Snowboarding: “What the hell is a chicken salad?”
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Listening to snowboarders reeling off the names of the tricks they laid down in their Olympic runs can be a confusing experience for fans and media alike.
Alpine skiing: Weather delays put Pyeongchang course workers to the test
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – The fierce winds that have postponed the majority of Alpine skiing events may be keeping Olympic athletes sidelined, but course workers are pulling in overtime shifts to ensure the slopes are ready for action when t…
North Korean cheerleaders caught off guard by fake Kim Jong Un
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – A group of North Korean cheerleaders were briefly wowed by the apparent, sudden arrival of their leader, Kim Jong Un, at a Winter Olympics ice hockey game on Wednesday.
Ice Hockey: Japan win as unified Korea enjoy special moment
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Japan carried the day on Wednesday when the long-time national rivalry with North Asian neighbors North and South Korea spilled on to Olympic ice, beating Korea’s unified women’s ice hockey team 4-1 in a game of first…
NBC’s social media ‘war room’: a new weapon in Games coverage
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Staffed by millennials and crammed with computer screens, the social media “war room” of U.S. Olympics broadcaster NBC is starting to call more of the shots in the company’s mission to generate a healthy return from…
North Korean cheerleaders giggle at fake Kim Jong Un
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – A group of North Korean cheerleaders were briefly wowed by the apparent, sudden arrival of their leader, Kim Jong Un, at a Winter Olympics ice hockey game on Wednesday.
Speed skating: Dutch strike gold again as Ter Mors win 1,000m
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) – Dutch skater Jorien ter Mors bounced back spectacularly from an injury-plagued season by claiming a gold medal in the Olympic women’s 1,000 meters at the Gangneung Oval on Monday.
Skeleton: American Daly back to banish Sochi angst
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – It took only seconds for John Daly’s dream of an Olympic medal to be crushed at the Sochi Games but a full three years before the American skeleton racer was prepared to face his demons again.
South Korean moguls team falls short, but future bright: Dawson
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean skiers fell well short of winning a medal in the men’s moguls at the Pyeongchang Olympics, but coach Toby Dawson sees a promising future.
Skeleton: We’re innovators, not cheaters, says British racer
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – British skeleton racer Jerry Rice has dismissed speculation that the team’s high-tech skin suits could be illegal and said people were welcome to point the finger all they liked.
