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Beijing Olympics

Thu, June 30, 2022 | 15:43

Hwang Dae-heon wins men's 1,500m short track title for Korea's 1st gold in Beijing

South Korean short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon captured gold in the men's 1,500m at Beijing 2022 on Wednesday, bouncing back from a recent officiating controversy for the country's first gold in the Chinese capital. Hwang edged out Steven Dubois of Canada for his first Olympic gold at Capital Indoor Stadium. Semen Elistratov of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) took b...

2022-02-09 23:02

Moon congratulates Hwang for victory

Korea voices concerns about short track judging in meeting with int'l officials

South Korean leaders at Beijing 2022 met virtually with senior international skating officials Wednesday to express their concerns about the state of refereeing in short track speed skating.

2022-02-09 20:36

Chinese Embassy voices 'grave concern' over accusations of judging bias at Beijing Olympics

Vlhova wins Olympic slalom gold after Shiffrin misfires

Slovakia's Petra Vlhova produced a stunning second leg to win Olympic slalom gold Wednesday after Mikaela Shiffrin slid out of medal contention with a botched first run.

2022-02-09 18:20

Curling coach expects Korea to thrive under less pressure in Beijing

At the previous Winter Games in South Korea four years ago, the women's curling team representing the host country made an improbable run to the final and claimed the silver medal, becoming the darling of the competition along the way.

2022-02-09 16:41

Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan caught up in numbers game

US Olympian watches birth of first child via video call

As Olympic preparations go, it takes some beating.

2022-02-09 15:44

Vlhova wins Olympic slalom gold after Shiffrin misfires

Mexican skater is a rare Latin American at Winter Olympics

They said he should play soccer. They said figure skating was for girls. They said winter sports made no sense in temperate Guadalajara.

2022-02-09 14:57

Vlhova wins Olympic slalom gold after Shiffrin misfires

American Kim breezes into halfpipe final; Japanese teen Ono follows

American Chloe Kim breezed through Wednesday's qualifiers in the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Beijing Games to advance to the final in first place, while Japanese teen Mitsuki Ono followed in her Olympic debut.

2022-02-09 14:56

Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan caught up in numbers game

In figure skating today, it's the numbers game that people play. The current International Skating Union (ISU) judging system assigns points to technical elements in skaters' programs, such as jumps and spins. This is all designed to eliminate room for subjectivity in scoring, in response to some damaging judging scandals from the past.

2022-02-09 13:49

How China got blue skies in time for Olympics

The blue skies greeting Olympic athletes here this month are a stark change from just a decade ago when the city's choking air pollution was dubbed an ``Airpocalypse'' and blamed for scaring off tourists.

2022-02-09 10:45

Praise for Eileen Gu breaks Chinese social media

Two American-born athletes competing for China. Two radically different reactions from Chinese social media to their performances at the Winter Olympics.

2022-02-09 10:21

How China got blue skies in time for Olympics

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