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[Weekender] PyeongChang official stores greet sports fans nationwide
(Shot by Park Ju-young / Edited by Park Ju-young)The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games will kick off Friday and its official stores opened nationwide in Korea are welcoming sports fans from all over the world. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games launched its first official merchandise store in May 2017, and since then expanded the number of the stores to 22.Korea’s retail giant Lotte Group, one of the sponsors for the PyeongChang Olympic Game
Feb. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korean short trackers aim to start Olympics with men's gold
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The South Korean short track speed skating team aims to start its Olympic journey on Saturday by adding another gold to its glowing medal table.The first gold medal in short track will come from the men's 1,500 meters, where three South Koreans, Hwang Dae-heon, Seo Yi-ra and Lim Hyo-jun, will compete. And Hwang is considered the most prominent skater as the 18-year-old currently stands as world No. 1 in the distance.Lim also won gold in the first 1,500m race duri
Feb. 9, 2018
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[Video] Anticipation builds ahead of PyeongChang Olympics opening ceremony
(Shot by Park Ju-young / Edited by Park Ju-young)PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province — With just a day left until the opening ceremony, anticipation is running high among those attending South Korea’s first-ever Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. On Thursday afternoon, roads leading up to PyeongChang Olympic Plaza were packed with vehicles, while certain pathways were closed off with heavy police security ahead of Friday’s opening ceremony. Colorful flags promoting the Winter Games in PyeongChang, G
Feb. 8, 2018
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[Photo News] Gangneung Media Center gets rave reviews
With the Winter Olympics kicking off Friday, reporters hailing from all over the world are apparently much satisfied with the Gangneung Media Center that opened at the SEAMARQ Hotel in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. While the PyeongChang Main Press Center requires reporters to pay to use facilities, those reporters with a press pass can use facilities, including the cafeteria, free-of-charge. The two media centers were opened to journalists a month ahead of the Winter Games. The large-scale facil
Feb. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean alpine skier to shrug off selection controversy, aim for top-30 finish
Korea is not a newcomer when it comes to alpine skiing, but when it comes to the sport's speed events, like downhill and super giant slalom (super-G), it is.Korea formed its national team for alpine speed events in July 2016. And with Jeongseon Alpine Centre -- the venue for alpine speed events -- constructed for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the country had to send a skier who is specialized in downhill and super-G.Kim Dong-woo will be the only Korean skier at Jeongseon Alpine Center in Jeon
Feb. 8, 2018
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[Photo News] North Korean athletes enjoy festive welcoming ceremony
With just one day left until the Winter Games kick off, participants gathered at the athletes’ village in Gangneung, a subhost city of the PyeongChang Olympics, to officially welcome North Korean athletes on Thursday morning. During the event, the athletes watched a flag-raising ceremony and enjoyed various arts and cultural performances. The North Korean athletes showed a tight bond with one another.Soohorang, the official mascot of the games, also joined the athletes, as they smiled brightly,
Feb. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean-American snowboarder feels no pressure from her star status in PyeongChang
Korean-American snowboarding sensation Chloe Kim said Thursday that she tries not to feel pressure from the huge expectations on her at the PyeongChang Olympics.Kim is one of the most anticipated athletes here at the PyeongChang Winter Games, due to her extraordinary performances in international competitions. The 16-year-old, born to Korean immigrants in the United States, currently tops International Ski Federation Snowboard half-pipe rankings.Kim said she knows she is going to be watched by m
Feb. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Short track preferred winter spectator sport for a date
The majority of respondents from a matchmaking survey would choose short track as the sport to watch on a date during the PyeongChang Winter Games.According to a survey from matchmaking service Duo, 51.6 percent of unmarried respondents chose short track as the sport they would most like to watch with a significant other. A total 163 men and 172 women participated in the survey.Figure skating took second place with 23.3 percent, and speedskating followed at 8.7 percent. Skiing scored only 0.3 pe
Feb. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] North Korea’s female cheering squad: who are they?
