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Speed Skater Hospitalized for Psychological Treatment after PyeongChang Olympics

SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean speed skater Kim Bo-reum, who won silver in the women’s mass start at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, has been hospitalized for psychological treatment, along with her mother, the athlete’s agency said Wednesday. Bravo and New said Kim visited a hospital in her hometown of Daegu on Monday, and a doctor [...]

Poor Showing by Women’s Speed Skating Team Erupts in Factionalism Controversy

PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Moments during and after the South Korean women’s team pursuit quarterfinals performance at the PyeongChang Oympics has sparked an uproar that has yet to settle. Despite finishing seventh out of eight teams that day, the reason for the public outrage has not been the team’s poor record, but what [...]