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S. Korea loses entry in women's singles at next figure skating worlds

South Korea has lost an entry in the women's singles at next year's figure skating world championships following a middling performance at this year's event. Kim Ha-nul earned 170.68 points total to...

Mar 24, 2018
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Olympic skeleton, speed skating champs share S. Korea's top amateur athlete award

Skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin and speed skater Lee Seung-hoon were named the co-winners of the grand prize at the nation's amateur athlete awards Wednesday for their performances at the 2018 PyeongCha...

Mar 21, 2018
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Korean Chung Hyeon becomes top-ranked Asian on ATP Tour

Korean Chung Hyeon became the top-ranked player on the ATP Tour on Monday. The 21-year-old rose three spots to reach a new career-high No. 23 in the latest men's tennis rankings unveiled Monday. Chu...

Mar 19, 2018
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Korean Olympic champion claims 3rd world overall title in short track

Olympic double gold medalist Choi Min-jeong has claimed her third career overall title at the short track world championships in Canada. Choi was crowned the women's overall champion at the Internat...

Mar 19, 2018
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[Newsmaker] Korean Chung Hyeon suffers hard-fought loss to Federer in ATP Tour quarterfinals

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has suffered a hard-fought loss to world No. 1 Roger Federer in their latest meeting. Federer defeated the 26th-ranked Chung in straight sets, 7-5, 6-1, in the...

Mar 16, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea's Sin Eui-hyun finishes 5th in 15km sitting biathlon at PyeongChang Paralympics

PYEONGCHANG -- Korea's Sin Eui-hyun finished fifth in the men's 15-kilometer sitting biathlon event at the PyeongChang Winter Paralympic Games on Friday. Sin clocked 52 minutes, 20.7 seconds to fini...

Mar 16, 2018
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Chung Hyeon reaches 5th straight quarterfinals on ATP Tour, Federer up next

South Korean tennis player Chung Hyeon has reached his fifth straight quarterfinals on the ATP Tour. Chung defeated Pablo Cuevas in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, to reach the final eight at the BNP Parib...

Mar 15, 2018
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S. Korean women's curling team hoping to repeat Olympic success at world championship

Fresh off its surprise silver medal at the PyeongChang Winter Games, the South Korean women's curling team will try to repeat its Olympic success at the upcoming world championship. Led by skip Kim ...

Mar 14, 2018
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Chung Hyeon breaks own record for highest ranking position by Korean tennis player

Australian Open semifinalist Chung Hyeon has broken his own record for the highest ranking position by a South Korean tennis player. Chung climbed three spots to reach No. 26 on the latest ATP Ranki...

Mar 5, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] S. Korea fails to advance to cross-country skiing team sprint final

South Korean men and women failed to reach the cross-country skiing team sprint final at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Wednesday. The women's team, comprising Lee Chae-won and Ju Hye-ri, posted...

Feb 21, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Moon congratulates women's short track skating team on victory in 3,000m relay

President Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory message to each of the five members of South Korea's women's short track skating team on Wednesday, one day after the team won the gold medal in the women'...

Feb 21, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Ghana's sole Olympic athlete thanks Korean support in PyeongChang

The sole athlete from Ghana at the PyeongChang Winter Games on Friday thanked his Korean financial backer and supporters for making his dream of competing at the Olympics come true. Akwasi Frimpong ...

Feb 16, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] N. Korean alpine skier hoping to make friends during Winter Games

North Korea's sole female alpine skier at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Friday she is expecting to make friends during her stay in South Korea. Kim Ryon-hyang, who competes in the women's alp...

Feb 16, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Skeleton world champion Dukurs 'not happy' with no medal in PyeongChang

Latvian star skeleton slider Martin Dukurs on Friday expressed disappointment in his performance at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, where he failed to clinch a medal. The reigning skeleton world ch...

Feb 16, 2018
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[PyeongChang 2018] Vomiting Shiffrin complains of 'virus' at Olympic slalom

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Defending champion Mikaela Shiffrin vomited and complained of virus-like symptoms after a disappointing first leg in Friday's Olympic slalom. Shiffrin, who claimed g...

Feb 16, 2018
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