All posts tagged "Sochi Olympics"

  • 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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  • To mark the 30-day countdown, President Park Geun-hye visited the National Training Center on Wednesday to encourage the athletes. (Yonhap)
    Less than 30 days to Sochi!

    S. Korea poised for another top-10 finish  (Yonhap) — The countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi reached 30 days on Wednesday, as South Korean athletes set their sights on another top-10 finish in the...

    • Posted January 8, 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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  • South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na performs during the ladies free skating at the Korea Figure Skating Championship 2014 in Goyang, north of Seoul, on Jan. 5, 2014. (Yonhap)
    Any Questions?

    Kim Yuna wins her last prep event in a landslide…all set for Sochi   Kim Yuna is all set for the Sochi Olympics, winning her last preparation event in a landslide. At the Goyang Oulimnuri Ice Rink...

    • Posted January 6, 2014
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  • After all, two-time world figure skating champion Kim Yu-na, the “Ice Queen” with a perfect stage presence, is only human, saying that she is not a natural born talent, and neither is she always perfect. (Yonhap)
    Kim Yuna says she’s only human

    By Lee Kyung-min After all, two-time world figure skating champion Kim Yu-na, the “Ice Queen” with a perfect stage presence, is only human, saying that she is not a natural born talent, and neither is she always...

    • Posted December 18, 2013
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  • Kim waves to the crowd after receiving the gold medal in the award ceremony. (Yonhap)
    Kim Yuna cruises to victory in season debut

    By Kim Young-jin It’s not as if the world needs a reminder of Kim Yuna’s presence. Recovering from injury or not, she’s a two-time world figure skating champion and looking to become just the third woman ever...

    • Posted December 9, 2013
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  • International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach bows to President Park Geun-hye during his visit to Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Thursday. Bach is on the last leg of a trip to cities in Asia. / Yonhap
    IOC gives thumbs up to PyeongChang prep

    By Jung Min-ho Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), spoke highly of the preparation for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, at a news conference in Seoul, Thursday. “After the Sochi Olympics,...

    • Posted November 21, 2013
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