Pyeongchang
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Pyeongchang ‘raised the bar’ for Tokyo 2020: IOC
Apr 23, 2018A successful Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang has “raised the bar” for Tokyo 2020, the International Olympic Committee said Monday, warning organizers to brace for difficult questions and criticism as the Games approach. IOC coordination commission chairman... -
South Korea to honor Bach for Pyeongchang contribution
Mar 7, 2018The South Korean government is to award International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach with the country’s highest sporting honor for his role in helping make the Pyeongchang Winter Games a success, the sports ministry said on... -
Second Russian athlete fails doping test at Winter Games
Feb 24, 2018A second Russian athlete has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, a major blow for the nation’s hopes of regaining its Olympic status and drawing a line under years of doping... -
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics competition begins with curling
Feb 8, 2018South Korea’s Jang Hye-Ji launched 18 days of competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Thursday by sliding the first mixed doubles curling stone in Olympic history down the ice. While the official opening ceremonies are... -
Russian speed skater Olga Graf rejects Pyeongchang invitation
Jan 30, 2018Russian speed skater Olga Graf said on Tuesday she had turned down an International Olympic Committee (IOC) invitation to compete at next month’s Pyeongchang Winter Games. Graf, one of three female speed skaters on the list... -
Pyeongchang flame to be lit in Olympia
Oct 24, 2017News Hour The Olympic torch for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang will be lit Tuesday in a traditional ceremony at Olympia, birthplace of the ancient Olympics. Greek officials successfully conducted the final rehearsal for the... -
North Korean pair in battle for Pyeongchang 2018 spot
Sep 28, 2017News Hour North Korean Figure skating pair Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-Sik are bidding to become their nation’s first representatives at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea after finishing third on Thursday in the short... -
Ex-U.N. chief Ban expects safe Pyeongchang 2018 despite nuclear tension
Sep 16, 2017News Hour: Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is confident that next year’s Winter Olympics in his native South Korea will be safe and successful, despite tensions surrounding North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Less than five... -
Russia risk Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic ban over doping
May 22, 2017News Hour: Russia risk missing out on the 2018 winter Paralympics if the country’s suspended Paralympic Committee (RPC) does not meet obligations for reinstatement after last year’s ban over doping, the International Paralympic Committee said on... -
Shiffrin eyes multiple medal haul at Pyeongchang
Feb 23, 2017News Hour: US alpine ski star Mikaela Shiffrin,who captured her third consecutive world slalom title last weekend in Switzerland, is looking at a possible multiple medal haul at next year’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The 21-year-old American...
