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[PyeongChang 2018] Skeleton slider begins quest for gold, men's hockey team debuts
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 enters the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as the heavy favorite. The 23-year-old is the world No. 1 this season
Feb. 14, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Brothers on men's hockey team hoping to combine for 1st Olympic goal
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 elementary school and all the way to their professional club, Anyang Hall in the Asia League Ice Hockey. They
Feb. 14, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Even money can’t buy sunglasses modeled after Olympic rings
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 are not sold at official goods stores of the PyeongChang Olympics. This has led them to “sell out” within
Feb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Father says 'American dream' after daughter's gold in halfpipe
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 United States in 1982. His support and devotion to Chloe were so famous that it was even made into a television
Feb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Women's halfpipe champion says family drives her run
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 a snowboard event."I think today I really did it for my family and everything they've done for me," Ki
Feb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan gaining confidence
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. I'm working very hard." Korea`s figure skating star Cha Jun-hwan skates in a practice session at the G
Feb. 13, 2018
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Snow Queen: Kim dominates to take gold in women's halfpipe
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. Chloe Kim, of the United States, jumps during the women’s halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP)Kim put up a score of 93.75 on the first of her three finals runs and then bettered it with a
Feb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint Korean hockey team eliminated in preliminary round after 2nd straight loss
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 needed to finish in the top two in Group B to reach the knockout stage. And with the two losses, it won't get
Feb. 13, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Snowboard sensation Chloe Kim makes dominant Winter Games debut
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 kilometers east of Seoul. She had 91.50 in her first qualifying run. She was the only rider who scored m
Feb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Father of top US snowboarder says watching his daughter's debut was nerve-wracking
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 see Chloe's Winter Olympics debut in the women's half-pipe event."At first, I didn't really think about t
Feb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] BBC presenter’s makeup feels ‘frozen’ at PyeongChang
Amid the bitter cold weather sweeping across the Olympic host city of PyeongChang, Amy Williams, BBC’s presenter and former Olympic gold medalist in skeleton, asked her Twitter followers if “anyone knows how to do oil-based makeup well” via social media. “When I tried on water-based makeup, rather than oil-based, my face felt like it was frozen,” she wrote. Along with hashtags “help” and “face freeze,” Williams appeared desperate for cold weather makeup secrets. BBC’s TV presenter Amy Williams
Feb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Men's hockey coach reminds players 1st Olympic match 'just another game'
GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- In sports, coaches all have different ways of motivating their players and helping them stay focused on the task at hand.Jim Paek, head coach of the South Korean men's hockey team at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, faces a particularly tall task. None of his 25 players has played in the Olympics before, and he understands that first-game jitters will be inevitable.When South Korea takes on the Czech Republic on Thursday for its Olympic debut, Paek will try to tell
Feb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Female short track star Choi Min-jeong ready for women's 500m final
GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- South Korean short track star Choi Min-jeong, who set a new Olympic record in the women's 500 meters last week in heats, said Monday that she is ready to fight for the country's first gold in the distance."I have made all the necessary preparations. I will race without any regrets," Choi told reporters after finishing her practice at an ice rink in Gangneung, the sub-host city of the 2018 Winter Games.Choi has reached the quarterfinals in the 500m, which will take place
Feb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Women's giant slalom event rescheduled due to bad weather
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday rescheduled the women's giant slalom event due to unfavorable weather conditions.The women's giant slalom was scheduled to start at Yongpyong Alpine Centre in PyeongChang, 180 kilometers east of Seoul, at 10:15 a.m. Monday, but the organizers decided to postpone the event due to high winds and bad weather. It said the event will start at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, with the second run slated for 1:15 p.m. on the
Feb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] A touching photograph shows NK coaches rooting for S. Korean athlete
The photograph of two North Korean coaches cheering on a South Korean skier has been getting some attention on social media here. Kim Eun-ho participated in Olympic cross country skiing men‘s 15km + 15km skiathlon Sunday. Despite great efforts, the lone South Korean cross-country skier was disqualified after getting lapped by the head of the race.However, fans were touched by the North Korean coaches who came out to encourage Kim.Two N. Korean coaches cheering South Korean skier Kim Eun-ho. (Yon
Feb. 12, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint Korean hockey team smallest, youngest in women's tournament
In losing to Switzerland 8-0 in their opening game of the women's ice hockey tournament at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the joint Korean team got pushed around from start to finish while managing just eight shots on net.In the aftermath, head coach Sarah Murray and her players blamed the disastrous performance on nerves.None of this should have come as a surprise, for Korea is the smallest and youngest team in the women's competition.With an average height of 160 centimeters for its 23 South
Feb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC medical director impressed by local authorities' effort to contain norovirus
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- International Olympic Committee Medical Director Richard Budgett said Sunday he was impressed by local authorities' efforts to contain norovirus here. The local organizers said that, as of Saturday, 158 cases of norovirus infections have been confirmed, but no athletes have been affected by the outbreak. Of the infected, the organizers said 139 have recovered, while 19 are still being monitored in order to prevent any risk of the illness spreading. The contagious viru
Feb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Joint women's hockey team looks to bounce back
PYEONGCHANG -- The joint Korean women's hockey team will look to have a bounceback game against Sweden in its second game of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Monday.Korea was hammered by the sixth-ranked Switzerland 8-0 on Saturday at Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, the host city of all ice events, located just east of PyeongChang. Despite 6,000 raucous, partisan fans behind them, including South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the unified team barely put up a fight, managing just eight sho
Feb. 11, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] South Koreans divided on ‘united flag’ march at PyeongChang Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- At the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games Friday, a group of around 190 athletes from South Korea and North Korea will march together under the Korean Unification Flag symbolizing a “unified Korea.” It’s the first time in 12 years that the two Koreas will be marching as one at an Olympics event. At PyeongChang, the South and North have also taken their relations up a notch by forming their first ever unified Olympics team in women’s ice hock
Feb. 9, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Victor An's Olympic ban appeal dismissed by CAS
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The top sports tribunal on Friday rejected appeals filed by 47 Russians, including South Korea-born short track speed skater Victor An, against an International Olympic Committee ban from the PyeongChang Olympics.The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced the rulings on the appeals of 45 athletes and two coaches who challenged the IOC decision over their alleged involvement in a state-sponsored doping program at a press conference in PyeongChang."The CAS arbitr
Feb. 9, 2018