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(Olympics) S. Korea decides not to appeal Beijing short track refereeing to top sports court

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided not to appeal short track speed skating refereeing at Beijing 2022 to the top global sports tribunal, the country's Olympic chief said Sunday.At a press conference in Beijing, Kore
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(Olympics) With all medals coming from ice, S. Korea reverts to old ways

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's dominance in short track speed skating is hardly new. Despite some early hiccups in Beijing, South Korea still emerged as the leader in the short track medal count with two gold medals and t
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(Olympics) Amid pandemic, controversy, S. Korea meets modest medal target in Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 20 (Yonhap) -- In late December, about a month and a half before the start of Beijing 2022, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) announced a rather modest medal target: win one or two gold medals and finish around th
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Beijing, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries and South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics as of Saturday. ※ ROC stands for the Russian Olympic Committee. Becau
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(Olympics) Teammates grab speed skating medals on penultimate day

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Teammates Chung Jae-won and Lee Seung-hoon skated to silver and bronze medals in the men's mass start speed skating race on Saturday, the second-to-last day of Beijing 2022.Those two medals will likely en
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(Olympics) Wounded speed skater gets healing from inspirational support

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- From an earlier surgery to repair a torn ligament, South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum has stitch marks on her knee. What you can't see is the emotional scar running even deeper inside her.Kim's hea
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(LEAD) (Olympics) Once teen prodigy, speed skater Chung Jae-won comes into his own with mass start silver

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Chung Jae-won was born in the first year of the 21st century, a bundle of speed skating potential waiting to be tapped.The first glimpse of that talent came four years ago at P
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(Olympics) Once teen prodigy, speed skater Chung Jae-won comes into his own with mass start silver

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Chung Jae-won was born in the first year of the 21st century, a bundle of speed skating potential waiting to be tapped.The first glimpse of that talent came four years ago at PyeongChang 2018, when Chung, all
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(Olympics) Veteran speed skater adds record-setting medal to Olympic legacy

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Over his illustrious Olympic career spanning four competitions, South Korean speed skater Lee Seung-hoon has done nothing but win medals.And with the bronze medal in the men's mass start at Beijing 2022 o
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(Olympics) Speed skater Kim Bo-reum finishes 5th in women's mass start

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Kim Bo-reum ranked fifth in the women's mass start in speed skating at Beijing 2022 on Saturday, falling short of her second straight medal in the event.Kim finished the 16-lap race at the National Speed
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(LEAD) (Olympics) Speed skaters Chung Jae-won, Lee Seung-hoon win silver, bronze medals in men's mass start

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Chung Jae-won and Lee Seung-hoon grabbed silver and bronze medals in the men's mass start in speed skating at Beijing 2022 on Saturday, for the country's t
(Olympics) Speed skaters Chung Jae-won, Lee Seung-hoon win silver, bronze medals in men's mass start

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By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Chung Jae-won and Lee Seung-hoon grabbed silver and bronze medals in the men's mass start in speed skating at Beijing 2022 on Saturday, for South Korea's third and fourth medals from
(URGENT) (Olympics) Speed skaters Chung Jae-won, Lee Seung-hoon win silver, bronze medals in men's mass start

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(Olympics) S. Korea way out of contention in final bobsleigh competition

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- Two South Korean teams found themselves well outside podium positions on Saturday at halfway point of the last bobsleigh competition of Beijing 2022.After the first two of four runs in the four-man bobsleigh
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(Olympics) S. Korea IOC Ryu Seung-min re-elected as vice chair of Athletes' Commission

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ryu Seung-min has been reelected as vice chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission.The IOC announced Saturday that Ryu, the 2004 Olympic men's tab
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(Olympics) Bobsleigh pilot looking to repeat last-day drama

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong led his four-man team to an unexpected silver medal on the final day of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.With Beijing 2022 drawing to a conclusion Sunday, Won
(Olympics) schedule-Day 16

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BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) -- The following is the list of events for South Korean athletes on Sunday at the Beijing Winter Olympics. All starting times are local.- Bobsleigh (Yanqing National Sliding Centre)Four-man Heat 3 (9:30 a.m.)Four-man Heat 4
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Beijing, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- Below are the medal standings for the top 10 countries and South Korea at the Beijing Winter Olympics as of Friday. ※ ROC stands for the Russian Olympic Committee. Because
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(Olympics) Speed skaters off podium in only event for S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- With Beijing 2022 heading into the final weekend, Friday was the quietest day for South Korea in the Chinese capital so far.The men's 1,000m speed skating race was the only event involving South Korean at
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(LEAD) (Olympics) Speed skaters well out of medals in men's 1,000m

(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 5-6)By Yoo Jee-hoBEIJING, Feb. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean speed skaters Cha Min-kyu and Kim Min-seok finished way outside medal contention in the men's 1,000m race at Beijing 2022 on Friday.In their final races at th