All posts tagged "bobsled"

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    S. Korean Yun Sung-bin wins first skeleton World Cup title

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin captured the country’s first-ever World Cup title in Switzerland on Friday, ending a winning streak by a dominant European rival in the process. Yun won the seventh leg...

    • Posted February 5, 2016
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  • Won, left, and Seo dedicated their historic victory to late national team coach Malcolm Lloyd, who passed away earlier this month. (Photo released by the Korea Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation / Yonhap)
    S. Korean bobsled tandem takes first-ever WC gold

    (Yonhap) — The South Korean bobsleigh team of Won Yun-jong and Seo Young-woo captured the country’s first-ever gold medal at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup on Friday in Canada, rising to the top...

    • Posted January 23, 2016
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  • Korea’s bobsleigh national team practices at Alpensia Ski Resort in Gangwon Province, Monday. (Yonhap)
    Kool runnings! S. Korean sledders ready to surprise world at PyeongChang Olympics

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — Coming off strong performances in recent international competitions, a trio of emerging South Korean sledders said Tuesday they’re ready to surprise the world at the next Winter Olympics at home. The bobsleigh duo of...

    • Posted December 15, 2015
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  • K-ool Runnings

    Korea wins gold and silver in Lake Placid and qualifies for every luge discipline at Sochi South Korea will be represented in every event in the luge competition at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia for the first...

    • Posted January 9, 2014
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