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Wed, July 6, 2022 | 22:33

Speed skater delivers on big pre-Olympic talk with 2nd straight bronze

In the days leading up to the Beijing Winter Olympics, South Korean speed skater Kim Min-seok spoke often about how much better he had become since snatching two medals at PyeongChang 2018 - bronze in the 1,500m and silver in the team pursuit.

2022-02-08 22:16

Speed skater Kim Min-seok wins men's 1,500m bronze for S. Korea's 1st medal in Beijing

Speed skater Kim Min-seok brought South Korea its first medal of Beijing 2022 on Tuesday, grabbing bronze for his second consecutive Olympics.Kim finished the men's 1,500m race at the National Speed Skating Oval in 1:44.24, 1.03 seconds back of the champion, Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands. Another Dutch skater, Thomas Krol, took the silver medal in 1:43.55. At PyeongChang 2018...

2022-02-08 21:33

Snowboarder rues opportunity to cheer up South Korea with gold

With its short track speed skaters unable to come through with medals in the early days of Beijing 2022, South Korea turned its eyes toward alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho with great anticipation Tuesday.

2022-02-08 20:16

'Stolen Olympic medals' infuriate Koreans, spur anti-China sentiment

Many Koreans, including presidential candidates, have expressed anger after two of their national short track speedskaters were disqualified during the 2022 Beijing Olympics, calling the decision by referees “biased and unacceptable.” Criticism spewed out online after Hwang Dae-heon and Lee June-seo, who finished first and second, respectively, in different groups for the men...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-02-08 16:56

Figure skating: Chen scores world record for massive lead over shocked Hanyu

In a reversal of fortunes from the last Olympic Games, American Nathan Chen scored a world record in the figure skating short program in Beijing, Tuesday, giving him a massive lead over a shocked Yuzuru Hanyu in their quest for the gold medal.

2022-02-08 16:21

Figure skater offers moral support to short trackers

South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan had just set a new personal best score in the short program Tuesday, but the plight of the country's short track speed skating team wasn't too far from his mind.

2022-02-08 15:51

Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan ranks 4th after short program with new personal best

Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan ranks 4th after short program with new personal best

South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan established a new personal best score to rank fourth after the short program in the men's singles competition at Beijing 2022, Tuesday.

2022-02-08 15:15

Peng Shuai watches Gu win Olympic gold in freeski Big Air

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sat with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and watched American-born Chinese freeskier Eileen Gu win gold at the women's Big Air event Tuesday.

2022-02-08 14:47

Freestyle skiing: Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table

China's Eileen Gu got her maiden Olympics off to a dream start as the U.S. born teenager landed a tricky jump to become the first freeski Big Air champion at the Beijing Games, taking the host country to the top of the medals table Tuesday.

2022-02-08 14:31

Outraged over short track decisions, South Korean delegation chief seeks meeting with IOC president

The head of the South Korean athletic delegation to Beijing 2022 said Tuesday he has requested a meeting with the world's Olympic chief over "unfair" decisions in short track speed skating races involving South Korean athletes.

2022-02-08 14:27

'Stolen Olympic medals' infuriate Koreans, spur anti-China sentiment

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