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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 Peninsula, during the joint entrance of the two Koreas at the opening ceremony of next month's Winter Games."I'm aware that there are many concerns over the joint entrance behind the Korean Unification Flag. But since we're the host nation, there will be a three minute performance with the Taegeukgi as
More SportsJan. 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 country's culture and history, organizers said Tuesday.The Feb. 9 opener for South Korea's first Winter Games, titled "Peace in Motion," will start at 8 p.m. with the chiming of bells welcoming Winter Olympians and fans from around the world to the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, according to the organizing c
More SportsJan. 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's state-sponsored doping scandal.Citing an anonymous source, Russia's TASS news agency reported that An is not included in the list of Russian athletes heading to PyeongChang. Other local media also claimed that An and some of his colleagues are banned from the event.While the grounds for his exclus
More SportsJan. 23, 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 crew rebuild its reputation at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next month."I want to compete as an earnest athlete for a long period," Hwang said as he braces for his first Winter Olympics. It is not a surprise that Hwang emerged to become a new star in South Korean short track. For an assignment dur
More SportsJan. 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 the PyeongChang Winter Olympics."My older brother smiles while playing, but I tend to be a little serious," Ki-jeong of South Koreas's mixed doubles team said, claiming that the difference nevertheless brings "balance" between the two. Ki-bok will compete for the men's team at the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang
More SportsJan. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea working on N. Korea's Olympic participation not running afoul of int'l sanctions: FM
South Korea's top diplomat said Friday Seoul is working closely with the international community to make sure North Korea's PyeongChang Olympic participation does not run afoul of international sanctions imposed on the North. "We are closely working with the United States and the United Nations Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea so that there should be no controversy regarding the North's PyeongChang Olympic participation running counter to international sanctions,"Foreign Minis
Olympic GamesJan. 19, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Failed ski resort looms over Pyeongchang Games' legacy
Only an hour's drive from the Winter Olympics venues in South Korea, a stained mattress lies in an abandoned ski resort, a possible harbinger of the gleaming new facilities' fate.The Alps Ski Resort was one of the country's first winter sports destinations, attracting tens of thousands of skiers every year until it abruptly shut its doors in 2006.Now South Korea has spent $800 million on the sporting facilities for next month's Winter Olympics, but the International Olympic Committee has express
Olympic GamesJan. 19, 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 Paralympic Games in South Korea. And as of Thursday, 155,000 tickets had been sold, or 70.4 percent of the organizers' target of 220,000 tickets. The Winter Paralympics will be staged from March 9 to 18 in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, and other sub-host cities nearby. South Korean first lady Ki
More SportsJan. 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 body has said.The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation said on its website Thursday that a "mixed 4-man bobsleigh team with athletes from North and South Korea could be among the sleds testing the conditions" ahead of the Olympic races scheduled for Feb. 24 and 25.IBSF President Ivo Ferriani
More SportsJan. 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 said the tests were conducted between April and December on around 6,000 athletes from 61 countries taking part in the 2018 Winter Games, which are scheduled to run from Feb. 9 to 25 in the alpine town of PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul. Doping test instruments (AP-Yonhap)The committee has b
More SportsJan. 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 reported Friday. The two Koreas agreed at their working-level talks on Wednesday to field the joint squad at the Feb. 9-25 Games. The International Olympic Committee will review the agreement and determine the size of the unified roster on Saturday. South Korea hopes the roster will be expanded to as many a
More SportsJan. 19, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Cultural events galore to set off pre-Olympic festivities
A wealth of cultural events, encompassing different arts, are set to take place throughout Gangwon Province in celebration of the upcoming 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Dubbed the PyeongChang 2018 Cultural Olympiad, the series of cultural displays will begin on Feb. 3, a week ahead of the Olympics.“The Cultural Olympiad has been planned to let global citizens communicate through culture and includes programs for entertainment, celebration, education and culture,” according to a statement rel
