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[PyeongChang 2018] South Korea wins silver in 4-man bobsleigh
South Korea's four-man bobsleigh team won a silver medal at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games on Sunday. The team of Won Yun-jong, Seo Young-woo, Kim Dong-hyun and Jun Jung-lin posted a combined time of 3 minutes, 16.38 seconds after their four heats at Olympic Sliding Centre in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, and tied for second place with a German team led by Nico Walther. South Korea is now the first Asian nation to claim an Olympic medal in a bobsleigh event. Earlier, South Korea finished
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Temperature to drop below zero at Olympic closing ceremony
The temperature at the closing ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games is expected be just as cold as during the opening ceremony 17 days ago. The event is slated to take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza. A slightly overcast sky is forecast, with temperatures of minus 4 to minus 2 degrees Celsius, and felt temperatures of minus 9 to minus 5 C. Wind velocity is expected to be between 2 and 5 meters per second. (Yonhap)The opening ceremony on Feb. 9 s
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Women's curling team rises from curiosity to silver medalists
It was a rise as improbable as any at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics -- the South Korean women's curling team coming out of blue and winning silver.When the eighth-ranked team defeated world No. 1 Canada 8-6 in its first round robin session on Feb. 15, hardly anyone made much of it. Sure, Canada had run the table to win the 2017 world championship, but nobody could keep winning forever and a loss here and there would be par for the course at the Olympics.Of course, South Korea lost its very nex
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea's 'garlic girls' claim Olympic silver in curling
South Korea captured the silver medal in women's curling on the final day of the PyeongChang Winter Games on Sunday, its first ever Olympic medal in the sport. South Korea's women's curling team clinches Olympic silver on Feb. 25. The team is also known as "Team Kim" and "Garlic Girls" for all four players' last names being Kim, and their hometown Uiseong County's famous agricultural produce of garlic. (Yonhap)Led by skip Kim Eun-jung, the South Korean women's team saw its improbable Cinderella
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean athletes to keep an eye out for Beijing 2022
South Korea saw new stars born at its first Winter Games at home, and for some of them, Beijing 2022 could be their opportunity to shine. Young athletes have already etched their names into the history books at the PyeongChang games, and still there are prospects who will aim to deliver better results in the future. In figure skating, Cha Jun-hwan and Choi Da-bin produced promising results in their first ever Winter Olympics.Cha, 16, broke his personal high scores both in the short and free prog
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] No deficit expected from PyeongChang Winter Olympics: top organizer
With the PyeongChang Winter Olympics nearing its grand finale on Sunday, the top organizer said the country's first Winter Games were financially successful, breaking the conception that major international competitions normally end with high levels of debt."As the cashflow of the 2018 Winter Games is healthy, there's no reason to post a deficit," Lee Hee-beom, the head of PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games (POCOG), told Yonhap News Agency."While 14 trillion won (
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang leaves landmark peace legacy through Koreas' rapprochement
As athletes end their hard-fought battles for medals at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the first Winter Games in South Korea will leave behind one of the most dramatic and symbolic peace legacies of any modern Olympics, thanks to the reconciliation of the two Koreas in sports -- a development that was unimaginable just a few months ago.For the first time in an Olympic Games hosted by the South, some 200 delegates of the two Koreas marched together under a unified flag and in matching uniforms
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Host S. Korea falls short of gold medal target
Host South Korea fell short of its gold medal target at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, which will draw to conclusion on Sunday after two-plus weeks of competition for 102 gold medals.With South Korea in the women's curling final scheduled and the four-man bobsleigh team in contention later Sunday, the host country was sitting at five gold, six silver and four bronze medals, good for a tie for seventh place in the standings.South Korea sent its largest Winter Olympics delegation ever, with 144
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Winter Olympics to close after record-setting run
The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games will draw to a conclusion on Sunday after a record-setting run over the past two-plus weeks.Since the opening ceremony on Feb. 9, PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, along with the sub-host cities of Gangneung and Jeongseon, has hosted 2,920 athletes from 92 countries -- both records for Winter Olympics. They vied for 102 gold medals, also a record for the quadrennial competition.The last four gold medals will be won on Sunday -- in women's curlin
Olympic GamesFeb. 25, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea wins gold, silver in mass start skating
Veteran South Korean skater Lee Seung-hoon became the inaugural Olympic champion in men's mass start speed skating, at the PyeongChang Winter Games on Saturday.He made a last-minute spurt to cross the finish line first in the men's mass start final held in the Gangneung Oval. Belgium's Bart Swings won silver and the Netherlands' Koen Verweij won bronze.Lee Seung-hoon reacts after winning the gold in the men's mass start skating on Saturday. (Yonhap)Lee, the world No. 1 in the discipline, earned
Olympic GamesFeb. 24, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] South Korean alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho wins silver in men’s parallel giant slalom
