IOC monitoring Samsung lobbying claims: Bach
The Olympics ethics watchdog will “monitor” developments, IOC president says.
Tag: Pyeongchang
Samsung denies Olympics bid corruption
Samsung denies allegations it illegally lobbied International Olympic Committee.
Bach heads to North Korea
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach travels to Pyongyang.
USA win gold as Paralympics ends
The United States beat Canada with a dramatic overtime goal to win sledge hockey gold in Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics.
From double shark attack to Paralympic snowboarder
There are numerous different categories in para-sports depending on athletes’ disability.
Fighting it out in Paralympics sledge hockey
Norway’s Lena Schroeder zips over the ice strapped onto a sledge.
N. Koreans arrive in the South
North Korean athletes and delegates arrive in the South as part of an Olympics-driven detente between the two neighbours.
South Korea to honour Bach
South Korea is to award International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach with the country’s highest sporting honour.
Hanyu fancies the quintuple jump
Japanese Yuzuru Hanyu says he would like to successfully land a quintuple jump and break the five-spin barrier.
Even Olympians must return to work
Many of the men and women at the Winter Games will this week return to their jobs and the humdrum of daily life.
A golden Pyeongchang finish for Norwegians
Marit Bjoergen lifted Norway top of the final Pyeongchang medals table.
Curler stripped of medal for doping
Russian curler Krushelnitsky was stripped of his Pyeongchang Winter Olympics bronze medal after admitting doping.
Medal yo-yo ‘no fun’
In four years US skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender has ridden an emotional roller coaster as intense as her sport.
According to Games sponsors, ‘Peace’ doesn’t sell at the Olympics
An image of a giant dove lit up the night sky at the Olympics opening ceremony.
You are free to leave, IOC tells Pound
The International Olympic Committee tells its longest-serving member, Dick Pound, he was free to leave.
Zagitova, 15, smashes figure skating record
Record-breaking Alina Zagitova, 15, stole the show in figure skating.
Hearing yet to be set, says CAS
A hearing in the case of Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky, who tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, was yet to be scheduled, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.
Third doping scandal hits Games
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics is hit by a third doping scandal, casting a dark shadow over the magic on ice.
Olympics is hit by Russian doping case
A Russian curler who passed rigorous vetting to attend the Pyeongchang Olympics was hit by a drug case yesterday.
Oh my quad! Chen makes history
American prodigy Chen becomes the first figure skater to land six quads as he set an Olympic record in the free skate.
Hirscher grabs Olympic double
Hirscher masters the jitters that have afflicted Shiffrin and Vonn when he powered to his second Winter Olympics title.
Djokovic cheers lookalike winner
Tennis ace Novak Djokovic has invited French lookalike Winter Olympic champion Pierre Vaultier for a get-together after the snowboard gold medallist noted the resemblance between the two men.
Doubles luge is no laughing matter
Matthew Pinsent, the retired British rower who won four Olympic golds, was amazed by what he was seeing in the winter sports.
Canadian hockey women battle past US
Four-time defending champion Canada outbattles arch-rival United States 2-1.
Nth Korean skaters wow in debut
North Korean skaters Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik qualify for today’s pairs final at the Winter Olympics.
White claims gold, Games thrown into chaos
Snowboarding great Shaun White brilliantly won his third Olympic gold.
Pyeongchang becomes dating hotspot
The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are freezing cold but they might just be the hottest dating spot on the planet right now – no wonder organisers dished out a record 110,000 condoms.
North Korea wins diplomacy gold at the Winter Olympics
North Korea has emerged as the early favourite to grab one of the Winter Olympics’ most important medals: the diplomatic gold.
Gold for Kim, as doping case rocks Games
Chloe Kim and Marcel Hirscher lit up the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Bach for a Nobel peace prize?
Olympic officials play down a suggestion that the unified Korean ice hockey team could be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
