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Overachieving S. Korea eyes more gold at Asian Games
Snowboarding prodigy Lee Chae-un, post-Kim Yuna figure skaters Kim Chae-yeon, Kim seo-young, Cha Jun-hwan among stars to watch The South Korean national team has already surpassed its initial goal of winning at least 11 gold medals, but is looking to add more prizes to the cabinet to cement second place overall at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin. Lee Chae-un, having notched his first career Asiad win with a gold in the men's snowboard slopestyle event, seeks a second crown in the finals of the
Feb. 12, 2025 -
Korea reaches men's hockey semifinals at Winter Asiad
HARBIN, China -- South Korea advanced to the semifinals of the men's hockey tournament at the Asian Winter Games in China on Tuesday with a comfortable win over Kyrgyzstan. Three players scored a hat trick as South Korea clobbered Kyrgyzstan 20-0 in the quarterfinals at Harbin Sport University Student Skating Rink in Harbin. South Korea put six goals on the board in the first period, with Kim Sang-yeob scoring twice. Then in the middle frame, South Korea poured in 11 goals, with Lee Chong-min ea
Feb. 11, 2025 -
Cha Jun-hwan in 2nd place after short program in men's figure skating at Winter Asiad
Cha Jun-hwan placed second in the short program of the men's singles figure skating in his Asian Winter Games debut in China on Tuesday. Cha, the 2023 world silver medalist, scored his season-best 94.09 points to rank behind Yuma Kagiyama of Japan (103.81) at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall in Harbin. Dai Daiwei of China ranked third with 82.89 points. The free skate is scheduled for Thursday. Cha was the last among 16 skaters to take the ice Tuesday, right after Shu
Feb. 11, 2025 -
Incumbent leader calls on rivals to stop groundless slandering in football chief election
Chung Mong-gyu, the incumbent head of the national football body seeking his fourth term, on Tuesday urged his rivals to stop their groundless slandering in their election campaign. Chung is one of three candidates running for president of the Korea Football Association, alongside former South Korean men's national team head coach Huh Jung-moo and former television football analyst Shin Moon-sun. The election has been rescheduled for Feb. 26 after multiple hiccups last month. It was initially se
Feb. 11, 2025 -
Ko Jin-young returns to top 10 in world rankings after LPGA runner-up finish
Former world No. 1 Ko Jin-young has returned to the top 10 in the women's golf rankings after a runner-up finish on the LPGA Tour. Ko jumped four spots to reach No. 7 in the latest rankings unveiled Tuesday. The rise came on the heels of Ko's runner-up showing at the Founders Cup in Bradenton, Florida, on Sunday, where she finished four strokes behind Korean American Yealimi Noh at 17-under. Ko has now posted consecutive top-five finishes in two tournaments in the new year. She tied for fourth a
Feb. 11, 2025 -
With 4 more gold medals, S. Korea meets Winter Asiad target after just 2 days
After only two days of competition in northeast China, South Korea has reached its target of winning 11 gold medals at the ninth Asian Winter Games. South Korea snapped up four gold medals on Sunday in Harbin, all of them from ice, after picking up seven gold medals the previous day. In short track speed skating, Choi Min-jeong became the first triple gold medalist of the competition when she won the women's 1,000-meter title at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall. Choi
Feb. 9, 2025 -
South Korea’s speed queens shine in Harbin
South Korea’s Kim Min-sun captured the gold medal in the women’s 500-meter speedskating at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, on Sunday, narrowly edging out teammate Lee Na-hyun in a closely contested race. Kim clocked 38.24 seconds, just 0.09 seconds ahead of Lee (38.33 seconds), securing her first Asian Winter Games title. China’s Tian Ruining took bronze with a time of 38.57 seconds. Starting from lane 8, Kim got off to a fast start, crossing the first 100 meters in 10.46 seconds -
Feb. 9, 2025 -
South Korea claims gold, silver in women's 100m speed skating at Winter Asiad
