All posts tagged "2018 Winter Olympics"

  • The coach of the men's national ice hockey team, Jim Paek, poses after an interview with The Korea Times at the Korean Olympic Committee headquarters in Songpa District, Seoul, Feb. 25. (Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk)
    Jim Paek dreams of a hockey nation

    By Nam Hyun-woo Last summer, the Korean ice hockey community was thrilled by the news that two-time Stanley Cup champion Jim Paek was going to coach the national team that will compete in the 2018 PyeongChang Games....

    • Posted March 4, 2015
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    Korea may end up with no ice hockey team in PyeongChang

    By Nam Hyun-woo Korea’s national ice hockey team has been without a coach for nine months, even though it is desperately seeking a ticket to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. The Korea...

    • Posted July 15, 2014
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  • Texas Rangers’ Choo Shin-soo, right, and Kim Jin-sun, president of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic organizing committee, pose with a commemorative plate after Choo was named a goodwill ambassador for the event at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, Monday. (Yonhap)
    Batting in support

    Choo named goodwill ambassador for PyeongChang Games By Jung Min-ho High-profile Koreans have been asked to do their part in promoting the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province. The latest to join the star-studded group of...

    • Posted January 6, 2014
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