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Wintry Pyeongchang heats up with prep for Olympic Games

On Feb. 10, the temperature plunged to minus 8 C in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, one of the three host cities for next year’s PyeongChang...
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Czechia wins women’s 5,000 m speed skating

Martina Sablikova (center) of Czechia celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s 5,000 m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating...
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Kim Bo-reum wins gold in mass start speed skating

Kim Bo-reum celebrates her gold medal after the women's mass start speed skating event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed...
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Olympic torch starts one-year countdown to PyeongChang Winter Games

It’s only 364 days until next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games! In just under one year, the global winter sports festival will...
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Racing for PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Paralympic cross-country skier Seo Borami competes in the 14th National Para Games 3 km biathlon sprint finals at the Alpensia Biathlon Center in Pyeongchang,...
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Countdown clock unveiled for PyeongChang Winter Olympics

Participants celebrate the start of a countdown clock for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games in front of Seoul City Hall on Feb. 8 On the...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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‘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...
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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...

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