The Korea Herald

Coaches agree to reach beneficial solution on roster problems

Mar 2, 2011

The head coaches of South Korea‘s senior and U23 men’s national football teams agreed on Wednesday to work toward a mutually beneficial solution to the problem of recalling young players for international matches. Cho Kwang-rae, the coach of the senior squad, and Hong Myung-bo, who coaches the U23 team for the Olympics and the Asian Games, sat down Wednesday, along with other football officials,...
Korea F1 lowers ticket prices

Mar 2, 2011

Ear-piercing engine sounds and the smell of burning tires. Formula One, the world’s fastest sport, is back again this year. Korea held its inaugural F1 Grand Prix in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, last year and the second edition of the event is slated for Oct. 14-16. One big change from last year’s event is that the local organizer has reduced ticket prices by 30 percent from the previous sea...
Lee makes debut at championships

Mar 1, 2011

Lee Dong-won performs in the preliminary round of the World Junior Figure Skating Championships at the Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink, Gangwon Province, Monday. (Yonhap News) GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province ― The crowd suddenly became silent as Lee Dong-won took his opening pose Monday afternoon in the preliminary round of the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Gangneung. His hands were shakin...
Gangneung calls on young skaters

Feb 28, 2011

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province ― Less than a month before the World Figure Skating Championships, promising young skaters from across the world arrived in Gangneung for the World Junior Figure Skating Championships, which take place from Wednesday to Sunday. The five-day competition organized by the International Skating Union is taking place at the Gangneung Indoor Ice Rink with more than 200 skat...
Orser coming to Korea for first time since split

Feb 25, 2011

Figure skating coach Brian Orser is coming to Korea next week for the first time since parting with Olympic medalist Kim Yu-na, his agent confirmed Tuesday. Orser is coming for the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships, slated to run from Feb. 26 to Mar. 6 in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. Orser, the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist, is currently coaching 16-year-old American Christi...
Olympic torch may travel into space

Feb 24, 2011

The Olympic Torch is lit during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (MCT) The next Winter Olympic Games’ torch relay is to be the longest one ever, if Russia’s bold plan is realized. Russia, the host of 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, is now in the beginning stages of extending the Olympic torch ceremony to the International Space Station. Vitaly Davy...
Korea vows support for PyeongChang bid

Feb 24, 2011

The government assured Thursday that it would continue to back PyeongChang’s 2018 bid and work to bring the Winter Olympics for the first time here. “2018 Winter Games is our top priority this year,” said Choung Byoung-gug, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism in a public meeting explaining the government’s sports policy. “We have successfully passed the IOC’s inspection, but we still have a...
James ready for playoff push

Feb 22, 2011

MIAMI (AP) ― LeBron James acknowledges there is a point in the NBA schedule where regular-season games start carrying a little bit more significance. It’s now. He’s not shy about saying that, either. Though they all count the same in the marathon 82-game schedule, games after the All-Star break just seem to carry more weight in James’ mind. The reason is simple: With every passing game, he’s th...
Hero marathoner juggling duties for Olympic bid, world championships

Feb 22, 2011

Hwang Young-jo, a South Korean Olympic gold medalist in the men's marathon, has a busy summer ahead of him, as he tries to juggle his duties for his home province and also for a future generation of athletes. (Yonhap News) Hwang, who won the marathon at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, is one of the honorary ambassadors for the 2018 Winter Games bid for PyeongChang. The alpine town, in its t...
Honduras president shows passion for taekwondo

Feb 21, 2011

Honduran President Porfirio Lobo showed Sunday his passion for taekwondo during a visit to Korea. Lobo had a special dinner with Choue Chung-won, president of the World Taekwondo Federation and other officials from the sport governing body on the Korean leg of an Asian tour also including Singapore and Kuwait. World Taekwondo Federation president Choue Chung-won (right) presents a statue to Pre...
Cho wins 500 meters

Feb 21, 2011

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) ― Simon Cho won gold in the 500 meters at the short track speedskating World Cup on Sunday, a day after the American lost a race by one hundredth of a second. Cho won in 41.070 seconds. Wenhao Liang of China was second in 41.196, and Thibaut Fauconnet of France followed in 41.250. Simon Cho competes to win the men’s 500m finals. (AFP-Yonhap News) Cho won the overall event...
PyeongChang inspection ends on a high

Feb 20, 2011

IOC evaluation team leader says city has made great progress in Olympic bid PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― It seemed almost a pipe dream when PyeongChang, a small city in Gangwon Province, first made its name internationally by bidding to host the Winter Olympics. After nearly a decade of relentless effort, however, PyeongChang, making its third bid to host the Winter Games, came one step clos...
Korean speedskating legend Kim accused of abuse: report

Feb 20, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) — South Korea's Kim Dong-Sung, famously disqualified from a 2002 Olympic short-track speedskating race to give Apolo Anton Ohno gold, reportedly has been accused of striking young US skaters. The Washington Post reported Saturday that six youth said they were struck or saw abusive actions by Kim, a 1998 Nagano Olympic 1,000-meter champion who retired in 2002 and began coaching s...
IOC praises PyeongChang’s progress

Feb 19, 2011

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province — A panel of the International Olympic Committee praised on Saturday the preparation of PyeongChang’s bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. On the final day of the week-long inspection, Gunilla Lindberg, the leader of the 14-member panel, said she was impressed by the progress of the PyeongChang team. The panel arrived here Monday for an on-site inspection to evaluate ...
PyeongChang on right track

Feb 18, 2011

IOC completes on-site inspection on positive note PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province ― PyeongChang came one step closer to hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics on Friday, passing its first big test from the International Olympic Committee. The IOC team, which arrived here on Monday, showed satisfaction after completing its on-site inspection for the city’s bid for the 2018 Winter Games, according to Pye...