[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Team Kim set to renew curling rivalry vs. Japan

BEIJING -- South Korea will renew its budding women's curling rivalry with Japan at Beijing 2022 on Monday. South Korea's Team Kim, led by skip Kim Eun-jung, will play two games at the National Aquatics Centre on Monday. It will first face the United States' Team Peterson starting at 9:05 a.m. (local time), or 10:05 a.m. in Seoul. Then the nightcap starting 11 hours later will pit Team Kim against Team Fujisawa of Japan. Kim's team edged out Fujisawa's squad 8-7 in the semifinals of PyeongChang

Feb. 13, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korea wins 2nd straight game in women's curling

South Korea won its second consecutive game in the women's curling tournament at Beijing 2022 on Saturday, beating the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) 9-5 to improve to 2-1 for the competition. Down 2-1 after two ends at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, South Korea scored five unanswered points over the next three ends to open up a 6-2 lead. The ROC got a point back in the sixth end, but South Korea scored two more points in the seventh end, thanks to a double takeout by skip Kim Eun-j

Feb. 12, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korea's 3rd medal comes from short track; curling team earns 1st win

BEIJING -- South Korea's third medal of Beijing 2022 came from short track speed skating Friday, with Choi Min-jeong grabbing silver in the women's 1,000m. She finished just 0.052 second behind the champion, Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands, in the nail-biting final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Choi moved from the back of the pack into second place in late stages of the nine-lap race. She barely avoided colliding with two skaters who got tangled up behind her, Arianna Fontana of I

Feb. 12, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Mixed bag of emotions for inconsolable short track silver medalist

BEIJING -- After clinching the silver medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating race at Beijing 2022 on Friday, South Korean star Choi Min-jeong looked virtually inconsolable. It wasn't immediately clear if she was crying tears of joy for her first medal in Beijing, or if she was mad at herself for finishing 0.052 second behind the champion, Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands. It turned out it was a bit of both. "Honestly, I didn't think I'd cry that much," Choi said i

Feb. 11, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Choi Min-jeong shakes off injuries, scandal for hard-fought short track silver

BEIJING -- What had been a subpar Olympics in Beijing for South Korean short tracker Choi Min-jeong changed for the better in a hurry Friday, as she captured the silver medal in the women's 1,000m. Choi finished just behind the winner, Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands, in the exciting final at Capital Indoor Stadium. The Dutch star crossed the line in 1:28.391, with Choi right on her heels at 1:28.443. Choi had been shut out of medals in Beijing until Friday. Her first crack came on the fi

Feb. 11, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short tracker Choi Min-jeong wins silver in women's 1,000m

BEIJING -- South Korean short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong grabbed silver in the women's 1,000m at Beijing 2022 on Friday, washing away disappointments from quick exits in earlier races with a strong bounce back performance. Choi finished just behind Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing for South Korea's second short track medal in the Chinese capital. For the Olympics, South Korea has one gold, one silver and one bronze so far. After barely avoiding c

Feb. 11, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short track champion Hwang Dae-heon reaches 500m quarters, relay final in triple gold bid

BEIJING -- South Korean short track speed skating gold medalist Hwang Dae-heon will have a chance to add two more titles in Beijing. Hwang, who won the 1,500m gold medal Wednesday at Beijing 2022, qualified for the quarterfinals in the 500m on Friday at Capital Indoor Stadium. He finished second in his quarterfinal heat, behind Abzal Azhgaliyev of Kazakhstan. There were eight heats, and the two fastest skaters from each heat, plus the four fastest among third-place skaters, advanced to the qua

Feb. 11, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] S. Korea beats Britain for 1st win in women's curling

BEIJING -- South Korea defeated Britain 9-7 for its first victory in the women's curling tournament of Beijing 2022 on Friday. Led by skip Kim Eun-jung, South Korea picked up four points in the ninth end to turn a 6-5 deficit into a 9-6 advantage and hung on in the 10th end for the narrow win over Team Muirhead, the reigning European champion. South Korea, the 2018 silver medalist, had lost to Canada 12-7 to begin the round robin play at the National Aquatics Centre on Thursday. There are 10

Feb. 11, 2022

S. Korea pondering future in luge after 2 veterans retire

BEIJING -- The end of the luge competition at Beijing 2022 meant the conclusion of careers for two leading South Korean lugers, leaving the country to ponder its next steps toward international relevance in the sliding event. The team relay event at Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Yanqing, northwestern Beijing, on Thursday wrapped up the luge portion of the Olympics, with South Korea finishing in 13th place. Aileen Frisch, the German native who became naturalized as a South Korean in 2016, an

Feb. 11, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Surprise speed skating medalist from PyeongChang back for more glory in Beijing

