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Life is a learning curve for Republic of Korea’s golden girl Choi Min-Jeong
Republic of Korea’s glittering short track skating dynasty is in good hands judging by the form of Choi Min-Jeong, who overcame early heartache at the Olympic Winter Games Pyeongchang 2018 to leave with two gold medals and a renewed confidence that sees her striving for even greater success at the start of 2020. -
Olympic records: The race that turned little girl Ireen Wüst into a speed skating standard-bearer
A rare and legendary speed skating race instilled in a young Ireen Wüst the determination that has made her the most successful Dutch Olympian in history. Fourteen years after winning her first gold as a teenager, she tells of the strength of will that keeps her at the top of her sport. -
Family fortunes and Olympic history push Germany’s Stirnemann to glory
Standing on the frozen ice of Lake St. Moritz, Victoria Stirnemann (GER) and Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (GER) make for a pretty good team. -
Koreans shine on Lunar New Year
Koreans traditionally celebrate Lunar New Year by eating bowls of rice cake soup called Tteokguk and playing the board game Yutnori with friends and family. Already one of the most important holidays in the Republic of Korea, this year, Koreans will also gather together to cheer on their best winter sports athletes. -
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Passion in the air: 200 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018
There are fewer than 200 days to go until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018. This milestone was celebrated by the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in, visiting the host city to show his support for the Games. As the nation’s passion and excitement continues to grow in the final few months before the world’s biggest sporting event kicks off in Korea, the 200-days-to-go milestone was celebrated in Seoul and Gangwon Province last weekend. -
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Kipruto scoops men’s 3,000m steeplechase gold
Kenya’s Conseslus Kipruto cruised to victory in the Rio 2016 men’s 3,000 metre steeplechase final, giving the East African nation its ninth successive gold in the event, a run that stretches all the way back to Los Angeles 1984.