SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2023 silver medalist Lee Hae-in has finished seventh in the women’s short program at the figure skating world championships in the United States. Lee scored her season-best 67.79 points at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday (local time). [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) — In the midst of the best stretch of her career, South Korean teen figure skater Kim Chae-yeon will pursue her second straight podium finish at the world championships this week in the United States. Kim will be one of three South Koreans competing in the women’s singles at the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea’s state media reported Monday that the Asian Winter Games have opened in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, where three North Korean athletes are participating. The Rodong Sinmun, the North’s main newspaper, reported the ninth Asian Games kicked off in Harbin on Friday, adding that Chinese President [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean figure skater Lee Hae-in has earned a ticket to an international competition set for next year in Seoul after returning from suspension over the weekend. Lee finished fifth in the women’s singles at the national ranking competition, which doubled as the first leg of the 2025-2026 national [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. figure skating team at the world championships has apologized to injured South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo following a controversial incident involving her American rival. The Korea Skating Union (KSU) said the U.S. delegation insisted on Thursday that Mariah Bell didn’t intend to hurt Lim when they collided [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan will skip an international competition later this month as he looks to recover from nagging injuries ahead of the upcoming Winter Olympics, a source close to the athlete said Monday. Cha qualified for South Korea’s lone spot in the men’s singles at the PyeongChang Olympics on Sunday. He rallied to win the three-legged national Olympic trials over Lee June-hyoung, overcoming a 20.29-point deficit prior to the last [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The ladies’ figure skating singles final was the hottest ticket for next year’s Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea, organizers said Monday. The organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games announced the winners of the online ticket lottery on Monday. It said the winners will be [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A pair of ice skates worn by South Korean figure skating legend Yuna Kim will soon become a “cultural asset” officially designated by the Cultural Heritage Administration. The skates were worn by Kim during the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, where she won the gold medal with a world record [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Former Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na was formally inducted into South Korea’s sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, becoming the first winter sports athlete and the youngest among the Hall of Fame “sports heroes.” The 26-year-old, who retired from professional skating in 2014, was a gold medalist at [...]
South Korean figure skater You Young performs her free skate program during the national championship in Seoul on Jan. 10, 2016. (Image : Yonhap) SEOUL, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) - Teen figure skating phenom You Young, the youngest South Korean national champion, has joined the agency of her idol, Kim Yu-na. All That Sports announced Monday [...]