All posts tagged "short track speed skating"

  • Lee Seung-hoon competes in the men’s 10,000-meter speed skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 18. He, along with teammates Kim Cheol-min and Joo Hyong-jun, will compete in the men’s team pursuit in attempt to redeem himself for failing to medal in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter events. (Yonhap)
    Last chance for gold

    By Kwon Ji-youn The Sochi Olympics has given rise to some of the biggest upsets in winter sports. Snowboarding megastar Shaun White failed to medal in men’s halfpipe as did American skater Shani Davis, and Russia crashed...

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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  • Shim Suk-Hee of South Korea, centre, celebrates her team's first place in the women's 3000m short track speedskating relay final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )
    Short Track Redemption

    Women’s 3,000m relay team wins the first short-track gold in Sochi for S. Korea (Yonhap) — With three laps to go in the women’s 3,000-meter short track relay on Tuesday, South Korea trailed China by a substantial...

    • Posted February 18, 2014
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  • Shim Suk-hee came into this Olympic as one of the favorites to win gold-medal. (Yonhap)
    Teen Wolf

    17-year-old Shim Suk-hee growling for gold in Sochi  Out for redemption in ladies’ 1,500m short-track skating  By Kwon Ji-youn Korean short-track speed skaters have struggled during the first week of the Sochi Olympic Games, suffering from crashes...

    • Posted February 14, 2014
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