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

9th Asian Winter Games kick off in China

S.Korea participates with 148 athletes for all six sports The ninth Asian Winter Games opened in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin on Friday with a celebration of athletes from across the continent. Hosting the Winter Asiad for the second time under the motto, "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," Harbin will be home to nearly 1,300 athletes from 34 countries over the next seven days. Curling, hockey and short track speed skating have already had some preliminary action in the days leading u

Feb. 7, 2025

S. Korea beats Hong Kong to reach semifinals in mixed doubles curling at Winter Asiad

South Korea defeated Hong Kong to advance to the semifinals of the mixed doubles curling competition at the Asian Winter Games in China on Friday. Kim Kyeong-ae and Seong Ji-hoon defeated Hung Ling-Yue and Martin Yan 11-4 in one of the two qualification games for the semifinals at Harbin Pingfang District Curling Arena in Harbin. Later Friday, Kim and Seong will face Han Yu and Wang Zhiyu of China in the semifinals, where they will look to avenge a 6-4 loss in the round-robin phase on Thursday.

Feb. 7, 2025

No trophy for Sonny as Tottenham fall to Liverpool in League Cup semifinals

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean captain Son Heung-min will have to wait at least another season for his first-ever trophy after his club bowed out of the semifinals of the English Football League Cup. Liverpool pounded Spurs 4-0 in the second leg of their semifinal showdown at Anfield in Liverpool, England, on Thursday, prevailing 4-1 on aggregate to advance to the final. They will go for their second consecutive League Cup title and their 11th overall. They have already won more League Cups th

Feb. 7, 2025

Main S. Korean delegation to Asian Winter Games arrives in Harbin

The main batch of South Korean athletes competing in the ninth Asian Winter Games arrived in the host city of Harbin on Tuesday, three days before the opening ceremony. With the preliminary action under way and more to come in the days leading up to the ceremony, several South Korean athletes are already in the northeastern Chinese city. The men's and women's hockey teams arrived here last Saturday, followed by short track speed skaters on Sunday and speed skaters on Monday. Tuesday's group feat

Feb. 4, 2025

Son Heung-min helps Tottenham snap winless skid at 7

Captain Son Heung-min has helped Tottenham Hotspur snap their seven-match winless slide in the Premier League by creating the opponent's own goal and setting up the insurance marker. Spurs defeated Brentford 2-0 at Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford, England, on Sunday, thanks to a first-half own goal by Brentford midfielder Vitaly Janelt and a late score by Pape Sarr. Son's corner kick from the left side in the 29th minute deflected off Janelt's back and went in past goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarss

Feb. 3, 2025

Kim A-lim wins LPGA season opener for 3rd career title

South Korea's Kim A-lim has gone wire-to-wire to capture the LPGA season opener in Florida for her third career title. Kim won the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions by two shots over Nelly Korda of the United States at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando on Sunday at 20-under 268. Kim shot a five-under 67 in the final round and was the only player to shoot in the 60s in all four rounds at this tournament. Kim, 29, cashed in the winner's check of US$300,000. The no-cut tournamen

Feb. 3, 2025

Tottenham's S. Korean teen Yang Min-hyeok loaned to 2nd-tier club

Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean teenager Yang Min-hyeok has been loaned to a second-division club without playing a match for the Premier League side. Queens Park Rangers announced Wednesday that they acquired the 18-year-old winger on a loan deal for the rest of the 2024-2025 campaign. "I am really happy to be here and I will try to do my best for the team," Yang was quoted as saying on QPR's website. "In every single match, I will try to help the team win and to make the fans happy. Any time

Jan. 30, 2025

S. Korean team launched for Asian Winter Games in China

South Korean athletes competing in the upcoming Asian Winter Games held their delegation launch ceremony in Seoul on Friday, vowing to make the country proud with their performances on ice and snow. The Chinese city of Harbin will host the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games from Feb. 7 to 14. It will be the first Winter Asiad since the 2017 event in Sapporo, Japan. Sixty-four gold medals will be up for grabs in six sports and 11 disciplines, including alpine skiing, curling, figure skating,

Jan. 24, 2025

'Pikki Pikki' dance cheerleader joins Taiwan's Fubon Angels

Lee Ju-eun, the Korean cheerleader from the "Pikki Pikki" dance viral Tiktok video, in which she danced moving her hands up and down, with her thumbs up during a baseball game, is taking her cheerleading skills to Taiwan. According to Fubon Hyundai Life Insurance on Wednesday, Lee signed an exclusive contract with Fubon Sports & Entertainment and is set to join the Fubon Angels, the cheerleading squad for the Fubon Guardians in Taiwan’s professional baseball league, for the 2025 season. “I’m so

Jan. 23, 2025

KBO teams to start traveling overseas for spring training this week

With the start of the new season about two months away, teams in the Korea Baseball Organization will start traveling to their spring training sites around the world this week. The defending champions, the Kia Tigers, will be one of three clubs traveling Wednesday, with manager Lee Bum-ho and a few veteran players leading the way to Irvine, California. A second group of Tigers players will join them Thursday. Also traveling Wednesday will be the Samsung Lions, who lost to the Tigers in the 2024

Jan. 20, 2025

Following election loss, Lee Kee-heung offers to resign as nat'l Olympic chief, IOC member

After being denied a third term as the South Korean Olympic chief, veteran sports administrator Lee Kee-heung has offered to resign both as the national Olympic body head and as a member of the International Olympic Committee, sources close to Lee said Friday. According to the sources, Lee has told the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee that he will step down before the end of his current term on Feb. 27. Lee, however, had not submitted formal resignation papers as of Thursday evening. In the elec

Jan. 17, 2025

Son Heung-min scores in North London derby loss

Son Heung-min has found the back of the net once again in the North London derby against Arsenal, but the Tottenham Hotspur captain couldn't deliver a victory for his side. Son scored Spurs' lone goal in their 2-1 loss to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in London on Wednesday. The defeat extended Tottenham's winless slide to five matches, with one draw and four losses. Spurs have not won at Arsenal since November 2010. Son put Tottenham on the board in the 25th minute after the loose ball had floate

Jan. 16, 2025