All posts tagged "Skeleton"

  • (Yonhap)
    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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  • Yun Sung-bin in skeleton made some noise after the two opening races at Sanki Sliding Center. (Yonhap)
    Remember his name

    Yun Sung-bin shows promise in skeleton South Korea didn’t pick up any medals on Friday at the Sochi Winter Olympics, but saw hope for one in skeleton in the future. On a relatively quiet day for Team...

    • Posted February 14, 2014
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  • The Korea’s national bobsleigh team poses after finishing its training ahead of the Sochi Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 13 (KST). Korea is likely to send its biggest-ever Winter Olympic delegation to the Games, thanks to the dramatic improvement of its athletes in sledding sports. (Courtesy of Korea Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation)
    Korea to send largest-ever Winter Olympic delegation to Sochi

      By Jung Min-ho Korea is likely to send its biggest-ever Winter Olympic delegation to Sochi, thanks to the dramatic improvement of its athletes in sledding sports. Although the finalized roster won’t be confirmed until Jan. 20,...

    • Posted January 14, 2014
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  • Yoon Sung-bin
    Skeleton prospect Yoon raises Sochi hopes

    By Kim Tong-hyung Skeleton, which requires individual athletes to fly down a frozen track on a tiny sled, is a minor sport that had rarely registered with the public’s consciousness here. But 20-year-old Yoon Sung-bin now has...

    • Posted January 7, 2014
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