Bobsledders seek to add to Cinderella story

South Korean bobsledders will try to add a new chapter to their Cinderella story, as the two-man competition opens on Sunday.South Korea made its Olympic bobsleigh debut in Vancouver four years ago, with just one team in the four-man event in action.This year, pilots Won Yun-jong and Kim Dong-hyun have qualified for both the two-man and the four-man events. It's a remarkable progress for a country that doesn't even have a proper track.Won led his two-man team to the overall North American Cup ti

Feb. 16, 2014

(Olympics) medal standings

Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Sochi Winter Olympics through Saturday.Rank     Country     Gold    Silver   Bronze    Total   1     Germany           7        3        2             12   2     Switzerland       5        1        1               7   3     Russia               4        6        5              15   4     Canada             4        5        3              12   5     Netherlands      4        4        6              14   6     United States    4       

Feb. 16, 2014

Youth well served as teenagers excel in short track, skeleton

Youth was well served for South Korea at the Sochi Winter Games on Saturday, as the 17-year-old short tracker Shim Suk-hee claimed the silver medal in the women's 1,500 meters and Yun Sung-bin, 19, posted the country's best result ever in men's skeleton.Shim's silver was South Korea's third medal in Sochi, and second from short track. She was leading the race until Zhou Yang of China charged out in front with two laps remaining and held on to the lead to win her second straight gold medal in the

Feb. 16, 2014

Three S. Koreans reach short track finals

Two South Korean female short trackers advanced to the finals in the 1,500ｍ race, while one man also reached the finals in the 1,000ｍ event at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday.   In the women's 1,500ｍ, Shim Suk-hee and Kim A-lang made it outof the semifinals at Iceberg Skating Palace. Cho Ha-ri failed toreach the finals after being disqualified for pushing off anotherskater. In the men's 1,000ｍ, Sin Da-woon also moved on to the finals.   In the women's semis, 19 skaters were paired into two

Feb. 15, 2014

Hanyu wins short program, Plushenko retires

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ― Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu made figure skating history, and now can chase even more of it.He’ll do so without having to fend off a challenge from another record-setter, Russia’s Evgeni Plushenko.Hanyu became the first figure skater to break the 100-point mark with a spectacular performance in the men’s short program on Thursday night at the Sochi Games. He earned 101.45 points with a playful, almost seductive routine in which he seemed to flow above the ice.“I was so surprised wit

Feb. 14, 2014

(Olympics) medal standings

Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries at the Sochi Winter Olympics through Thursday.Rank    Country          Gold    Silver   Bronze     Total   1     Germany           7        2        1        10   2     Canada             4        4        2        10   3     Norway              4        3        6        13   4     Netherlands      4        3        5        12   5     United States    4        2        6        12   6     Switzerland       3        0        1         4   7

Feb. 14, 2014

Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa finishes 1,000 meters in 12th place

South Korean speed skater Lee Sang-hwa, fresh off her second straight Olympic title in the women's 500 meters, ended her 1,000ｍ race in 12th place on Thursday at the Sochi Winter Olympics.Skating in the outer lane in the 18th and last pairing with Lotte Van Beek of the Netherlands, Lee clocked at 1:15.94, well out of medals.On Tuesday, Lee defended her gold in 500ｍ with an Olympic record time of 74.70 seconds.Zhang Hong of China claimed the gold in 1:14.02, 0.67 second ahead of the silver medal

Feb. 14, 2014

Short tracker reaches semifinals in women's 500 meters

South Korean short tracker Park Seung-hi advanced to the semifinals in the women's 500 meters on Thursday at the Sochi Winter Olympics, while her two male teammates moved on in the 1,000m.Park was the only one among three South Koreans to survive the quarterfinals at Iceberg Skating Palace. Her teammates, Shim Suk-hee and Kim A-lang, came up short.In the quarters, 16 skaters were paired into four groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the next stage.Park finished atop the

Feb. 13, 2014

Korean P.M. to visit Sochi

Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won plans to visit Sochi next week to attend the closing ceremony of the Winter Games and promote PyeongChang as the host for the next Games, his office said Thursday.During his four-day visit to the Russian city of Sochi starting Feb. 21, Chung is scheduled to promote Korea’s efforts for the successful hosting of the upcoming Olympics in 2018.“He plans to meet with high-level figures from the International Olympic Committee and the Russian government to share kn

Feb. 13, 2014

U.S. skaters favored for 1000; Wust wants 2nd gold

Look at the season, and the United States should have a lock on the women's speed skating 1,000 meters. The Olympics, though, are different. And the Dutch are on an orange roll so far.Here are five things to watch for in the women's 1,000 meters at the Adler Arena:AMERICAN DOUBLE:  Heather Richardson and Brittany Bowe are close friends and they want to be just as close on Thursday's medal stand. Say, one in the middle and the other at her side in the silver medal position. It is not farfetched.

Feb. 13, 2014