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2018 PyeongChang

Sun, June 4, 2023 | 00:01

US broadcaster calls 'P.F. Chang' host of Winter Olympics

US broadcaster calls 'P.F. Chang' host of Winter Olympics

Following the American TV network NBC’s major blunder of identifying PyeongChang as being in North Korea in its coverage of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony, another U.S. broadcaster misspelled the host city as “P.F. Chang.” Chicago’s ABC affiliate WLS ran a graphic with the text “P.F. Chang 2018” during a broadcast on Saturday morning (local time). A capture of the foota...

2018-02-13 13:58

NBC mistakenly calls North Korea host of PyeongChang Games

North Korea keeps controversial flag showing Dokdo islets

North Korea keeps controversial flag showing Dokdo islets

Japan complained about it; the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said not to use it. But North Korea did not care. North Korean cheerleaders waved unification flags showing the eastern islets of South Korea as they cheered for the unified Korean women's ice hockey team during its Monday match against Sweden

2018-02-13 13:20

Teenage Korean-American snowboard prodigy wins halfpipe gold

Teenage Korean-American snowboard prodigy wins halfpipe gold

Korean-American teenager Chloe Kim blew away the rest of the field to win the women's snowboard halfpipe gold at Pyeongchang's Phoenix Snow Park on Tuesday. China's Liu Jiayu took silver while Arielle Gold of the U.S. won bronze. The 17-year-old Kim produced a top score of 98.25 points on her third and final run to beat Liu by almost 10 points.

2018-02-13 12:50

Women's ice hockey team routed again

Women's ice hockey team routed again

There was no drama whatsoever last night. The odds-on favorite Sweden reached the semifinals after crushing Team Korea 8-0.Sweden scored four goals in the first period. Following forward Maja Lylen Persson's shorthanded goal, Elin Lundberg, Johanna Fallman and Erica Uden Johansson each scored a goal. Korean forwards Randi Heesoo Griffin, Lee Jin-gyu and Park Yoon-jung made sh...

2018-02-13 00:00

Choi Jae-woo reaches Olympic moguls final

Choi Jae-woo reaches Olympic moguls final

Choi Jae-woo advanced to the finals in the men's moguls at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Tuesday. The South Korean freestyle skier, however, ended his Olympic campaign at the Phoneix Park in the second of the three-stage finals round as he made a mistake after landing and slipped.

2018-02-12 22:26

Dutch skater Sjinkie Knegt in middle finger controversy

Dutch skater Sjinkie Knegt in middle finger controversy

Dutch short-track speed skater Sjinkie Knegt has been caught up in a controversy over photos in which he appears to stick his middle finger up, after coming second at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.

2018-02-12 22:20

Spaniard tries to enter Olympic Village with false ID: police

A Spanish man, 24, was caught trying to enter the Olympic Village in Gangneung with a false accreditation ID, police said Monday. They said he had made the fake ID so he could sell Olympic-themed badges and other souvenirs in the Olympic Village, which is exclusively for athletes, accredited staff and journalists.

2018-02-12 22:05

Bullet train cuts travel time to Olympic cities, contributing to early Olympic success

The Winter Olympics has enjoyed an unexpected early success as stadiums and Phoenix Park, where alpine skiing events take place, have experienced a surge in spectators.

2018-02-12 17:09

What makes PyeongChang a unique Olympic experience

A tidy gentleman stood with a bottle of hand sanitizer in front of a stack of plates near the front of the buffet restaurant in the Main Press Center in the eastern rustic county of PyeongChang last Friday. He asked each journalist in line to open their palms for a drop of the alcohol-based hand sanitizer before they picked up their plates. If you say you already washed your ...

2018-02-12 16:52

Snowboarding prodigy Chloe Kim off to flying debut in PyeongChang

Snowboarding prodigy Chloe Kim off to flying debut in PyeongChang

Korean-American teenage snowboarder Chloe Kim made a successful Olympic debut in the country of her parents birth, as the 17-year-old qualified for the halfpipe final with the best score. The snowboard prodigy finished first in the ladies’ snowboard halfpipe qualification run of the PyeongChang Olympics at Phoenix Park, Monday.

2018-02-12 16:29

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