Sweden's Charlotte Kalla won the first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Games and Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen took silver in the women's 15-kilometer skiathlon to become the most decorated female Winter Olympian ever.  (yonhap)Bjoergen captured her 11th career medal Saturday, breaking a three-way tie with Russian Raisa Smetanina and Italian Stefania Belmondo. Kalla won the race by more than seven seconds, breaking away from the pack in the final 2 kilometers to avenge her loss to B

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Thousands of glittering drones filled the night skies of PyeongChang at the tech-savvy 2018 Winter Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday, impressing Olympic viewers worldwide.　A record-setting 1,218 drones shot into the sky and traveled to a nearby ski slope, first taking on the shape of a moving snowboarder and later rearranging themselves into the iconic interlocking five Olympic rings.Adding further excitement to the performance, hundreds of South Korean sn

South Korea was routed by the Olympic Athlete from Russia (OAR) team 8-1 in its final men's hockey tune-up game before the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday.Former National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Pavel Datsyuk had a goal and an assist, while Nikita Gusev scored twice for OAR in the game at Anyang Ice Arena in Anyang, just south of Seoul. Brock Radunske managed South Korea's lone goal in the first period.Both South Korea, coached by former NHL defenseman Jim Paek, and OAR will compete

President Moon Jae-in will travel to the eastern city of Gangneung on Saturday to cheer for South and North Korean athletes competing in the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, his office Cheong Wa Dae said.   He will first watch the men's short track speed skating preliminaries, in which both South and North Korean skaters will compete. Kim Yong-nam (right) and Kim Yo-jong at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Saturday (Yonhap)   Moon will later be joined by the visiting North Korean ceremonial head of st

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The following is the list of events for South Korean athletes on Sunday at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. All times are local.Fans are watching curling matches at the PyeongChang Winter Games in Gangneung on Saturday. (Yonhap)- Alpine skiing (Jeongseon Alpine Centre) Men's downhill (11:00 a.m.)- Biathlon (Alpensia Biathlon Centre)Men's 10km sprint (8:15 p.m.)- Cross-country skiing (Alpensia Cross-Country Skiing Centre) Men's 15km + 15km skiathlon (3:15 p.m.)- Curling (Gangneung Curling Ce

Organizers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Saturday its servers were hacked by an unidentified attacker during the opening ceremony the previous day. (Herald db)The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games said it experienced a cyber attack which caused a malfunction of the Internet protocol televisions at the Main Press Centre.Organizers accordingly shut down the servers to prevent further damage, leading to the closure of the PyeongChang 2018 website.Due

The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics took place Friday. Here is what’s behind some of the most trending words in South Korea and abroad regarding the ceremony.  (Photo on the left) (From left) Ha Hyun-woo, Lee Eun-mi, Jeon In-kwon and Ahn Ji-young sang John Lennon`s "Imagine" at the opening ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics. (Photo on the right) Lights in the shape of a dove enveloped the singers, symbolizing hopes for peace. (Yonhap)Imagine The first musical performance t

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- When Kim Yuna lit the cauldron at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, her appearance was hardly surprising, though her name had been a closely guarded secret before the opening ceremony. By all accounts, Kim was a deserving choice.  Kim Yuna lights the Olympic cauldron (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)The former Olympic champion on Friday lit the Olympic cauldron to officially kick off the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics -- an honor typically bestowed on a sporting h

PYEONGCHANG -- International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Friday cheered the two Koreas' efforts to march together at the opening ceremony, highlighting that the movement reflects the spirit of the competition. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, located 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2018. (Yonhap)"While you compete with each other, you live peacefully

The 2018 Winter Games kicked off on Friday in the alpine town of PyeongChang, with spectators at the opening ceremony fortifying themselves against the cold of the mountainous region with thick coats and blankets. Spectators await for the official opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, located 180 kilometers east of Seoul, on Feb. 9, 2018. (Yonhap)South Korea's state weather agency said temperatures reached minus 2.7 Celsius during the opening ceremony in PyeongChang

Eight South Korean athletes, including a handful of Olympic champions, carried the national flag into the main stadium for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, during the opening ceremony on Friday.The eight were: Kang Kwang-bae, a three-time Olympian in bobsleigh, luge and skeleton; Jin Sun-yu, a triple Olympic gold medalist in short track speed skating in 2006; Pak Se-ri, a World Golf Hall of Famer who coached Park In-bee to women's gold in 2016; Lee Seung-yuop, the 2008 Olympic baseball gold

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics begins at PyeongChang Olympic Plaza in Gangwon Province, Friday.Photos by The Korea Herald and YonhapThe Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics kicks off at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, Friday. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)The Opening Ceremony for the 2018 Winter Olympics kicks off at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, Friday. (Yonhap-A

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is the 23rd Winter Olympic Games to take place since it began in 1924 at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix and Haute-Savoie, France.This year‘s games kick off Friday and run until the 25th, passing the baton to the Paralympics in March. Get to know the PyeongChang Olympics better through the numbers below.Hedvig Wessel of Norway in action during the Women`s Moguls qualification at the Phoenix Snow Park during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, in Pye