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S. Korean Lim Eun-soo finishes 10th at figure skating worlds

Mar 22, 2019

Lim Eun-soo (Yonhap) South Korean figure skater Lim Eun-soo finished in 10th place at her first senior world championships on Friday, while competing with an injury sustained in a controversial inci...
[Newsmaker] US apologizes to S. Korean figure skater after controversial incident

Mar 22, 2019

The US figure skating team at the world championships has apologized to injured South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo following a controversial incident involving her American rival. The Korea Skating Uni...
New nat'l training center chief vows to restore pride, trust for athletes

Mar 14, 2019

The new chief of the main national athletic training center vowed on Thursday to restore pride and trust for athletes after a series of assault scandals rocked South Korea's sports community. Shin C...
S. Korean skeleton slider to compete at world championships with full confidence

Mar 7, 2019

South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin said Thursday that he is ready to show his best at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Championships. Yun, the 2018 Winter Olympics gold...
Speed skater stands by harassment allegations against ex-teammate, claims to have evidence

Feb 21, 2019

South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum said Thursday she stands by allegations of harassment she raised against a former teammate, adding she has materials to back up her claims. Kim was embroiled in...
Olympic curlers endured abuse by coaches, owed prize money: sports ministry

Feb 21, 2019

The sports ministry concluded on Thursday that former national women's curlers endured abuse by their coaches and have yet to receive a large sum of prize money from competitions. The ministry annou...
Koreas likely to field joint teams in field hockey, rowing, basketball, judo at Tokyo Olympics

Feb 15, 2019

South Korea and North Korea are likely to field joint teams in at least four sports at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, with an addition of more sports to the list remaining a possibility, officials s...
Host S. Korea blanks Japan at men’s hockey tournament

Feb 8, 2019

South Korea shut out Japan 2-0 for its first win at a men’s hockey tournament on home ice Friday. Defenseman Eric Regan scored midway through the second period, and forward Park Sang-jin netted a s...
Cha Jun-hwan finishes 2nd in short program with personal best at Four Continents

Feb 8, 2019

South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan is in second place after the men's short program at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, setting a new personal best with a flawless performance. ...
Host S. Korea falls to Latvia to open men's hockey tournament

Feb 6, 2019

South Korea lost to Latvia 6-2 in the opening match of a men's ice hockey tournament at home on Wednesday, after blowing a pair of first-period leads. South Korea is hosting the Legacy Cup at Gangne...
S. Korea national football team returns home after Asian Cup exit

Jan 28, 2019

South Korea’s national football team returned home Monday after suffering a quarterfinal exit at a premier continental tournament. Head coach Paulo Bento and 12 players arrived at Incheon Internati...
Unified Korean handball team notches up 1st victory at worlds

Jan 20, 2019

The unified Korean men's handball team has earned a historic first victory at the ongoing world championship in Denmark. Korea edged out Japan 27-25 in the 21st-24th place semifinals at the Internat...
[Newsmaker] Speed skater accuses ex-teammate of harassment

Jan 11, 2019

South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum, who was embroiled in a bullying controversy during the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, on Friday accused her former teammate of harassment, saying that she wa...
[Newsmaker] Korea introduces measures to wipe out sexual misconduct in sports

Jan 9, 2019

South Korea on Wednesday unveiled a set of measures to wipe out sexual assault and abuse in sports following a sex crime case involving an Olympic short track gold medalist. The sports ministry issu...
Olympic short track champion files compliant against ex-coach over sexual assault

Jan 9, 2019

South Korean Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee has filed a complaint against her ex-coach over alleged sex assault, police said Tuesday, adding to the allegations of violence by the suspect. ...