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S. Korean Hockey Players a Confident Bunch Before PyeongChang

S. Korean Hockey Players a Confident Bunch Before PyeongChang

JINCHEON, South Korea, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean men’s national hockey team returned from a December tournament with three losses in three games, but the players still held their heads high, confident in their knowledge that even the world’s top players are still human. And that confidence will be crucial as the team gears up for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics next month. At the Channel [...]

Figure Skating Hottest Ticket for Pyeongchang 2018 after 1st Phase of Sales

Figure Skating Hottest Ticket for Pyeongchang 2018 after 1st Phase of Sales

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 [...]

NHL Players Not Willing to Pay to Come to PyeongChang Winter Olympics: Official

NHL Players Not Willing to Pay to Come to PyeongChang Winter Olympics: Official

PYEONGCHANG/SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – While the world’s top hockey players enjoy competing at the Winter Games, they won’t necessarily want to pay to travel to South Korea for the next Olympics, a visiting official of the sport said Thursday. Mathieu Schneider, special assistant to the executive director of the National Hockey League Players’ [...]