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[PyeongChang 2018] 1st Olympics provide huge learning experience for young short trackers
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- Four out of five South Korean male speed skaters made their Winter Olympic debut at PyeongChang 2018 this month, and to a man, they said they couldn't have asked for a better learning experience.And they mostly learned their lessons the hard way.Lim Hyo-jun, 21, was the only South Korean man to win gold here, as he took the 1,500-meter title. He added a bronze in the 500m too. But in the 5,000m relay, Lim slipped and fell midway through the 45-lap race when South Korea
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Short track coach learns to accept results despite disappointments
GANGNEUNG -- Korean short track head coach Kim Sun-tae said Friday he has learned to accept the outcomes of his athletes' races despite some disappointments at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Kim led the Korean men's and women's skaters to three gold, one silver and two bronze medals. The six medals were the most among all participating countries, as Korea solidified its standing as the world's premier short track powerhouse. Korea leads the all-time Olympic rankings with 24 gold medals and 48 m
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Coca-Cola pays tribute to Korean female Olympians
As a multinational beverage corporation, Coca-Cola has gone beyond expectations once again. For years, the company has collaborated with a variety of designers to generate creative, fun products. Now working with Korean artist Kim Hyun-jung, the company has launched an ad campaign of Olympics-inspired art depicting female Korean athletes in traditional hanbok dresses. (Coca-Cola Facebook)As a tribute to the Olympians, the paintings showcase curling, speedskating and bobsled. Fans can take part
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea aims for 2 golds in final speed skating events
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- South Korea will try to add two gold medals in final speed skating events at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday.Lee Seung-hoon and Kim Bo-reum are scheduled to compete in semifinals of the men's and women's mass start speed skating events, respectively, at Gangneung Oval. The finals will also take place later that day. Korean skater Lee Seung-hoon (Yonhap)In mass start events, athletes compete in a 16-lap, free-for-all race around a 400m track with no de
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Ivanka Trump heads to S. Korea amid speculation over NK contact
US President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, departed for South Korea Thursday to attend the closing of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as speculation swirled over her possible contact with North Korean officials during the trip.Ivanka Trump, who serves as a senior adviser to the president, will lead the US delegation to Sunday's closing ceremony, and according to an airline official, boarded a Korean Air flight to Seoul earlier in the day.Hours after the US announced her visit Wednesday, North
Social AffairsFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Short track calamities cost Korea
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- South Korea had golden expectations going into Thursday evening’s short track speedskating events, but fell short despite earning two medals. The host country won silver and bronze medals in the men’s 500-meter Olympic final in Gangneung, Gangwon Province. China’s Wu Dajing, who had already set a world record in the heats the same evening, broke it again with a 39.584-second time to take gold, China’s first short track medal in this Olympics and its first gold of t
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea finishes 4th in men's 5,000m short track relay
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- South Korea finished fourth in the men's 5,000-meter relay in short track speed skating at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday.Korean short track speedskater Lim Hyo-jun lost his balance and fell without contact in the race of the men’s 5,000 meters at the Pyeongchang Olympics. (Yonhap)Lim Hyo-jun lost his balance and fell without contact during Lap 22 of the 45-lap race at Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung while South Korea was in the lead in the four-team
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea's Choi Min-jeong finishes fourth in women's 1,000m short track
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- South Korea's Choi Min-jeong finished fourth in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics women's 1,000 meter short track speed skating on Thursday, after a collision with her teammate, Shim Suk-hee.In the event's final at the Gangneung Ice Arena, Choi crossed the finish line after the Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting, Canada's Kim Boutin and Italy's Arianna Fontana. Shim was disqualified for a penalty.Korean short track speedskaters, Shim Suk-hee (right) and Choi Min-jeong, b
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea's Hwang Dae-heon wins silver, Lim Hyo-jun wins bronze in men's 500m short track
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- South Korean short tracker Hwang Dae-heon took silver and teammate Lim Hyo-jun grabbed bronze in the men's 500 meters at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday.Hwang finished the 4 1/2-lap race in 39.854 seconds at Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, with Wu Dajing of China winning the gold with a world record time of 39.584. Lim took third place in 39.919 seconds. Short track speedskaters, China's Wu Dajing (from right), Korea's Hwang Dae-heon, Lim Hyo-jun and
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korean ice dancers start raising funds for Beijing Olympics
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- South Korea's sole ice dance team of Min Yu-ra and Alexander Gamelin has started an online fundraising campaign to prepare for the upcoming Beijing Olympics.Min, who was born in the United States to South Korean parents, and Gamelin, who was naturalized as a South Korean last year, competed in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics figure skating ice dance event and finished 18th in Tuesday's free dance. Their free dance received enthusiastic applause from the South Korean aud
