All posts tagged "Sochi 2014"

  • Adelina Sotnikova of Russia competes in the women's free skate figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
    [HOT LINKS] How Sotnikova Beat Kim, Move by Move – The New York Times

      A lot of people thought Kim Yuna was robbed of gold medal in Sochi. It didn’t help that the Ukrainian judge, Yuri Balkov, had been suspended for a year for trying to fix an event at the Winter...

    • Posted February 21, 2014
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  • Park So-Youn of South Korea competes in the women's short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
    “We got next”

    16-yr. olds Park So-youn and Kim Hae-jin show glimpse of future  while gaining valuable experience in placing 16th and 21st in Sochi By Lee Kyutae ‘Queen Yuna’ may have skated in competition for the last time, but a...

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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  • Adelina Sotnikova of Russia, centre, Kim Yuna of South Korea, left, and Carolina Kostner of Italy stand on the podium during the flower ceremony for the women's free skate figure skating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Sotnikova placed first, followed by Kim and Kostner. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
    Kim Yuna settles for silver

    South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna settled for the silver medal in the ladies’ singles competition at the Sochi Winter Games on Thursday. Kim earned 144.19 points in her free skate for the total of 219.11 points....

    • Posted February 20, 2014
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  • 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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  • Kim Yuna of South Korea reacts after completing her routine in the women's short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
    Too close for comfort

    Kim Yuna leads after short program with season high score of 74.92 But, less than a point over Russian Sotnikova (74.64) and Italian Kostner (74.12) American Gold 4th (68.63), Lipnitskaia 5th (65.23), Asada 16th (55.51) South Korean...

    • Posted February 19, 2014
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  • Kim Yuna of South Korea competes in the women's short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
    Kim Yuna takes early lead

    South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna has taken an early lead with a dazzling short program in the ladies’ singles competition here on Wednesday. The reigning Olympic champion scored 74.92 points to shoot to the top of...

    • Posted February 19, 2014
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  • Shim Suk-hee
    Shim Suk-hee poised to deliver another gold

    By Kwon Ji-youn It seems Shim Suk-hee has finally broken in her Olympic skates. The 17-year-old prodigy added a gold medal to her silver on Tuesday (KST) in a dramatic win over the Canadian, Italian and Chinese...

    • Posted February 19, 2014
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