Speed Skating Team Archives

(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 [...]

Blue House to Investigate Disgraced Female Speed Skating Team

SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Blue House has said it will launch an investigation into the bullying scandal surrounding the disgraced women’s speed skating team amid growing calls for action. Speaking on the presidential office’s official Facebook show, presidential secretary Kim Hon-soo said a government investigation would be launched in response to the controversy [...]