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- S. Korea's Kim Tae-yun Wins Bronze in Men's 1,000-Meter Speed Skating
- South Korea's Kim Tae-Yun has won bronze in the men's one-thousand meter speed skating at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In the final held at the Gangneung Oval Friday night, the 23-year-old clocked in at one-minute eight-point-22 seconds. Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands clinched gold, crossing the finish line at one-minute seven-point-95 seconds. Norway's Havard Lorentzen claimed silver with one-minute seven-point-99 seconds.
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2018-02-23
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- Ivanka Trump Arrives in S. Korea, Aims to Reaffirm Commitment to Ally
- U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, has arrived in South Korea for a four-day trip. The White House senior adviser is leading the American delegation to the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics set for Sunday. The delegation also includes U.S. Senator James Risch and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Upon her arrival at Incheon International Airport Friday afternoon, Ivanka said she came to reaffirm the the U.S.' "strong and enduring commitment" to the South Korean people She said it is a great honor for her to visit South Korea with the U.S. delegation, and they are very excited to attend the Winter Olympic Games to cheer for Team USA. She also expressed thanks for the kind welcome, saying she’s looking forward to several wonderful days in the country. Trump will start her itinerary by having dinner with President Moon Jae-in at the traditional wooden hanok house, Sangchungjae, within the presidential office on Friday. The venue is used to receive foreign dignitaries and is where Moon and President Trump had tea when he visited South Korea last November. The U.S. government said Ivanka Trump doesn't plan to meet with North Korean officials or defectors during her trip to South Korea.
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2018-02-23
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- Two Koreas to Discuss N. Korea's Participation in PyeongChang Paralympics
- South and North Korea will hold a working-level meeting next week to discuss North Korea’s participation in the PyeongChang Paralympic Games. The Unification Ministry said Friday that the North sent a fax during the day informing of its agreement with the South’s proposal that they hold talks at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Tuesday. The ministry said it made the proposal on Tuesday. According to the ministry, Lee Joo-tae, the ministry's director-general in charge of inter-Korean exchanges and cooperation, will lead a three-member South Korean delegation for the working-level talks. Last month, the two Koreas agreed that the North will send a delegation of about 150 athletes, officials and cheerleaders to the South for the Paralympic Games.
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2018-02-23
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- Figure Skater Choi Da-bin Earns Personal Best Scores at PyeongChang
- South Korean figure skater Choi Da-bin put on a strong performance in the ladies’ free skate at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, setting two new personal best scores. Choi performed a near-clean routine at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday to earn a score of 131-point-49 and finish in seventh place with a total score of 199-point-26. Both scores represent new personal records for the 18 year-old, as she surpassed the tallies she set at the World Figure Skating Championships last year. The result means that Choi has become just the second South Korean skater to achieve a top-ten finish at the Winter Olympics after figure skating legend Kim Yu-na. Meanwhile, her compatriot Kim Ha-nul came in 13th place after being awarded a combined score of 175-point-71.
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2018-02-23
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- Teenage Figure Skating Star Secures OAR’s First PyeongChang Gold
- Teenage figure skating star Alina Zagitova put on a superb performance in the ladies’ free skate on Friday to secure the first gold medal for Olympic Athletes from Russia(OAR) at the PyeongChang Games. At the Gangneung Ice Arena, Zagitova earned a total score of 239-point-57 to finish just ahead of compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva in the standings. Although both skaters were awarded identical scores for their free skates, Zagitova won the competition overall after performing better in Wednesday’s short skate program. Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond took the bronze to secure the nation’s fourth medal in figure skating at the PyeongChang Games. South Korean skater Choi Da-bin finished in seventh place with a personal-best total score of 199-point-26, while compatriot Kim Ha-nul came in 13th place after being awarded a combined score of 175-point-71.
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2018-02-23
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- Canadians Seal Gold and Silver in Ladies’ Ski Cross
- Canada dominated the ladies’ ski cross final at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Friday as Kelsey Serwa and compatriot Brittany Phelan won a gold and silver medal respectively. Serwa’s comfortable victory at Phoenix Park ensured that Canada has now won all of the ladies’ ski cross events at the Winter Olympics since the event first debuted at the 2010 Vancouver Games. Switzerland's Fanny Smith claimed the bronze medal, while Sandra Naeslund of Sweden was fourth. It represents the second time that Serwa has won an Olympic medal as the 28 year-old claimed silver at the Sochi Games in 2014. However, it was a bad day for fellow Canadian Marielle Thompson, with the reigning Olympic champion crashing out in the first heat.
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2018-02-23
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- Ivanka Trump Arrives in S. Korea
- U.S. President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, has arrived in South Korea for a four-day trip. The White House senior adviser is leading the American delegation to the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics set for Sunday. The delegation also includes U.S. Senator James Risch and White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Trump will start her itinerary by having dinner with President Moon Jae-in at the traditional wooden hanok house, Sangchungjae, within the presidential office on Friday. The venue is used to receive foreign dignitaries and is where Moon and Trump had tea when the U.S. president visited South Korea last November. The U.S. government said Trump doesn't plan to meet with North Korean officials or defectors during her trip to South Korea.
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2018-02-23
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- USA Beat Canada to Claim Women’s Ice Hockey Gold
- The U.S. women’s ice hockey team defeated Canada in a tight final at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Thursday to claim its first Olympic gold medal in 20 years. The U.S. team won 3-2 in a sudden-death shootout at the Gangneung Hockey Centre to finally put an end to Canada’s dominance of women’s Olympic ice hockey. Canada had won gold at the previous four Winter Olympics but American forward Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson scored the winning goal to hand Team USA the gold. It was a tense match throughout, with Hillary Knight opening the scoring for the U.S. before Haley Irwin and Marie-Philip Poulin put Canada ahead. America’s Monique Lamoureux-Morando then scored the equalizer to take the match into overtime. The win marks the first time the U.S. has won the women's ice hockey Winter Olympic final since the 1998 Nagano Games.
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2018-02-23
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- S. Korea Wins 1 Silver, 1 Bronze in Men's Short Track 500M
- On the 13th day of competitions at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, South Korea added two medals in the men's short track 500-meter final. In a competition held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in the sub-host city of Gangneung on Thursday night, Hwang Dae-heon and Lim Hyo-jun won a silver and a bronze medal respectively. China's Wu Dajing won the gold medal. South Korea is currently ranked ninth in the medal standings with four gold, four silver and three bronze medals.
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2018-02-22
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- DP Welcomes N. Korea's Decision to Send Another Delegation to PyeongChang
- South Korea's ruling Democratic Party(DP) has welcomed North Korea’s decision to send a delegation to the closing ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Spokeswoman Kim Hyun said in a media briefing on Thursday that the party expects the visit by a high-profile North Korean delegation, to be led by vice chairman of the Central Committee of the North's ruling Workers' Party Kim Yong-chol, will contribute to further easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and developing the inter-Korean relationship. She also conveyed the party’s hope to see a meeting between the North’s delegation and a U.S. delegation on the sidelines of the PyeongChang Games, adding the party hopes they can talk candidly with each other. The spokeswoman also praised President Moon Jae-in for his summit diplomacy during the PyeongChang Games, noting how he has drawn cooperation from visiting leaders on various issues, including his focus on improving inter-Korean ties and finding a peaceful solution to the North Korean nuclear issue. She said the ruling party also wishes success for the PyeongChang Paralympic Games.
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2018-02-22
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