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[PyeongChang 2018] Latest win brightens Olympic hopes for skeleton's Yun Sung-bin
With his fourth international victory in six starts this season, Olympic medal hopes have brightened for South Korean skeleton star Yun Sung-bin.Yun won the men's skeleton title at the sixth leg of the 2017-2018 International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup season on Friday (local time) in Altenberg, Germany.Firmly entrenched at the top of the World Cup standings, Yun has four wins and two runner-up finishes in six starts.With a combined time of 1:54.28 after two runs, Yun defea
Olympic GamesJan. 6, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics the key agenda for inter-Korean dialogue: Cheong Wa Dae
South and North Korea may discuss ways to improve ties but only after they first settle the issue of the North's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday."The priority is on North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games," a ranking official told reporters on condition of anonymity."I believe there will be discussions related to improving South-North ties after the North's participation in the Olympics is finalized," the
North KoreaJan. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Koreas communicating via hotline for talks over Winter Olympics
South and North Korea began the third day of their contact via the recently reopened border hotline Friday as they are seeking to hold talks to discuss the North's potential participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Seoul and Washington's latest decision to delay joint military drills during the games is expected to lend support to the two Koreas' move to have their first talks in more than two years, experts say.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed willingness to send a delegation t
North KoreaJan. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Veteran speed skater looking to add new chapter to growing legacy
About two months shy of his 30th birthday, South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon understands he isn't the same athlete that he was a few years back.But if the way his illustrious career has played out is any indication, Lee will likely find ways to deliver the goods when it counts the most at next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics. A medal there would add another chapter to his growing legacy as one of the country's finest winter sports athletes ever.A former short track speed skater, Lee c
More SportsJan. 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Most S. Koreans approve of NK's presence at PyeongChang Olympics
Three out of four South Koreans are in favor of North Korea's participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics, which will be held in the South Korean alpine town of PyeongChang, a poll showed Thursday. The survey was conducted Wednesday after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in his New Year's Day speech, indicated the possibility of sending North Korean athletes to the Olympics.The Realmeter poll said 76.7 percent of the 504 respondents replied they are in favor of the North's presence at the Olym
Social AffairsJan. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] N. Korea may send 2 skiers to PyeongChang Paralympics: official
North Korea may send a team of two skiers to the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games next month if it decides to participate in the multi-winter sport event in South Korea, an official of a US civic group which supports North Korean athletes said Thursday. Shin Young-soon, head of the Kinsler Foundation, said Pyongyang may send two para nordic skiers -- Ma Yoo-cheol and Kim Jung-hyun -- to the Winter Paralympics if the communist state decides to compete. "Two athletes last month trained for abou
More SportsJan. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic figure skating qualifiers down to wire with three spots at stake
The national Olympic figure skating qualifying is going down to the wire, with three spots in the men's and women's singles at stake.The Korea Figure Skating Championships, also the third and the final leg of the qualification for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, will take place from Friday to Sunday at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul.The combined scores after the three qualifying events will determine who gets to represent the host nation at PyeongChang. South Korea will send one male skater and
More SportsJan. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Korean slider eyes surprising finish in women's skeleton
When South Koreans talk about skeleton, a sport in which athletes slide head-first down an icy track, most of them would probably think about Yun Sung-bin, who is currently No. 1 in the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation men's world rankings. While Yun will be obviously in the spotlight next month at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Jeong Sophia believes she can also earn fans' attention in the women's skeleton. "I know people are interested in the men's skeleton because there's
More SportsJan. 4, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Organizers in final stage of preparations to welcome guests
With just over a month until the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, organizers in Gangwon Province are in the final stage of preparations for the event. Venues for the PyeongChang Olympics are located across three cities in the province -- PyeongChang, Gangneung and Jeongseon.With heavy snow fall and freezing temperatures expected throughout the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the province’s interagency task force is prepared for snow-removal operations on roads in cooperation with local city and pr
Olympic GamesJan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang reaffirms readiness to host NK at Winter Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- The 2018 Winter Games host city of PyeongChang on Wednesday reaffirmed its readiness to host North Korea at the competition held south of the border, with Pyongyang expressing interest in participation.Lee Hee-beom, head of the 2018 Olympic organizing committee, said PyeongChang had been "preparing for a long time" for the possibility that North Korea would take part in the quadrennial event."We're making preparations in case North Korea sends its athletes, cheering s
