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Sun, June 4, 2023 | 00:40

Male figure skater Cha Jun-hwan ranks 15th in PyeongChang

Male figure skater Cha Jun-hwan ranks 15th in PyeongChang

Rising figure skater Cha Jun-hwan broke two of his personal records and placed 15th overall in the men's single's event at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the highest Olympic ranking by a Korea-born athlete. Cha competed in the men's single free skating event at the Gangneung Ice Arena, Saturday, and recorded 165.16 and 83.43 in the short program Friday, his personal be...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2018-02-17 16:32

Gangneung Media Village worker found dead

Gangneung Media Village worker found dead

The 55-year-old, only identified by his surname Kim, was found dead at 6:45 a.m. at his temporary apartment in the village, located in the sub-host city of Gangneung, according to police.

2018-02-17 16:22

261 people infected with vomit-inducing norovirus in PyeongChang; 44 quarantined

261 people infected with vomit-inducing norovirus in PyeongChang; 44 quarantined

Despite all the hygiene efforts, the authorities are finding it difficult to control an extremely contagious norovirus outbreak, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, in the host cities of the ongoing Winter Olympics. As of Friday 4 p.m., 261 people were confirmed to have been infected with the virus in PyeongChang and Gangneung, and 44 have been quarantined, according to the K...

Park Si-soo | 2018-02-17 14:55

Swiss athletes infected with norovirus: IOC

Norovirus fear overshadows PyeongChang

Moon to attend short track speed skating finals

Moon to attend short track speed skating finals

President Moon Jae-in will attend the short track speed skating finals at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday evening, his aides said. Moon will cheer for Korean athletes competing in the men's 1,000 meters and the women's 1,500 meters at Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung.

2018-02-17 14:45

Lee Sang-hwa aims for 3rd speed skating gold

Lee Sang-hwa aims for 3rd speed skating gold

Lee is the current 500m world record holder at 36.36 seconds. At 28, Lee is entering her fourth and possibly final Olympics.

2018-02-17 11:37

Choi Min-jeong wins gold in women's 1,500m short track speed skating

Men's curling team fails to snap losing streak, six-time Olympian advances in ski jumping

Men's curling team fails to snap losing streak, six-time Olympian advances in ski jumping

Korea’s men’s curling team could not overcome the formidable Canadians on Friday, extending its losing streak to four-games. At Gangneung Curling Center, the team of Seong Se-hyeon, Oh Eun-su, Lee Ki-bok and skip Kim Chang-min was defeated 6-7 by World No. 1 Canada in their their round robin match.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2018-02-16 23:10

Swiss athletes infected with norovirus: IOC

Swiss athletes infected with norovirus: IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Friday that two Swiss athletes have fallen ill because of the norovirus, but they were not staying in the Athlete’s Village of the PyeongChang Olympics. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said the IOC is aware of two freestyle ski athletes from Switzerland who have fallen ill, but they “were not staying in the Village.” Earlier Friday, the...

Nam Hyun-woo | 2018-02-16 22:02

261 people infected with vomit-inducing norovirus in PyeongChang; 44 quarantined

Yun proud of home fans

Yun proud of home fans

Yun Sung-bin, who finished first in the men’s skeleton race of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Friday, was officially awarded his gold medal. During the victory ceremony at the PyeongChang Medal Plaza, Yun was awarded the gold medal from Ryu Seung-min, Korea’s sole International Olympic Committee (IOC) member.

Baek Byung-yeul | 2018-02-16 21:40

Yun wins Korea's first skeleton gold

Korea's female curlers beat Switzerland to continue surprising campaign

Korea's female curlers beat Switzerland to continue surprising campaign

Korea’s female curlers continued their surprising campaign on Friday in the women’s round robin session, defeating world No. 2 Switzerland this time.

Nam Hyun-woo | 2018-02-16 21:04

Kim Magnus finishes 45th in cross-country

Kim Magnus finishes 45th in cross-country

South Korea’s cross-country hopeful Kim Magnus finished 45th in Friday’s event at the PyeongChang Winter Games.

Ko Dong-hwan | 2018-02-16 17:59

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