The Korea Herald

Hockey-playing brothers get confidence boost after facing top dogs

Dec 19, 2017

INCHEON -- South Korean hockey-playing brothers Kim Ki-sung and Kim Sang-wook said Tuesday they left a recent international tournament in Moscow more confident athletes, despite getting defeated by t...
Naturalized hockey goalie feels 'weird' sensation listening to Canadian anthem at tournament

Dec 19, 2017

INCHEON -- A Canadian by birth but South Korean by passport now, hockey goalie Matt Dalton said he experienced "weird" feelings at a recent tournament in Moscow. South Korea faced Canada to open the...
[PyeongChang 2018] Men's hockey coach says 'experience' biggest takeaway from pre-Olympic tournament

Dec 19, 2017

INCHEON -- South Korea might have lost all three games at a pre-Olympic men's hockey tournament last week, but head coach Jim Paek said Tuesday not all was lost for his charge. Paek and his charge r...
Arrival of Winter Olympic flame, qualifying for FIFA World Cup voted top sports news stories of 2017

Dec 18, 2017

With South Korea gearing up for its first Winter Olympic Games, the arrival of the Olympic flame topped the list of the country's most memorable sports news stories of 2017, as compiled by Yonhap New...
[PyeongChang 2018] Korea loses to Sweden to close out pre-Olympic hockey tournament

Dec 17, 2017

South Korea dropped to Sweden 5-1 to close out a pre-Olympic men's hockey tournament in Moscow on Saturday. South Korea, ranked 21st in the world, lost all three games it played at the Channel One C...
[PyeongChang 2018] Korean winter sports athletes vow to stay healthy for PyeongChang 2018

Dec 14, 2017

South Korea's medal hopefuls for next year's Winter Games said Thursday avoiding injuries is their most important task at the moment. With the first Winter Olympics in South Korea less than two mont...
[PyeongChang 2018] Speed skater aims to regain fitness ahead of PyeongChang Olympics

Dec 14, 2017

South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum said Thursday her primary goal ahead of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is to recover from a lower back injury. Kim, the reigning International Skating Union Wo...
Two short track stars receive top award for female athletes

Dec 14, 2017

South Korea's two leading short track speed skaters on Thursday won a prestigious award for local female athletes. Shim Suk-hee and Choi Min-jeong were named co-winners for the grand prize at this y...
[PyeongChang 2018] Korea falls to Canada 4-2 in pre-Olympic hockey tournament

Dec 14, 2017

South Korea suffered a 4-2 loss to Canada in a pre-Olympic men's hockey tournament in Moscow, after squandering an early lead against the heavily favored opponent. The 21st-ranked South Korea saw th...
Will ice climbing competition be held this year?

Dec 13, 2017

The annual ice climbing contest of Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong Province, has been called off for four consecutive years, and the prospect of this year’s event taking place remains murky. Alt...
[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang welcomes Russian decision to support neutral Olympic athletes

Dec 13, 2017

PyeongChang welcomed Russia's decision on Tuesday to back its athletes who will compete at next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea as neutrals. Lee Hee-beom, the top organizer for PyeongChang 201...
[PyeongChang 2018] Inspired by Korean culture, medals for PyeongChang Winter Paralympics unveiled

Dec 11, 2017

Medals to be awarded at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Parlympics were unveiled Monday, with a nod to the Korean culture and traditions. The competition's organizing committee said the Paralympics meda...
US to send full delegation of athletes to PyeongChang Olympics: envoy

Dec 11, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The United States will send its full delegation of athletes to next year's Winter Olympics in South Korea's PyeongChang, an envoy said Sunday, amid confusion over US participation. US ...
[PyeongChang 2018] Men's national hockey team to head to Russia for key pre-Olympic tournament

Dec 8, 2017

The South Korean men's national hockey team will head to Russia next week for a key pre-Olympic tournament. The Korea Ice Hockey Association said the national team will wrap up its training camp at ...
[PyeongChang 2018] Korea encourages Russians to compete in PyeongChang as neutrals

Dec 7, 2017

South Korea on Thursday encouraged Russian athletes to compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics as neutral individuals, amid a ban on Russia competing over its state-sponsored doping. The Int...