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2018 PyeongChang

Wed, January 29, 2020 | 12:15

Ten North Korean Olympic athletes set to come to South Korea

Ten North Korean Olympic athletes set to come to South Korea

Ten North Korean Olympic athletes are set to travel to South Korea aboard a South Korean chartered plane Thursday, together with the South's skiers who will come home after a two-day joint ski training in the North. The Asiana Airlines jet will carry the North's 32-member delegation, including the athletes, when it brings home a South Korean delegation after inter-Korean ski ...

2018-02-01 09:12

Great makeover of Gangneung Olympic Park

Great makeover of Gangneung Olympic Park

The new Gangneung Olympic Park underwent a great makeover for years before its current chic look was ready for the forthcoming Winter Olympic Games. This is the venue for figure skating, speed skating, short track speed skating and ice hockey events. But the state-of-the-art facilities and glittering ice rinks were hard to imagine just a few years ago.

2018-01-31 15:53

Olympic spectators warned of record-low cold

Olympic spectators warned of record-low cold

February's PyeongChang Winter Olympics are expected to be the coldest Games in decades, according to an American news magazine on Tuesday.

2018-01-31 15:48

IOC President Bach in South Korea

IOC President Bach in South Korea

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach arrived in South Korea on Tuesday to inspect preparations for next month's PyeongChang Winter Olympics. "It's a great pleasure to finally arrive in Korea. I look forward to the Winter Olympic Games with great anticipation," Bach told reporters upon arriving at Incheon International Airport. He will later take the new...

2018-01-30 16:04

Ghanaian skeleton athlete thanks Korea's Hyundai for PyeongChang help

Ghanaian skeleton athlete thanks Korea's Hyundai for PyeongChang help

For Akwasi Frimpong - Ghana's first skeleton athlete - Hyundai Motor's Santa Fe was part of the gear that helped him qualify for the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.

2018-01-30 15:46

Reuters spoils PyeongChang's Olympic flame secret

Reuters spoils PyeongChang's Olympic flame secret

Global news agency Reuters mistakenly leaked photos of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics flame being tested during a rehearsal Sunday, spoiling the event's signature moment. Between midnight and 1 a.m. Monday, the agency wired nine high-definition photos of the flame being lit in a cauldron-shaped sculpture. The rehearsal was for the Feb. 9 opening ceremony.

2018-01-29 17:25

IOC President Thomas Bach to arrive in PyeongChang on Tuesday

IOC President Thomas Bach to arrive in PyeongChang on Tuesday

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach is scheduled to arrive in PyeongChang, the site of the 2018 Winter Games, on Tuesday. Bach will land at Incheon International Airport and take the new KTX high-speed train to Jinbu Station, located in PyeongChang. Bach will tour competition venues and Olympic Villages. He's set to chair the IOC's executive board meet...

2018-01-29 15:36

Guests to face deep-freeze conditions at 'roofless' PyeongChang opening

Guests to face deep-freeze conditions at 'roofless' PyeongChang opening

Winter Olympics are supposed to be cold. But the frozen feeling melts away, if only for a short time, when fired-up athletes turn up the body heat as they race toward victory or disappointment.

2018-01-28 15:08

US to send largest-ever athlete delegation to PyeongChang

US to send largest-ever athlete delegation to PyeongChang

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) said Friday that it will send a 242-member team - the largest ever for the Winter Games - to the upcoming PyeongChang Olympics. The team of 135 men and 107 women includes speed skater Shani Davis, Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn and figure skater Nathan Chen. They will compete in all disciplines across seven sports and 97 of the 102 medal ...

2018-01-27 15:13

North Korean ice hockey team arrives in South for joint training

North Korean ice hockey team arrives in South for joint training

The North Korean women’s ice hockey team arrived in Jincheon, where the National Training Center for South Korean athletes is located, Thursday. Comprised of 15 members -- 12 players, a head coach and two assistants -- the North Korean team arrived in South Korea to take part in the Feb. 9-25 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Also, an eight-member advance team led by Yun Yong-bok,...

2018-01-25 16:01

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