Curling: South Korea earn playoff spot with win over U.S
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korea qualified for a place in the Olympic women’s curling semi-finals with a 9-6 win over the United States on Tuesday as Canada’s hopes of defending their gold medal hung by a thread following a 7-5 loss to Ch…
Norway overcome Slovenia in overtime to make quarters
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Norway edged Slovenia 2-1 in overtime on Tuesday to win a spot in the quarter-finals of the men’s Olympic ice hockey tournament, earning their first Olympic win and a matchup against a fearsome Russian team.
Turkish pair under no pressure over costumes
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Two Turkish Olympic ice dancers are under no pressure from their government to tone down their costumes as they compete in a sport that often features revealing attire, they said on Tuesday.
With glue and tape, skaters strive to keep covered up
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Olympic ice dancers are taking extra precautions to ensure their costumes get attention for all the right reasons, using tape and glue to guarantee they stay covered up as they glide around the ice.
What’s it like to pick up plushies? Flower kids tell all
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – They have to skate fast in front of hundreds of people, pick up flowers as quickly as possible and stay unflustered when dozens of stuffed animals rain down on the ice.
Ice hockey: Korean women score again but bid farewell with fifth loss
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – The unified Korean women’s ice hockey team ended their historic Olympic run with a fifth straight loss on Tuesday but they signed off by adding one more goal to their total in front of another bumper audience of adori…
Figure skating: ‘Korea power’ buoys hometown ice dancers
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – As if getting to the Olympics was not hard enough for South Korean ice dancers Min Yura and Alexander Gamelin, the two were briefly caught up in a diplomatic fuss over their free dance music and then suffered a wardro…
South Korean president endorses Russian presence at Winter Games
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in lauded Russia’s participation at the Winter Games on Tuesday, saying it had “made our Olympics better”, despite calls from some athletes and anti-doping agencies for Russians to be banned from compet…
Virtue, Moir win second ice dance gold with world record
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir claimed their second Olympic gold medal with a brilliant free dance on Tuesday, edging to the top of the podium by less than a point and breaking the world record into …
Siebenhofer fastest, Vonn on pace in downhill training
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Austrian Ramona Siebenhofer set the pace in the final training run for the women’s downhill on Tuesday and Lindsey Vonn’s bid to reclaim the Olympic gold remained on course as she registered a top-five time for the …
