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(Olympics) S. Korean Netizens Express Outrage over Controversial Beijing Short Track Refereeing

(Olympics) S. Korean Netizens Express Outrage over Controversial Beijing Short Track Refereeing

SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Many South Koreans expressed outrage on Tuesday over what they perceived as egregious refereeing against some of the country’s short track speed skaters at the Beijing Winter Olympics this week. In the men’s 1,000m semifinals on Monday, South Korea’s Hwang Dae-heon and Lee June-seo each got disqualified from their [...]

(Olympics) Short Tracker Helping to Lighten Mood as Designated Photographer

(Olympics) Short Tracker Helping to Lighten Mood as Designated Photographer

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The leadup to the Beijing Winter Olympics for the South Korean women’s short track speed skating team has been quite tumultuous, with a career-damaging scandal ruling out a former champion and a devastating injury sidelining a potential medal contender. Combine that with fairly low expectations for the squad, and [...]

Olympic Short Track Leaders Relieved After Competition Ends

Olympic Short Track Leaders Relieved After Competition Ends

GOYANG, South Korea, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The leaders of the South Korean men’s and women’s short track speed skating teams said Wednesday they both felt a sense of relief when the PyeongChang Winter Olympics ended. Kwak Yoon-gy, 26, and Kim A-lang, 22, were the oldest athletes on the men’s and women’s teams at PyeongChang 2018, where South Korea grabbed [...]