BEIJING -- South Korean speed skater Cha Min-kyu came out of nowhere to win the silver medal in the men's 500m at PyeongChang 2018, a feat so shocking that it's easy to forget he finished runner-up by only 0.01 second. On Saturday in Beijing, Cha will try to sneak up on people once again, his underdog label very much intact despite his status as an Olympic silver medalist. Now 28, Cha has not been able to build on his PyeongChang success. He ranked 11th overall in the 500m in the most recent Int

Feb. 11, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Cha Jun-hwan finishes 5th in men's singles figure skating

With a performance equally mesmerizing and frustrating, Cha Jun-hwan made a piece of South Korean figure skating history in Beijing on Thursday. Cha finished fifth in the men's singles figure skating competition at Beijing 2022 with a total score of a new personal-best 282.38 points. He earned 182.87 points in the free skate, also a new career high, despite a couple of mistakes with jumps. This is the best Olympic performance by a South Korean male figure skater. Cha himself had held the previou

Feb. 10, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Defending skeleton champion out of medal contention at halfway point

BEIJING -- The 2018 Olympic men's skeleton champion Yun Sung-bin ranked outside the top 10 halfway through his gold medal defense at Beijing 2022 on Thursday. The South Korean had a combined time of 2:02.43 to rank 12th after the first two of four runs at Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, northwest of Beijing. Yun sits 2.10 seconds back of the leader, Christopher Grotheer of Germany. The one other South Korean in action, Jung Seung-gi, is in 10th place at 2:02.22. At PyeongCha

Feb. 10, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Figure skater You Young shrugs off Russian's reported doping, keeps focus on self

BEIJING -- South Korean figure skater You Young is so locked in on her own pursuit of a medal in China -- to a degree that she had a decidedly nonchalant reaction to one of the most shocking stories to come out of Beijing 2022 so far. Kamila Valieva, a Russian teen sensation and the prohibitive gold medal favorite in the women's singles, has tested positive for a banned substance, Russian media reported Thursday. If Valieva, who helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to gold in the team comp

Feb. 10, 2022

[BEIJING OLYMPICS] Short track speed skater going after 1st medal in Beijing

BEIJING -- After three days' worth of races, South Korea finally has its first gold medal in short track speed skating at Beijing 2022. On Friday, Choi Min-jeong will try to add to that total. Choi, the double gold medalist from PyeongChang 2018, will compete in the quarterfinals of the women's 1,000m at Capital Indoor Stadium, with the semifinals and the final also scheduled for later in the evening. Hwang Dae-heon came through with South Korea's first gold in short track and also its first gol

Feb. 10, 2022

With rousing race, short tracker gives S. Korea 1st gold in Beijing

A day after winning its first medal of Beijing 2022, South Korea finally collected its first gold medal in the Chinese capital Wednesday. Hwang Dae-heon captured the men's 1,500m short track speed skating title at Capital Indoor Stadium, for South Korea's first gold in Beijing and its first short track medal of any color here. Hwang narrowly beat Steven Dubios of Canada, 2:09.219 to 2:09.254. The gold provided a measure of personal redemption for Hwang, who had unexpectedly found himself at

Feb. 10, 2022

'Be Like Mike': how S. Korean short track champion looked to Michael Jordan for inspiration

Hours after being disqualified from the men's 1,000m short track speed skating race at Beijing 2022 on Monday, South Korean Hwang Dae-heon posted a quote from Michael Jordan on his Instagram. It read: "Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." In winning the 1,500m gold medal at Capital Indoor Stadium on Wednesday, Hwang did all of that. He didn't let obstacles stop him in

Feb. 10, 2022

Hwang Dae-heon skates past judging controversy for short track gold

Hwang Dae-heon couldn't have imagined a worse start to Beijing 2022, his second Winter Olympics. Last Saturday at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, the South Korean short track speed skater and his mixed relay team crashed out of the quarterfinals. Two days later, Hwang, along with a teammate Lee June-seo, were sent packing from the semifinals of the men's 1,000m on what many angry South Korean officials and fans believe were unfair officiating decisions. Then on Wednesday, the 2018 Olympic

Feb. 9, 2022

Hwang Dae-heon wins men's 1,500m short track title for S. 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 took bronze. Hwang came in 2:09.219, with Dubois checking in at 2:09.254 and Elistratov at 2:09.267. This is the second career Olym

Feb. 9, 2022

Short tracker Hwang Dae-heon wins gold in men's 1,500m

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 took bronze. This is the second career Olympic medal for Hwang, who won silver in the 500m at PyeongChang 2018. Two other South K

Feb. 9, 2022

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

The Chinese Embassy in Seoul expressed "grave concern" Wednesday over the accusations of favorable judging for the Chinese team in a short track speed skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Two South Korean skaters -- Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon -- were disqualified in the semifinals of the men's 1,000-meter race Monday night, with Chinese competitors reaching the finals. It caused an uproar among many South Koreans, as they regard the short track speed skating jud

Feb. 9, 2022