tests last year ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, marking a whopping 70 percent on-year growth. The IOC...

Jan 19, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IIHF welcomes unified inter-Korean ice hockey team

The International Ice Hockey Federation has expressed support for the creation of a unified inter-Korean women's ice hockey team for the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a US broadcaster reporte...

Jan 19, 2018
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Seoul to push for joint entrances with NK at Asian Games, Universiade

The South Korean government said Friday it will push to expand cooperation and exchanges in sports and culture with the North, including a joint entrance at the opening of this year's Asian Games in ...

Jan 19, 2018
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