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Hidden faces: coaches behind Korea’s Olympics success
At the PyeongChang Games, South Korea’s athletes have defended their Olympic titles in speed skating and formed the first-ever joint Olympic team in women’s ice hockey with North Korean athletes, among other feats. While the biggest stars of the Olympics are the athletes themselves and their records, they did not get there on their own. Behind the glory of the Olympic champions are dedicated coaches who have been guiding the athletes in the trenches. Among them, South Korea owes its success to t
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea ranks 27th in men's alpine skiing slalom run
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- South Korean skier Jung Dong-hyun finished 27th in the men's alpine skiing slalom run event on Thursday at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Jung clocked in at a combined time of 1 minute and 45.07 seconds after two runs to rank 27th at the event held at Yongpyong Alpine Centre in PyeongChang.Andre Myhrer of Sweden clinched the gold medal with a time of 1:38:99 and Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern took home the silver with 1:39:33. Michael Matt of Austria won bronze,
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] ‘Christmas in March’ for Paralympics
For the heat of the Olympics to continue on to the Paralympics, organizers are packing the Paralympic main events with an assortment of Hallyu performances.In the set of Hallyu events dubbed by the Gangwon Province and Korea Tourism Organization as “Christmas in March,” major Korean celebrities will accompany the Paralympic audience in watching the games. Jang Keun-suk and Lee Dong-wook, honorary ambassadors for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, as well as K-pop stars B1A4, BTOB, Samuel
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Dutch skating star Sven Kramer set to race mass start against Lee Seung-hoon
GANGNEUNG -- Dutch skating star Sven Kramer said Thursday he has a special strategy to take on Korean gold medal favorite Lee Seung-hoon in the upcoming mass start event.The mass start is a new Olympic sport at the PyeongChang Winter Games. In the event to premier on Saturday, all skaters start on the ice at the same time like in short track speed skating.Korea's Lee Seung-hoon, who switched to long track speed skating from short track, is the strongest hopeful for gold medal in the new event"Fo
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Speedskating empress Lee Sang-hwa emotional after ‘unforgettable’ experience
Winning her third Olympic medal for Korea on Sunday in the women’s 500 meters, Korea’s ace speedskater Lee Sang-hwa shared a picture of her hugging PyeongChang’s mascot Soohorang on Thursday via Instagram. Overwhelmed with emotions after claiming the silver, Lee described the PyeongChang Olympics as an “unforgettable” experience in the post. Japanese speedskater Nao Kodaira clinched the gold in the close race, setting an Olympic record of 36.94 seconds. (Left photo) Lee Sang-hwa hugs PyeongChang
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Red-hot women's curling team trying to stay grounded
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- In a span of days, the South Korean women's curling team has gone from being a curious afterthought to a darling of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, rewriting the country's curling history with each match.And head coach Kim Min-jung is worried that her athletes may get carried away by all the attention.South Korea finished first in the round robin session with an 8-1 record and became the first team to clinch a berth in the semifinals. As the top seed, it will face the
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Kim Yuna reigns supreme in Olympics commercials
The former Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna is dominating Korea’s ad industry during the PyeongChang Winter Games. Kim is featured in Coca-Cola’s Olympics commercials alongside actor Park Bo-gum, as well as a host of other ads, reminding viewers of her solid standing as a top-notch model for big-time advertisers here. (The Coca-Cola Company) Kim Yuna models for Korean beauty brand, It's Skin. (YouTube)Widely dubbed “Queen Yuna” or “figure queen” in Korea, Kim reaped gold in the Vancouver Olympics
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Im Si-wan, Ok Taec-yeon’s special outing at PyeongChang
Famous as both boy band members and actors, Im Si-wan and Ok Taec-yeon, were chosen to be special guides at PyeongChang Olympic Plaza Culture-ICT Pavilion. The two Korean idols are participating in the special event as a part of their military service.(The PyeongChang Organizing Committee)Im introduced Paik Nam-june’s major work “Turtle” in front of some 200 visitors at the Culture-ICT Pavilion. There are seven pieces of artwork of the world-renowned video artist.(The PyeongChang Organizing Comm
Social AffairsFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympic spectators top 1m: organizers
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The total number of spectators who have visited the PyeongChang Winter Olympics has surpassed 1 million, with just three days left to the closing ceremony, local organizers said Thursday."The combined number of spectators as of Wednesday was 1,076,000," said Sung Baik-you, spokesperson for the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games. "We saw 91,567 spectators yesterday."Sung said that POCOG has sold 105,000 tickets so far, or 98.7
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Male speed skaters highlight bond amid bullying scandal
After South Korea’s male speed skating team captured its second consecutive Olympic medal in the team pursuit discipline, the trio said the bond between teammates is the secret to their success.“I believe South Korea has the best teamwork in the world,” Kim Min-seok, a two-time medalist in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, said after winning silver in the men’s pursuit on Wednesday. “(If we are to learn from Norway), I think it is important to improve our individual capabilities.”South Korea coun
Olympic GamesFeb. 22, 2018