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- North Korea’s 229-woman cheerleading squad arrived in South Korea on Wednesday as part of the country’s delegation to the PyeongChang Olympic Games, sparking interest in the group’s activities for the next few weeks. Referred to as Kim Jong-un’s “army of beauties,” the cheering squad is expected to root for its own national athletes, and possibly the South Korean national team. And it seems very likely the North’s cheerleaders will garner more attention than its
Feb. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang's oldest athlete aims at eight Olympic appearances
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- Finnish curler Tomi Rantamaeki has one big title even before the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics kicks off.The 49-year-old from Finland's mixed double curling team is the oldest athlete competing at the Feb. 9-25 Olympic Games, if Canadian reserve curler Cheryl Bernard, who is 51, does not compete.He is 34 years older than the youngest Olympian -- 15-year-old Chinese halfpipe skier Wu Meng.But Rantamaeki feels still young and is ready to enjoy his first Olympics in his
Feb. 8, 2018
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[Photo News] PETA stages anti-fur protest at PyeongChang ahead of Winter Olympics
ANTI-FUR PROTEST AT OLYMPICS -- Animal rights activist Ashley Fruno stages an anti-fur protest Tuesday while wearing just a bikini at subzero temperatures in PyeongChang, ahead of the Winter Games that kick off Friday. As a representative of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, Fruno called for an end to the fur trade, saying that fur has no place at an event like the Olympics. (Yonhap-AFP) ANTI-FUR PROTEST AT OLYMPICS -- Animal rights activist Ashley Fruno stages an anti-fur pr
Feb. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Hockey coach tells bench players to hold heads high, work for ice time
More than a dozen players will be on the outside looking in whenever the joint Korean women's hockey team plays at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. And given the way head coach Sarah Murray has been running her practices, the starting lineup appears to be all but set.There are 23 South Koreans and 12 North Koreans on Murray's team. Under the terms set by the International Olympic Committee, the unified team is allowed to carry those 35 players -- all other teams have 23 -- but the actual game ro
Feb. 8, 2018
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Trump wishes Korea well for PyeongChang Olympics
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday wished South Korea well for the PyeongChang Olympics, saying it will be a chance to showcase the "great nation.""Best wishes to the Republic of Korea on hosting the Olympics! What a wonderful opportunity to show everyone that you are a truly GREAT NATION!" he tweeted.The message was accompanied by a video clip of the president speaking before the National Assembly in Seoul in November.In the clip, Trump talks about the devastation brought by t
Feb. 8, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint Korean hockey coach credits NK assistant for building chemistry
GANGNEUNG -- It all seemed like a disaster in the making when the South Korean women's ice hockey team of 23 was asked to play with 12 North Koreans for the PyeongChang Olympics -- only about two weeks before its first game, too.But to hear its head coach Sarah Murray tell it, the team chemistry has been excellent, thanks to some help from an unexpected source.The 12 North Koreans joined Murray's South Korean team on Jan. 25, and their own coach, Pak Chol-ho, traveled with them. The Internationa
Feb. 7, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Short tracker Hwang Dae-heon prepares for Korea's 1st medal on ice
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- South Korean short tracker Hwang Dae-heon, who will participate in four events for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, said Wednesday he aims to have a "no-regret" race for his specialty -- the men's 1,500 meters slated for this weekend.Hwang's teammate Seo Yi-ra and Lim Hyo-jun will also compete in the race, but the 18-year-old skater currently stands as world No. 1 in the distance. The men's 1,500m will take place a day after PyeongChang's opening ceremony, and Hwang is
Feb. 7, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Medal hopeful Lee Sang-hwa joins teammates at Gangneung Oval
Lee Sang-hwa, considered a medal favorite for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, kicked off her training in the Olympic city of Gangneung on Tuesday.The skater, who returned home from Germany on Monday, participated in the national team's training session at Gangneung Oval, after moving into the Gangneung Olympic Village earlier in the day. The venue will host speed skating events for the 2018 Winter Games.Lee's archrival, Nao Kodaira of Japan, also trained at a similar time on the rink. For the t
Feb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang 2018's top organizer confident of sellout
The top organizer of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Tuesday he's confident of a sellout at the quadrennial competition.Lee Hee-beom, head of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games, said that as of Monday, 826,000 tickets had been sold, 77.3 percent of the total available.(Yonhap)"Compared to previous Olympics, the sales rate isn't too bad," Lee said at a press conference. "On Monday alone, we sold 7,600 tickets. We've been selling between 7,000 an
Feb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang organizers roll out Q&A chatbot on Facebook Messenger
The PyeongChang Winter Olympics Committee has introduced a Q&A chatbot on Facebook Messenger that converses with you in text to provide automated answers to Olympic-related inquiries, Facebook said Tuesday. Those interested in the service can visit the PyeongChang Olympics’ official Facebook Page and click “send message” to begin conversing with the chatbot via Facebook Messenger. The chatbot is available only in English and Korean. The Olympics chatbot can provide answers to simple topics such
Feb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan eyes top 10 at PyeongChang
GANGNEUNG -- Korea's figure skater Cha Jun-hwan is well prepared to make a top-10 finish at his first Olympics in PyeongChang, his Canadian coach said Tuesday."After he won nationals and earned his spot to come to the Olympics, he came back to Toronto as a different person," Brian Oser told reporters after wrapping up Cha's first practice session at Gangneung Ice Arena three days before the opening of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. "He was stronger; he was faster. He's pretty excited."Cha, 16,
Feb. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Meet the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics mascots: Soohorang and Bandabi
At every Olympic Game, there is a unique mascot which bolsters Olympic spirit while promoting the culture and values of the event’s host city and country. And in South Korea, a white tiger named Soohorang and an Asiatic black bear named Bandabi will each be representing the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games set to kick off in PyeongChang this week. There is a rich symbolism and culture behind the two animals, which are closely associated with Korean traditional folklore and mythology. Bandabi
Feb. 5, 2018