More SportsJan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Inter-Korean sports exchange group chief says North likely to send cheering squad to PyeongChang
The chief of a Seoul-based inter-Korean sports exchange promotion group said Wednesday he believes Pyongyang will send athletes and a cheering squad to the Winter Olympics south of the border next month.Kim Kyung-sung, who leads the South-North Korea Inter-Korean Sports Association, made the claim based on his attendance at meeting with North Korean officials in China last month."I believe there is a big possibility that the North will come to South Korea with its cheerleading group," Kim said t
More SportsJan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang offers to send cruise for N. Korean delegation
CHUNCHEON, South Korea -- The Gangwon provincial government, organizer of the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, has expressed an intention to send a cruise to a North Korean port to transport a delegation if the country decides to join, a provincial official said Wednesday. In his New Year's Day address, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un indicated the possibility of sending a delegation to the South Korean event. Indeed, the eastern province has long endeavored to realize the North's part
North KoreaJan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] IOC 'welcomes' Koreas' interest in talks on North's participation in PyeongChang 2018
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday welcomed the interest taken by the two Koreas in having talks on the North's participation in the upcoming Winter Games south of the border.In a statement emailed to Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said, "The IOC welcomes the mutual intentions of the governments of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to start direct talks about the participation of athletes from DPRK in the Olympic Winter G
More SportsJan. 3, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Sports minister says PyeongChang 2018 will lead to peace, prosperity on Korean Peninsula
South Korean Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan said Tuesday the upcoming Winter Olympics in the country will usher in an era of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.In his New Year's address to Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism employees, Do also welcomed North Korea's show of interest in participating in the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Winter Games. South Korea's Sports Minister Do Jong-hwan (Yonhap)On New Year's Day, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he would consider sending a delegatio
Olympic GamesJan. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea 'carefully' mulling timing of offering talks with NK
South Korea's unification ministry said Tuesday it is "carefully" considering the timing of proposing talks with North Korea as the North's leader expressed his willingness to send a delegation to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said Monday that his country is open to dialogue with Seoul over its intent to take part in the Winter Games to be held in South Korea next month."The ministry is carefully mulling proposing dialogue with the North and is in consultations
North KoreaJan. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Moon urges swift steps to realize N. Korean participation at PyeongChang
President Moon Jae-in called for swift measures to realize North Korea's participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games here on Tuesday, one day after the reclusive North Korean leader hinted at a resumption of inter-Korean dialogue to the end."I hope the Unification Ministry and the Ministry of Culture and Sports will swiftly come up with follow-up measures to quickly restore South-North Korean dialogue and realize the North Korean delegation's participation in the PyeongChang Olympics,"
North KoreaJan. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea's presidential office hails North's proposal on PyeongChang delegation
South Korea's presidential office welcomed Monday's proposal by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to send a delegation to the upcoming PyeongChang Olympics slated for next month. "We welcome that Kim expressed willingness to send a delegation and proposed talks as he acknowledged the need for improvement in inter-Korean ties," Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Park Soo-hyun told a press briefing. "The successful launch of the games will contribute to stability not only on the Korean Peninsula but also in Ea
North KoreaJan. 2, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Olympic committee welcomes North’s proposal to participate
South Korea’s Winter Olympic Games organizing committee on Monday said they “welcome” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s proposal to send a delegation to the upcoming Olympics set to be held in PyeongChang next month. A torchbearer holds up the Olympic torch during a relay for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games on Monday at Homigot Sunrise Square, North Gyeongsang Province. YonhapLee Hee-beom, president and CEO of the PyeongChang 2018 Organizing Committee, said that the committee “welcomes the No
Olympic GamesJan. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Kim says N.Korea could participate in South's Winter Olympics
Kim Jong-un on Monday gave the first indication that North Korea could participate in next month's Winter Olympics in the South, despite tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme."I sincerely hope the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will be staged successfully," said Kim, the North Korean leader, in his new year's address to the nation."We are willing to take necessary measures including to dispatch our delegation."For this purpose, authorities of the North and South would be able to meet
North KoreaJan. 1, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] PyeongChang Olympics torch relay wraps up its 2017 schedule in Daegu
The torch relay for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics wrapped up its 2017 campaign in Daegu on Sunday.The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (POCOG) said the Olympic torch relay had its final relay of 2017 in Daegu, 300 kilometers south of Seoul. "Under the slogan 'Let Everyone Shine,' the Olympic torch relay carried the flame that was lit at Temple of Hera in Greece on Oct. 24 and came to South Korea on Nov. 1," POCOG said. "The Olympic flame has
Olympic GamesJan. 1, 2018