GANGNEUNG, South Korea -— As South Korea’s national soccer coach prepared to play Japan in a 1954 World Cup qualifier, President Syngman Rhee, who’d been liberated, with the rest of Korea, from Japan’s brutal colonial rule in 1945, had some advice should the Koreans lose: “Don’t think about coming back alive,” he supposedly told the coach. “Just throw yourself into the Genkai Sea.”There are sports rivalries, and then there’s Korea versus Japan — an often toxic mix of violent history and and poli

The International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that American hockey goalies Nicole Hensley and Alex Rigsby are free to use the images of the Statue of Liberty on their masks, without any modifications.USA Hockey spokesman Dave Fischer said Tuesday they were in talks with the IOC to settle the issue regarding the images on the two US goaltenders’ masks.However, an IOC spokesman said, “There seems to have been a misunderstanding, we have not asked for the symbol to be removed.” (Yonhap)According

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province – The PyeongChang Olympic medals ceremonies, which take a day after the athletes win in games, are open to all, free of charge.The ceremonies take place daily at 7 p.m. at the Medals Plaza in PyeongChang’s mountain cluster. Gold medalist Andreas Wellinger of Germany on the podium. (Reuters)When the athletes win in the games, they are given a stuffed doll of the Olympic mascot Soohorang. The actual medals are bestowed a day later with a proper medals ceremony, where

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- Tuesday’s women’s 500-meter short-track speedskating final at PyeongChang triggered a storm of angry social media posts in South Korea, after the country’s favorite Choi Min-jeong was disqualified after finishing second. Italy’s Ariana Fontana claimed gold in a photo finish, but most of the angry posts were aimed at a Canadian skater Kim Boutin who ended up winning bronze because of Choi’s disqualification.  Bronze medal winner Kim Boutin of Canada celebrates durin

Tuesday’s women’s 500-meter short track speedskating final in the PyeongChang Winter Games quickly drew the ire of many South Koreans. The country’s favorite Choi Min-jeong was disqualified from winning the silver medal for interfering with Canadian skater Kim Boutin, who appeared to have done her share as well in pushing Choi away. “I feel sorry that I failed to meet the support that many fans gave me,” the 19-year old said, crying. “I still have other competitions left, so I will concentrate o

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province — South Korea took the opportunity to promote Hangeul, the Korean alphabet, with a Hangeul calligraphy performance held on the sidelines of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday. 　Korean Hangeul culture and arts promotion team for the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics brought together five local artists for the event.Korean calligraphy, also known as “seoye” in Korean, is the tradition of artistic writing created via careful brushstrokes. Early Korean calligraphy was

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea -- South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin will begin his quest for South Korea's first Olympic medal on tracks Thursday.Yun will take part in the first two runs of the men's skeleton at Olympic Sliding Centre in PyeongChang, starting at 10 a.m.The medalists will be determined by their total times after four races. The final two runs are scheduled for Friday.Yun enters the PyeongChang Winter Olympics as the heavy favorite. The 23-year-old is the world No. 1 this season

GANGNEUNG, South Korea -- Should the South Korean men's hockey team score its first Olympic goal ever during PyeongChang 2018, chances are it could come from one of two highly skilled brothers.Kim Ki-sung, 32, and Kim Sang-wook, 29, are linemates on the team's top forward unit, alongside American-born Mike Testwuide.The Kim brothers have been teammates for more than 20 years, starting at elementary school and all the way to their professional club, Anyang Hall in the Asia League Ice Hockey. They

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- On Sunday, thousands of spectators anxiously waited in the cold at the Winter Olympics men’s 30-kilometer cross-country skiing skiathlon finals to witness their favorite athletes in action as they vied for gold.Throughout the endurance race lasting over an hour, the audience at the scene had no choice but to watch the main big screen to see where and what the athletes were doing. And more, the cameras focused only on those in the lead, so if your country’s athlet

　The chilly weather seemed to lose its edge Tuesday, amid the heated competition on ice and snow. Athletes from around the globe put their years of training on full display, as glorious moments were caught by photographers at key venues of the PyeongChang Winter Games. Take a look at some of the best moments of the day.　　　 Goalie Noora Raty (41), of Finland, falls into the goal during the second period of the preliminary round of the women‘s hockey match against Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympic

South Korea‘s Kim Min-seok won bronze in the men’s 1,500-meter speed skating on Tuesday, becoming the first Asian to grab a medal in the event at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.Kim finished with a time of 1 minute, 44.93 seconds in the race at the Gangneung Oval, following Dutchmen Kjeld Nuis and Patrick Roest, who took the gold and silver medals, respectively.The South Korean became the first Asian speed skater to rise to the podium in the men’s 1,500m competition in the Winter Ol

South Korea's Kim Min-seok captures bronze in men's 1,500m speed skating won bronze in the men's 1,500 meter speed skating at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, becoming the first Asian to win a medal in the event.Kim Min-seok (Yonhap)He was only 0.07 second short of winning silver, and 0.92 second behind the champion. It was Kim's first race at his first Olympics.Kim recorded a time of 1:44.93 in the race at the Gangneung Oval, following the Netherlands' Kjeld Nuis and Patrick Roest.He is the fir

South Korean cross-country skiers on Tuesday failed to make it beyond the qualification round in the men and women's sprint classic competitions. Kim Magnus (Yonhap)Kim Magnus finished 49th, clocking a time of 3 minutes, 22.36 seconds in the men's sprint classic qualification competition at Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, some 182 kilometers east of Seoul.Born to a Norwegian father and a Korean mother, Kim, 19, is one of South Korea's top cross-country skii

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