Speed skaters jostle for pole position in 2018
The ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships, a test event for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, will pit 317 speed skaters...
Olympians race through Pyeongchang snowfields
A total of 34 cross-country skiers from 13 countries sprint from the starting line in the women’s skiathlon finals at the FIS Cross-Country World...
NBC previews PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
A film crew from NBC shoots actor Jonathan Bennett on the ski jump platform atop the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province,...
PyeongChang Olympics to present traditional Gangwon-do, Korea
Non-Korean broadcasters and journalists listen to PyeongChang Organizing Committee President Lee Hee-beom as he outlines how the preparations are going for the upcoming PyeongChang...
Dream Program invites young athletes from around the globe
With fewer than 400 days left until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, young athletes from around the globe are heading to...
KRW 2,000 notes to commemorate PyeongChang Olympic Games
The front of the commemorative KRW 2,000 bill for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games will feature images of athletes from seven key winter...
Short Track World Cup shines with golden success in Gangneung
Choi Min-jeong (left) puts on a final spurt at the final match in the women’s 400-meter race in the ISU Short Track World Cup...
Press conference held for PyeongChang Olympics
With a full schedule of test events for the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games underway, a press conference for foreign journalists was launched in...
First int’l ice sport to be held in Gangneung
The first ice skating test event will be held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, from Dec. 16 to 18, ahead...
PyeongChang test events begin with big air snowboarding
A snowboarder shows off some mid-air spins during the preliminaries of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup, at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center...
Smart weather service to help PyeongChang Olympics
The Smart Weather Service website provides real-time weather forecasts at the 12 main venues of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Gangwon-do Province.
Weather...
Test events add final polish to Pyeongchang
With about 15 months to go before the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games open in February 2018, a series of test events...
‘Already winners’
Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (center) poses for a picture with Paralympics athletes, holding up a gift given to him by the Rio 2016 Paralympics...
International cyclists race along the DMZ
On Sept. 5, cyclists of various nationalities pedal uphill in the Tour de DMZ 2016, an international youth road cycling race organized by the...
Mascots unveiled for PyeongChang 2018 Olympics, Paralympics
Soohorang (left) and Bandabi have been unveiled as the mascots for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics and Paralympics.
The official mascots for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic...
Korean bobsledders race to the top
“The sled ride went well.”
Korean bobsledders have successfully finished the 2015-2016 season and they couldn't have wished for better results.
The Korean bobsled pair Won...
Two triathletes aim for Rio
"We engage in competition under the spirit of Su-Sa-Bul-Pae (수사불패, 雖死不敗)," they said, referring to the four-character slogan that translates as, "I may die,...
Jincheon to house Olympic training center
Sports in Korea are supported by two broad pillars: sports for the common person and then elite sports.
As sports for everyone are directly connected...
Korea preps for PyeongChang 2018
International Ski Federation (FIS) technical expert Guenter Hujara (left) visits the Jeongseon Alpine Centre on Jan. 22 to inspect facilities that will be used...
Dream Program aids young athletes from around the world
The town of Pyeongchang in Gangwon-do Province is now bustling with young athletes from around the world. They are there to participate in the...
