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Without key teammate, veteran bobsledder not abandoning medal hopes in Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korean bobsleigh pilot Won Yun-jong will be competing at his third Winter Olympics in Beijing next month, but for the first time, will do so without his longtime brakeman, Seo Young-woo.The two have been
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Reigning Olympic skeleton champion not considering self as medal contender in Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- When the South Korean skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin looks at himself in the mirror, he doesn't see a potential medalist in Beijing next month.Yun, the 2018 Olympic champion, gave a brutally honest self-asses
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Sports minister to head S. Korean gov't delegation to Beijing 2022

SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- Hwang Hee, the minister of culture, sports and tourism, will lead the South Korean government delegation to the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, his ministry said Tuesday.With President Moon Jae-in not traveling to the Chi
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S. Korea launches delegation for Beijing 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea officially set sail for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, with its athletes hoping to inspire their weary nation during the COVID-19 pandemic with performances on slopes, ice and tracks.S
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S. Korea to send its 3rd-largest Winter Olympics team to Beijing 2022

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea announced Tuesday it will have 63 athletes compete in six sports during the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.It will be the country's third-largest athletic delegation to the Winter Games, behin
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(Yonhap Interview) Naturalized Olympic luger calls S. Korea 'part of my life'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 25 (Yonhap) -- She may have been born in Germany, but luger Aileen Frisch, naturalized as a Korean citizen in December 2016, feels she has come of age while living in her adopted country.Frisch, 29, will represent South Korea
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Olympic-bound figure skater Cha Jun-hwan captures final event before Beijing

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan won his final event before the Beijing Winter Olympics on Sunday, brightening hopes for a medal in his second career Winter Games appearance.Cha captured the men's si
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Denied Olympic chance, short tracker cries foul over lack of transparency

SEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean short track speed skater left off the team for the Beijing Winter Olympics due to an injury is accusing the sport's national federation of lacking transparency in its selection process.In an email stateme
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Beijing-bound figure skater Kim Ye-lim wins bronze in final event before Olympics

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic figure skater Kim Ye-lim set a new personal best en route to winning the bronze medal in her final competition before Beijing 2022.Kim scored 209.91 total points at the International Skatin
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베이징 동계올림픽 개막식 리허설…자연·인문의 아름다움 표현

(베이징=연합뉴스) 한종구 특파원 = 다음 달 4일 열리는 베이징 동계올림픽 개막식 리허설이 22일 오후 베이징 국가체육장(일명 냐오차오<鳥巢·새둥지>)에서 진행됐다.중국 관영 신화 통신은 이날 오후 약 4천여 명의 참가자들이 개막식 모든 과정을 연습하고, 아름다운 불꽃놀이가 새둥지의 밤하늘을 수놓는 리허설이 진행됐다고 보도했다.올림픽 개막식 공
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Olympic-bound Cha Jun-hwan wins men's short program at Four Continents

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan won the men's singles short program with a new personal best in his final tuneup competition ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.Cha earned 98.96 points to set a new
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Women's curling team hoping to add to fond Olympic memories in Beijing

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean women's curling team will go on a quest for its second straight Olympic medal at the same Beijing venue where the country's Summer Games history was written nearly 14 years ago.At t
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Two-thirds of S. Koreans not interested in Beijing Winter Olympics: poll

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- Nearly two-thirds of South Koreans have no interest in the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, a survey showed Friday.Gallup Korea polled 1,002 South Korean adults from Tuesday to Thursday on their thoughts on th
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Beijing-bound figure skater stumbles in final pre-Olympic tuneup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The Beijing-bound figure skater You Young failed to land her signature jump in the short program at her last tuneup ahead of the Winter Olympics.You ranked fourth in the women's singles of the International
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S. Korean women's short track team to miss top qualifiers to suspension, injury

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 21 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean women's short track speed skating team will be without two of its top three qualifiers at the Beijing Winter Olympics next month.The Korea Skating Union (KSU) finalized the national men'
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S. Korean Kwon Soon-woo loses marathon match at Australian Open

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Kwon Soon-woo was knocked out of the Australian Open in the second round Wednesday after dropping a five-set marathon.Denis Shapovalov of Canada outlasted Kwon 7-6 (8-6), 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (6-8), 7-5,
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S. Korea to face Moldova in tuneup for World Cup qualifiers as roster crunch looms

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Moldova on Friday in their final men's football friendly match before their World Cup qualifying campaign resumes, with domestic league players getting their last shot to stake thei
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(2nd LD) Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee to miss Beijing 2022 after losing court battle against ban

(ATTN: ADDS Shim's apology in para 5)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic short track speed skating champion Shim Suk-hee has lost her court battle against a ban from the Beijing Winter Games, legal sources said Tuesday, a
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(LEAD) Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee to miss Beijing 2022 after losing court battle against ban

(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; ADDS details throughout, photos)SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean Olympic short track speed skating champion Shim Suk-hee has lost her court battle against a ban from the Beijing Winter Games, legal sources said T
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Short tracker Shim Suk-hee to miss Beijing 2022 after losing injunction bid against ban

SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee has lost her injunction bid against an Olympic ban, legal sources said Tuesday, as her attempt to regain eligibility for Beijing 2022 crashed and burned.The sources said th