GANGNEUNG -- US-born forward Randi Heesoo Griffin scored the first goal for Korea in Olympic women's hockey on Wednesday. Griffin scored at the 9:31 mark in the second period against Japan in Group B action at Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, cutting the deficit to 2-1. Born to a Korean mother and an American father in North Carolina, Griffin has been with the South Korean national team sin...

North Korean forward Jong Su-hyon returned to the lineup of the joint Korean women's hockey team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday. Jong is one of four North Koreans dressed for the final Group B game against Japan, alongside 18 South Koreans, at Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, host of all ice sports during PyeongChang 2018. Jong played in the team's first game against Switze...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea -— As South Korea’s national soccer coach prepared to play Japan in a 1954 World Cup qualifier, President Syngman Rhee, who’d been liberated, with the rest of Korea, from Japan’s brutal colonial rule in 1945, had some advice should the Koreans lose: “Don’t think about coming back alive,” he supposedly told the coach. “Just throw yourself into the Genkai Sea.” There are spo...

The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that American hockey goalies Nicole Hensley and Alex Rigsby are free to use the images of the Statue of Liberty on their masks, without any modifications. USA Hockey spokesman Dave Fischer said Tuesday they were in talks with the IOC to settle the issue regarding the images on the two US goaltenders’ masks. However, an IOC spokesman said, “There ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin will begin his quest for South Korea's first Olympic medal on tracks Thursday. Yun will take part in the first two runs of the men's skeleton at Olympic Sliding Centre in PyeongChang, starting at 10 a.m. The medalists will be determined by their total times after four races. The final two runs are scheduled for Friday. Yun e...

GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- Should the South Korean men's hockey team score its first Olympic goal ever during PyeongChang 2018, chances are it could come from one of two highly skilled brothers. Kim Ki-sung, 32, and Kim Sang-wook, 29, are linemates on the team's top forward unit, alongside American-born Mike Testwuide. The Kim brothers have been teammates for more than 20 years, starting at elem...

Sunglasses in the shape of the Olympic rings, which have gained mounting interest online, are available for free, but you will have to be quick. The iconic sunglasses in the shape of the Olympic rings are being handed out at the Medals Plaza within the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza. They will be given out randomly during the Olympic Games period, but it’s first come, first served. The sunglasses ar...

PYEONGCHANG -- Kim Jong-jin, father of new Olympic champion snowboarder Chloe Kim, said Tuesday it was a dream come true when his daughter claimed the gold medal in the women's halfpipe at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. It was an American dream. "I've dreamed about this," said Kim, speaking after his daughter's gold medal run. "My dream came true. American dream." Kim immigrated to the Unite...

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- US snowboarder Chloe Kim said Tuesday it was her family that drove her magnificent gold medal run at the PyeongChang Olympics. Kim, born to South Korean immigrants in the United States, won the women's halfpipe with a score of 98.25 points at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. She became the youngest American woman to win gold in...

GANGNEUNG -- Korean figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan said Tuesday he is gaining balance in skating and getting more confident in competing at his first Olympics in PyeongChang. "I'm still on the way to recovering from the flu. Still, there is a long way to go," the 16-year old said after a 40-minute training session at the main rink of the Gangneung Ice Arena. "But I'm getting better and better....

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- Chloe Kim's coronation is complete. The 17-year-old from Torrance, California, dominated the Olympic women's halfpipe snowboarding final on Tuesday, soaring to a gold medal four years in the making. Liu Jiayu took silver with an 89.75 to become the first Chinese snowboarder to medal at the Olympics. American Arielle Gold, who pondered retirement last summer, edged t...

GANGNEUNG -- The joint Korean women's hockey team was eliminated in the preliminary round at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday, following its 8-0 loss to Sweden. Korea suffered its second straight loss in Group B play, at Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, site of all ice events during the Olympics, two days after falling to Switzerland 8-0. The shots were 50-19 for Sweden. Korea need...

US snowboard sensation Chloe Kim made a dominant Winter Games debut in her parents' land as she reached the finals in the women's halfpipe as the top qualifier. Born to Korean immigrants in the United States, Kim scored 95.50 points in her second qualifying run and claimed the top position among 24 halfpipe competitors at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, 180 k...

PYEONGCHANG -- Even though his daughter is considered the top freestyle snowboarder in the world, Kim Jong-jin, father of US athlete Chloe Kim, said Monday that watching his daughter's performance at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was nerve-wracking. Kim Jong-jin was with his wife, two other daughters and Chloe's aunt at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, to se...

International sports journalists and athletes face challenges amid PyeongChang’s bitter cold