South Korean teammates Lee Na-hyun and Kim Min-sun captured the gold and the silver medals in the women's 100-meter speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in China on Saturday. Lee finished the sprint event in 10.501 seconds, while Kim came in second at 10.505 seconds in the inaugural Winter Asiad event at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Speed Skating Oval in Harbin, northeast China. Chen Ying-Chu of Chinese Taipei got the bronze in 10.51 seconds. Skaters competed in pairs, and Lee
Feb. 8, 2025 -
S. Korea captures 7 gold medals on 1st day of competition at Winter Asiad
South Korea arrived in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin this month with a goal of winning at least 11 gold medals at the Asian Winter Games. The country took a huge step toward that target on the first day of the medal race on Saturday, as its athletes captured seven gold medals from ice and snow. Short track speed skaters did the heavy lifting by grabbing four out of five gold medals at stake at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall. South Korea won the mixed 2,000
Feb. 8, 2025 -
Gim So-hui wins silver in women's alpine skiing slalom at Winter Asiad
Gim So-hui won silver in the women's alpine skiing slalom event at the Asian Winter Games in China on Saturday. Gim finished in second place with a total of 1:34.06 after two runs at Yabuli Ski Resort, some 200 kilometers southeast of the main host city of Harbin. Chisaki Maeda of Japan got the gold in 1:33.50. Gim clocked 47.85 seconds to place second behind Maeda (47.29) in the first run. The two skiers posted the identical time of 46.21 seconds in their second runs, as Maeda held on to win by
Feb. 8, 2025 -
South Korea claims gold, silver in women's 100m speed skating at Winter Asiad
South Korean teammates Lee Na-hyun and Kim Min-sun captured the gold and the silver medals in the women's 100-meter speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in China on Saturday. Lee finished the sprint event in 10.501 seconds, while Kim came in second at 10.505 seconds in the inaugural Winter Asiad event at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Speed Skating Oval in Harbin, northeast China. Chen Ying-Chu of Chinese Taipei got the bronze in 10.51 seconds. Skaters competed in pairs, and Lee
Feb. 8, 2025 -
Park Ji-won wins men's 1,500m short track title at Winter Asiad
Park Ji-won seized the gold medal in the men's 1,500-meter short track speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in China on Saturday for his second gold of the competition. Park finished just ahead of the South Korean-born Chinese skater Lin Xiaojun for the gold at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall in Harbin. Another South Korean, Jang Sung-woo, took the bronze medal while the third South Korean in the final, Kim Gun-woo, finished fourth. Park had won the mixed 2,0
Feb. 8, 2025 -
Asian Winter Games-freestyle skiing medals
Lee Seung-hun captured gold in the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe at the Asian Winter Games in China on Saturday, becoming the first South Korean to win an Asiad title in his sport. Lee scored 97.50 points in the final at Yabuli Ski Resort, some 200 kilometers southeast of the main host city of Harbin. Fellow South Korean Moon Hee-sung got the bronze with 88.50 points, with Sheng Haipeng of China winning the silver with 90.50 points. Earlier in the day, Jang Yu-jin won the bronze in the women's
Feb. 8, 2025 -
Kim Gil-li wins gold in women's 1,500m short track at Winter Asiad
Kim Gil-li soared to the gold medal in the women's 1,500-meter short track speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in China on Saturday. Kim held off Gong Li of China for her second gold medal of the day, coming about an hour after she had helped South Korea to the mixed 2,000m relay title at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Multifunctional Hall in Harbin, China. Zang Yize of China got the bronze. Two other South Koreans in the final, Choi Min-jeong and Shim Suk-hee, finished fourth
Feb. 8, 2025 -
South Korea grabs silver in mixed doubles curling at Winter Asiad
South Korea claimed silver in the mixed doubles curling event at the Asian Winter Games on Saturday after narrowly losing to Japan in the tense final. Kim Kyeong-ae and Seong Ji-hoon fell to Tori Koana and Go Aoki 7-6 at Harbin Pingfang District Curling Arena in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin. The teams traded two points each in the first two ends. With Japan holding the hammer, South Korea stole two points to begin the final after Go Aoki failed to execute a takeout with the last Japan
Feb. 8, 2025