SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na released her pre-wedding photos on Saturday before tying the knot with a classical singer later in the day. Kim’s Seoul-based agency, All That Sports, released the former figure skater’s portraits with her groom, Ko Woo-rim. The ceremony was to take place [...]
SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Olympic gold medalist figure skater Kim Yu-na will tie the knot with a classical singer in October, her management agency said Monday. Kim Yu-na and Ko Woo-rim will hold their wedding in Seoul in late October, according to All That Sports. It did not elaborate on the exact date [...]
SEOUL, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — An exhibition illustrating the cultural and historical relationship between sports and art will be held in Seoul later this week for a four-month run, its organizer said Wednesday. The Seoul Olympic Museum of Art, also known as the SOMA Museum, said 35 artworks created by 17 artists, including Marina [...]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s figure skating star and Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu-na will watch the ladies singles event at the upcoming PyeongChang Winter Games in a bid to encourage her young compatriots, her agency said Tuesday. “As an honorary ambassador, Kim Yu-na will watch the competitions of South [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Tottenham Hotspur’s attacker Son Heung-min has been named the top South Korean athlete of 2017 in a national survey. Gallup Korea said Tuesday that Son won the support of 38.1 percent of respondents to top national sports figures in its poll of 1,300 South Koreans over the age of [...]
ATHENS, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Figure skating icon Kim Yu-na expressed hopes on Monday that the upcoming relay of the Olympic flame will heat up the mood for the PyeongChang Games. Kim, who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, arrived in the Greek capital on Sunday as a member of the South Korean delegation that will receive the sacred fire from the Greeks. The [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The torch relay for the first Winter Olympics in South Korea will begin on the day when the countdown reaches 100 days, the event’s organizers said Monday. The organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games said the Olympic flame, as per the 80-year tradition, will be lit in Olympia, Greece, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, on Oct. 24. The flame [...]
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 [...]
“I am very honored to be back to support the Youth Olympic Games and also to be here in Lillehammer to get a sneak peek of the incredible venues… After experiencing Innsbruck 2012, I saw first-hand the smiles of the young athletes and the reaction from fans, and I am so happy to be a [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Want a selfie with actor Kim Soo-hyun but not sure how to get one? Not to worry, the French wax museum Musee Grevin has come up with a solution. Kim’s wax figure is among dozens that will be displayed at the first Asian branch of the museum opening in Seoul next [...]