South Korean short track speed skater Lee Han-bin reached the finals in the men's 1,500 meters on Monday at the Sochi Winter Olympics, while three female short trackers reached the quarters in the 500ｍ.Lee was the only one of three South Koreans to make it out of the semifinals at Iceberg Skating Palace, keeping South Korea's hopes alive for its first medal in Sochi.The finals will start at 4:05 p.m. (9:05 p.m. in South Korea) on Monday.Joining Lee in the finals will be Viktor Ahn of Russia. Bor

 Three South Korean short track speed skaters advanced to the semifinals in the men's 1,500 meters on Monday at the Sochi Winter Olympics.Park Se-young, Sin Da-woon and Lee Han-bin all made it out of heats to keep their medal hopes alive at Iceberg Skating Palace.The semifinals will start at 3:04 p.m. on Monday (8:04 p.m. in South Korea), followed by the finals at 4:05 p.m. (9:05 p.m. in South Korea.)They will try to win South Korea's first medal at the ongoing Winter Games.In heats, 36 skaters

Reigning Olympic speed skating champion Mo Tae-bum will try to defend his gold medal in the men's 500 meters on Monday at the Sochi Winter Games, while short trackers will try to add to South Korea's legacy in the sport.Skaters must complete two 500ｍ races to determine the medal winners. Mo's coach, Kevin Crockett, once said skating twice works to Mo's advantage because of his consistency.In short track, the men's 1,500ｍ finals will be the first medal event, where Sin Da-woon, the 2013 world ove

South Korean organizers of the 2018 Winter Olympics say there have been no talks with North Korea about forming a joint team for the games.Leaders of the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, who are in Sochi to observe operations, marked the four-year countdown Sunday to the start of the first Winter Olympics in Korea.Pyeongchang is located in northeast South Korea near the demilitarized zone that separates the two Koreas. Its province was divided between the North and South Korean sides after the 1950-53

North Korea reported the opening of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Russia Friday, despite its absence there.In a series of reports from Sochi, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Yong-nam, the North's titular head of state, held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, following his attendance in the opening ceremony for the 22nd Winter Olympic Games.Kim, president of the presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, also met with the presidents of Mongol