CultureJan. 18, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea announces men's, women's hockey rosters for PyeongChang 2018
South Korea announced the men's and women's hockey rosters for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday, with the women's squad subject to changes following an inter-Korean agreement on a joint team.The men's team, coached by former National Hockey League defenseman Jim Paek, named 14 forwards, eight defensemen and three goalies. The women's team, with former Canadian star Sarah Murray at the helm, has 14 forwards, six rearguards and three goalies.For both men's and women's tournaments, game
More SportsJan. 18, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] First lady Kim urges support for PyeongChang Paralympic Games
South Korean first lady Kim Jung-sook called on the people Thursday to show their support and interest in the Paralympic Games, which will be held in the country, insisting that the success of the preceding Winter Olympic Games depends on the success of the Paralympics.In a ceremony aimed at promoting the PyeongChang Paralympic Games, Kim said truly perfect Olympic Games depend on the success of the Paralympic Games."And true success of the Paralympic Games depends on your interest and purchase
More SportsJan. 18, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] NK to participate in four sports at PyeongChang 2018
INCHEON -- The two Koreas have agreed on four sports in which North Korean athletes will compete at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the event's top organizer revealed Thursday.Lee Hee-beom, head of the organizing committee for PyeongChang 2018, said North Korea will send athletes in pair figure skating, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and women's ice hockey.Lee said the agreement was reached during working-level inter-Korean talks on Wednesday. But he declined to disclose the number of Nort
North KoreaJan. 18, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Seoul defends joint training at NK ski resort as part of efforts for 'Peace Olympics'
South and North Korea's agreement to conduct joint training at a ski resort in the North reflects Seoul's wish to make the PyeongChang Winter Olympics a "peace" event, a government official said Thursday. The two sides agreed in a working-level meeting Wednesday to hold a joint cultural event at Mount Kumgang in North Korea before the opening of the Olympics and to conduct joint training for skiers at Masikryong Ski Resort on the North's east coast.The news sparked a heated debate here as critic
North KoreaJan. 18, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Female cheering squad likely to lead NK charm offensive at PyeongChang
North Korea's "army of beauties" appears set for another charm offensive in the South during next month's Winter Olympics, spicing up the political rapprochement across the border and possibly helping soften the image of the belligerent regime of Kim Jong-un. North Korea on Wednesday offered to send a 230-member cheering squad to the PyeongChang Olympics during working-level talks with South at the border village of Panmunjom. The North has yet to disclose details of the cheering team.
North KoreaJan. 17, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Switzerland 'not in favor' of expanded roster for potential joint Korean Olympic women's hockey team
As South Korea is pushing for a joint women's hockey team with North Korea for the upcoming Winter Olympics, one of its opponents is none too pleased with the prospect of facing an expanded roster in the tournament.South Korea is looking to add a few extra North Korean players at the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Winter Games. The two sides are scheduled to further discuss the issue later Wednesday.South Korea's first game is against Switzerland on Feb. 10 in Group B action. While Olympic hockey rosters
Olympic GamesJan. 17, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] ‘Food safety for athletes of utmost importance’
During the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics and Paralympic Winter Games, most athletes will be eating at restaurants in the two Olympic villages in PyeongChang and Gangneung, where the Olympics will take place from Feb. 9-25, followed by the 10-day Paralympics, which will kick off on March 9. Food safety inspectors monitor samples of food and beverage for athletes on Monday at a laboratory vehicle set up near the Olympic Village restaurant in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. The Ministry of Food and Drug
Olympic GamesJan. 16, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang 2018 names mayors of athletes' villages
The organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Tuesday South Korea's lone International Olympic Committee member Ryu Seung-min and former short track speed skater Kim Ki-hoon will serve as "mayors" of the athletes' villages. The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games said Ryu, a member of the IOC Athletes' Commission, will manage the PyeongChang Olympic Village and Kim, who delivered South Korea's first Winter Olympics gold medal in 1992, will b
More SportsJan. 16, 2018