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Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018

South Korean short-track speed skater Shim Suk-hee (left) and teammates Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ye-jin, Kim A-lang and Lee Yu-bin pose during the medal ceremony at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Photo: AFP

South Korea’s Olympic winners: the fury and the fall from grace

South Korea’s short-track speedskating team has been the world’s top medal-winner since the event made its official debut at the 1992 Olympic Games, despite cliques, distrust and intense rivalry.

  • South Korea has been the world’s top medal-winner in short-track speedskating since the event made its official debut at the 1992 Olympic Games
  • Cliques, distrust and intense rivalry have been rife among the unstoppable team of talented athletes

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Hong Kong government’s ice rink plans ‘surreal’, Olympic skater Chu says

China’s Olympic success to have ‘profound impact’ on cross-country skiing

The teen stars among China’s top 10 medal hopes at Winter Olympics

From poster girl skier Eileen Gu to little-known skeleton trailblazer Geng Wenqiang, China has several athletes to pin their podium hopes on for their home Winter Games.

(From left) Eileen Gu Ailing, Geng Wenqiang and Gao Yingyu of China. Photo: AFP, AP

Tonga’s oiled-up Olympic flag bearer raises over US$340,000 in disaster aid

Pita Taufatofua created an online fundraiser for ‘those most in need’ the same day a massive volcanic eruption struck his small island nation.

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Souvenir obsession of an Olympics superfan

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Olympic champ Lim will not skate for China at Beijing 2022: report

Lim Hyo-jun, who naturalised from South Korea after ban over sexual harassment of teammate, misses deadline to apply to compete for hosts.

Gold medallist Lim Hyo-jun of South Korea celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men‘s short track 1,500m at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Photo: Getty Images

Explainer | Who is Japan’s figure skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu?

From surviving a devastating earthquake to becoming one of the sport’s best, the 26-year-old Sendai native is set to shine at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Japanese call on Chinese fans to support Hanyu at Beijing 2022

Chinese embassy in Japan joins in on social media after figure skater’s supporters ask locals to cheer him on at Winter Games

Lessons in Olympic spirit from Japan’s ‘forgotten’ Korean gold medallist

Olympic marathon winner Sohn Kee-chung hung his head in humiliation when presented with the gold at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. But he dedicated his later life to promoting peace through sports – particularly between Japan and Korea.

Sohn Kee-chung stands atop the podium with his head lowered after winning gold in the marathon at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

Explainer | Cool Runnings: a history of warm weather nations at Winter Olympics

Jamaica’s celebrated 1988 bobsleigh team followed by ‘The Snow Leopard’ and the Tongan who changed his name to market German underwear – but they are more than human interest stories.

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Team Tonga with flag bearer Pita Taufatofua arrive at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in South Korea. Photo: EPA

‘Tip of the iceberg’: South Korea jails ex-Olympic coach for sexual assault

Cho Jae-beom was jailed for over a decade for assaulting skating gold medallist Shim Suk-hee, but an academic says many cases go unreported.

Snowboard world champion Alex Pullin drowns in diving mishap

Australian, who won two world titles and was his country’s flag bearer at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, dies in freak spearfishing accident on Gold Coast.

‘Racist’ China post gets Hungarian skater 12-month ban

‘Racist’ China social media post from Shanghai’s Pudong Airport sees Hungary ban Olympic gold medallist speed skater Csaba Burjan for 12 months.

Csaba Burjan (left) celebrates Winter Olympics gold with his teammates in Pyeongchang. Photo: AP

Can scandal-hit South Korean speedskating ‘put its house in order’?

Jun Myeong-kyu, who resigned as vice-president of the Korea Skating Union last year, is accused of trying to sweep abuse allegations under the rug

Two short-track speedskaters crash at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Photo: Reuters

Korean skating patriarch ‘tried to stop sex abuse complaints’

Jun Myeong-kyu was heard in audio tapes telling aide to dissuade other athletes from filing complaints against a disgraced coach

Rape, abuse, a culture of fear: the dark side of South Korean sports

For years, South Korea has excelled at speedskating – winning more Olympic golds than any other country. But its success has come at a cost

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South Korean Olympic skater accuses abusive coach of sexual assault

In her latest complaint, the 21-year-old accuses Cho Jae-beom of multiple rapes and sexual assaults beginning in 2014, when she was in high school

South Korea's Shim Suk Hee (foreground) competes at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014. Photo: AFP

Year in review: China’s sporting winners and losers in 2018

Asian Games dominance follows on from groundbreaking victories in winter sports at Pyeongchang Games

This Year in Asia: our most popular stories from 2018

From that election in Malaysia to dating sites in Singapore and a storm over the ethnicity of the Philippines’ Miss Universe, here are 12 of the most popular This Week in Asia stories from 2018

China on top again at Asian Games but Japan gaining in Olympic sports

Su Bingtian raises his hand in triumph after winning the 100 metres. Photo: Kyodo

I can challenge for an Olympic medal, says HK figure skater Christy Leung

Christy Leung Yi celebrates her victory at the Hong Kong Ice Skating Championships at Festival Walk. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Samsung denies illicit lobbying for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Moon struck gold at Olympics – can he medal on the economy?

A U-turn over a free-trade agreement he once championed has critics of the South Korean president questioning both his loyalty to the US and his ability to deliver a more equitable economy.

True focus of all parties must be on Pyongyang talks

Previous summits between North and South have done nothing to prevent the development of nuclear bombs and missiles. Inter-Korean dialogue may improve understanding, but only if the US softens its stance

US Vice President Mike Pence (right) and North Korea's Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, attend the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium. Photo: AFP

South Korea sending a special envoy to North Korea, Moon tells Trump

This photo, taken on February 10, 2018 and released February 11 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), shows South Korea's President Moon Jae-in posing with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong before their meeting at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. File photo: KCNA via KNS/AFP

Russia has been reinstated in the Olympic Games, IOC confirms

Kim Jong-un can’t just wish away US role on Korean peninsula

If a summit of the two Koreas is to succeed where others have failed, negotiations must go beyond the basis of ‘no testing, no exercises’ to consider US deployment in South Korea.

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Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018
The 2018 Winter Olympics, the 23rd winter Olympiad, will be held Pyeongchang, South Korea, between 9-25 February 2018. It will be the first Winter Olympics held in South Korea and the first Asian city outside of Japan to host the games.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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