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[PyeongChang 2018] ‘Christmas in March’ for Paralympics

K-pop performances and fan events to feature well-known Korean stars

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Dutch skating star Sven Kramer set to race mass start against Lee Seung-hoon

GANGNEUNG -- Dutch skating star Sven Kramer said Thursday he has a special strategy to take on Korean gold medal favorite Lee Seung-hoon in the upcoming mass start event. The mass start is a new Oly...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Speedskating empress Lee Sang-hwa emotional after ‘unforgettable’ experience

Winning her third Olympic medal for Korea on Sunday in the women’s 500 meters, Korea’s ace speedskater Lee Sang-hwa shared a picture of her hugging PyeongChang’s mascot Soohorang on Thursday via Inst...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Red-hot women's curling team trying to stay grounded

GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- In a span of days, the South Korean women's curling team has gone from being a curious afterthought to a darling of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, rewriting the country's ...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Kim Yuna reigns supreme in Olympics commercials

The former Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna is dominating Korea’s ad industry during the PyeongChang Winter Games. Kim is featured in Coca-Cola’s Olympics commercials alongside actor Park Bo-gum, as w...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympic spectators top 1m: organizers

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The total number of spectators who have visited the PyeongChang Winter Olympics has surpassed 1 million, with just three days left to the closing ceremony, local orga...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Male speed skaters highlight bond amid bullying scandal

After South Korea’s male speed skating team captured its second consecutive Olympic medal in the team pursuit discipline, the trio said the bond between teammates is the secret to their success. “I ...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea to compete in women's curling semifinals

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The South Korean women's curling team, a surprise sensation at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, will compete in the semifinals on Friday. Figure skaters will particip...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korean women's curling team tops round robin session

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- The South Korean female curling team topped the round robin session with two more victories at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday. South Korea clinched the f...

Feb 22, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea wins second straight silver in men’s team pursuit

South Korea grasped the silver medal in the men’s speed skating team pursuit event on Wednesday, marking the country’s third silver medal and ninth medal in total in this year’s Winter Games. Lee Se...

Feb 21, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea’s female pursuit team finishes last amid teamwork fiasco

South Korea’s female speedskating team on Wednesday lost its team pursuit playoff race against Poland finishing in eighth place. The result comes in the wake of a disputed race which triggered discu...

Feb 21, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Alpine snowboarding event rescheduled due to unfavorable weather forecast

Local organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Wednesday that the men's and women's alpine snowboarding parallel giant slalom events have been rescheduled due to unfavorable weather forecas...

Feb 21, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korean, N. Korean hockey players bond over Oreo McFlurries at breakfast

When asked on Wednesday to recount her favorite memory of having been with North Korean teammates at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, South Korean forward Randi Heesoo Griffin didn't have to think fo...

Feb 21, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] EXO thrilled by PyeongChang closer, hopes to meet skeleton sensation Yun

Members of K-pop act EXO said Wednesday they were thrilled to perform in front of what may be their biggest audience to date -- at the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics this weekend...

Feb 21, 2018
Olympic Games
[PyeongChang 2018] Veteran S. Korean cross-country skier bids adieu to Winter Games

South Korean veteran cross-country skier Lee Chae-won bid farewell to the Winter Olympic Games as she competed in her last event, in her hometown on Wednesday. Lee, the oldest South Korean athlete a...

Feb 21, 2018
Olympic Games

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