SOCHI, Russia (AP) ― Even before the Sochi Games come to a close, organizers of the next Winter Olympics are promising to do them Gangwon style.After two failed bids to host the Winter Games, the South Korean city of PyeongChang won the right to stage the 2018 edition in the mountains of Gangwon Province east of Seoul. Organizing committee president Kim Jin-sun held a news conference to provide an update on preparations and to answer questions about issues including security, North Korea’s parti

Newly-crowned Olympic champion has revealed that she had been inspired by Japanese star Mao Asada in her journey towards Winter Games' gold.As Sotnikova, 17, glided to her first major title, 23-year-old Asada was competing in her last Games.Asada's bid to give Japan a second figure skating gold in Sochi fell foul of her trademark triple Axel jump on Wednesday -- leaving her in 16th position after the first night of the competition.But she recovered strongly on Thursday to post the third highest

The photo collection of figure skating queen Kim Yu-na perfoming at the gala exhibition that closed the Olympic figure skating competition in Sochi on Sunday (Korean time). The photos are from Yonhap.

With the pressure off and no medals at stake, it was time for the Olympic figure skaters to have some fun. Before a packed house Saturday night at the Iceberg Skating Palace, where so much history was made during the Sochi Games, the loudest cheers, naturally, went to the Russian stars  When pairs champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov took the ice at the end of the 2{-hour show, now familiar chants of "Ro-ssi-ya'' filled the arena. Then all the individual gold medalists _ Americans Mery

Nation will fall short of medal tally goal

South Korea grabbed silver in the men's team pursuit speed skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Saturday.The trio of Lee Seung-hoon, Joo Hyong-jun and Kim Cheol-min finished the eight-lap race in 3:40.85, 3.14 seconds behind the heavily favored Netherlands in the final, but still collected South Korea's first medal in the team pursuit. The event became a medal sport in 2006.The Dutch team of Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen and Koen Verweij set the Olympic record with 3:37.71.South Korea an

The stunning defeat of South Korean figure skating star Kim Yu-na in the ladies' singles competition at the Sochi Winter Games has left fans and experts, both at her home and abroad, up in arms about judging in one of the marquee events at the sporting event.Kim, the 2010 Olympic champ, fell shy of winning her second straight gold on Thursday in Russia, settling for silver with 219.11 points in total, 5.48 points behind the upstart Russian, Adelina Sotnikova.Kim held the slim, 0.28-point lead ov

Viktor Ahn crowned himself king of short track Friday night, winning two golds to tie retired star Apolo Anton Ohno for the most career Olympic medals with eight. Ahn led Russia to victory in the 5,000-meter relay, taking the lead for good by passing American J.R. Celski with eight laps to go. Earlier in the evening, Ahn won the 500. The South Korean-born skater who switched nationalities in 2011 finished the Sochi Games with a medal in all four of his events. He applauded as he cross

South Korean short tracker Park Seung-hi captured the gold medal and teammate Shim Suk-hee grabbed the bronze in the women's 1,000 meters on Friday at the Sochi Winter Games.Park finished the nine-lap race in 1:30.761, holding off Fan Kexin of China by 0.05 second to earn her second gold medal and third medal overall in Sochi. Shim finished third in 1:31.027, picking up her third medal at her first Olympics.Park and Shim earlier teamed up to win the gold medal in the 3,000ｍ relay. Park also has

South Korea on Friday reached the finals in the men's team pursuit speed skating event at the Sochi Winter Olympics.The men's trio of Lee Seung-hoon, Joo Hyong-jun and Kim Cheol-min finished the eight-lap race in 3:42.32 to beat Canada, which finished in 3:45.28. South Korea posted the fastest time in the quarterfinals with 3:40.84.In the finals, set for Saturday, South Korea will take on the Netherlands, securing at least the silver medal.  Canada's Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morr

Korean wins silver medal behind Russia’s Sotnikova in women’s figure skating

SOCHI, Russia (AP) ― The puck skittered the length of the ice on its way toward the empty Canadian net before clanging off the post and stopping in front of the crease. It was ― for a few more seconds, at least ― still a one-goal game. Then Marie-Philip Poulin scored with 54.6 seconds left in regulation, completing Canada‘s comeback from a two-goal deficit and sending the game into overtime. Once there, she added the gold medal-winning goal to beat the United States 3-2 ― the fourth consecutive