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- South Korean alpine snowboarding ace Lee Sang-ho won the silver medal in the men’s parallel giant slalom at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday.Lee lost to Nevin Galmarini of Switzerland by 0.43 second in the gold medal contest and claimed the silver medal at Phoenix Snow Park in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. He is now the first Asian man to make a podium finish at an Olympic alpine snowboarding event and the first South Korean to claim a Winter Games medal f
Olympic GamesFeb. 24, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Closing ceremony to include 8-minute preview of Beijing 2022
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics will include a preview of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, organizers said Saturday.Zhang Yimou, the director of the Beijing 2022 handover performance, said he has planned an eight-minute show for the closing ceremony to be held at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on Sunday. (Yonhap)The Chinese director also took charge of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics."We plan to delive
Olympic GamesFeb. 24, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] First lady Kim, Ivanka watch snowboarding final
South Korea's first lady Kim Jung-sook and Ivanka Trump, the US president's daughter and senior advisor, watched a snowboarding competition together at the ongoing PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday, a presidential aide here said. Ivanka Trump (left), First Lady Kim Jung-sook, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Yonhap) Ivanka Trump (left), First Lady Kim Jung-sook, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha (Yonhap)They watched the men's big air final competition at Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in the no
Foreign AffairsFeb. 24, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] South Korean women fail to advance to alpine snowboarding finals
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- Two South Korean alpine snowboarders failed to advance to the women's parallel giant slalom finals at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday. Jeong Hae-rim and Shin Da-hae both failed to reach the elimination round open to the top 16 contestants. Jeong finished 20th with a combined time of 1 minute, 34.11 seconds after two runs, while Shin ended up 25th among 29 competitors with 1:36.04. Jung Hae-rim (Yonhap)In the qualification round, competitors each take two
Olympic GamesFeb. 24, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea brushes past Japan to make women's curling final
South Korea’s “Garlic Girls” secured a much-anticipated semifinal victory in the women’s curling at the PyeongChang Olympics on Friday, guaranteeing them at least a silver medal.The four-member team, whose nickname reflects the produce their hometown is famous for, beat Japan 8-7 at the Gangneung Curling Center.The victory came after the team led by skip Kim Eun-jung had defeated higher-ranked teams, including favorites Canada and Sweden, becoming the first to qualify for the semifinals.South Ko
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea nets unexpected speedskating bronze
After skating disappointment on Thursday, South Korean athletes scored a surprise success at the Gangneung Oval in the men’s speedskating Friday.South Korean skater Kim Tae-yun. YonhapKim Tae-yun secured an unexpected medal in the 1,000 meter event of the PyeongChang Olympics, with a time of 1 minute 8.22 seconds to secure bronze.The Netherlands’ Kjeld Nuis took gold with a time of 1:07.95, just 0.04 second ahead of Norway’s Harvard Lorentzen, who took silver.Two other Korean skaters competed, C
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Koreas to hold talks next week on NK's participation in Paralympics
South Korea and North Korea agreed Friday to hold working-level talks next week to discuss the North's participation in the 2018 Winter Paralympics, which will be held in the South next month, Seoul officials said.The two sides will meet Tuesday at the northern side of the inter-Korean border to discuss details of the North's participation in the March 9-18 games, according to South Korea's unification ministry.At last month's inter-Korean talks, the North agreed to send a 150-member delegation
North KoreaFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Costume director reveals details about closing ceremony at PyeongChang
Jain Song felt a strong sense of pride after showcasing her clothing line that dancers wore at the forefront of the Feb. 9 opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, attended by an audience of more than 30,000. But what the South Korean designer has prepared for the Olympics is not over yet. Artists in costumes of the ancient Goguryeo Kingdom designed by Jain Song perform during the Feb. 9 opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. Photo: PyeongChang Organizing Committe
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korea's Choi Da-bin finishes 7th at ladies' singles figure skating
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- South Korea's Choi Da-bin pulled off a nearly clean free program routine in the ladies' singles to make the top 10 at her Olympic debut on Friday, with the PyeongChang Games' figure skating events ending in style.In the ladies' figure skating free program held at Gangneung Ice Arena, the 18-year old received 131.49 points and finished seventh with 199.26 points overall. Both scores are new personal highs, beating the marks set at the World Championships last year.Choi b
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Russians get 1st gold thanks to 15-year-old Zagitova
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- The Russians finally have a gold medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, thanks to a 15-year-old who beat the fellow teen who inspired her to become a figure skater.Alina Zagitova won one of the games spotlight events Friday, edging her friend and training partner 18-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva. That ended the gold drought for the Olympic Athletes from Russia — the designation given to the nation’s competitors after the IOC banned the nation because of a doping scandal. Zagit
Olympic GamesFeb. 23, 2018