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Cha became the first South Korean man to reach the podium at the prestigious event.Cha scored a new personal-best of 263.49 points overall to finish behind Nathan Chen of t Dec 10, 2018 [Photo News] Japanese teen Rika Kihira wins gold in women’s singles at Grand Prix Final Rika Kihira of Japan won gold in the women’s singles competition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating held at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, Canada. Ladies free program gold medalist Japan`s Rika Kihira poses with her medal at the ISU Grand Prix 0f Figure Skating Final 2018-19 on December 8 2018 in Vancouver, B.C., at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre. (Yonhap) Ladies free program gold medalist Japan`s Rika Kihira (center), silver medalist Russia`s Alina Z Dec 8, 2018 S. Korean figure skater Cha Jun-hwan wins bronze at Grand Prix Final South Korean Cha Jun-hwan has captured the bronze medal at the International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, becoming the first man from the country to reach the podium at the prestigious event.Cha scored 263.49 points overall to finish behind Nathan Chen of the United States (282.42) and Shoma Uno of Japan (275.10) at the Grand Prix Final in Vancouver on Friday (local time).Cha set a new personal best with 174.42 points in free skate at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports C Dec 5, 2018 Pro wrestler, archer to be inducted into Korea's Sports Hall of Fame Late South Korean pro wrestling legend Kim Il and former world archery champion Kim Jin-ho will enter the country's Sports Hall of Fame, the national Olympic committee announced Wednesday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee said the two athletes have been named as its "sports heroes" for 2018. They were selected among six candidates after a panel of experts at the KSOC's sports hero selection committee evaluated their contributions to sports development and national prestige. This file photo Dec 4, 2018 [Newsmaker] S. Korea ‘Garlic Girls’ curling coaches resign over alleged abuse SEOUL (AFP) - The coaches of South Korea‘s “Garlic Girls” curling team, who shot to fame by winning Olympic silver in February, resigned Tuesday after the athletes accused them of verbal abuse and exploitation. Nicknamed for their small hometown -- which is famous for farming the pungent bulb -- they were rank outsiders at South Korea’s Pyeongchang Games, and became a media sensation as they swept their way to the tournament final. But last month they publicly accused their coaches of verbal abu Dec 4, 2018 Badminton star embroiled in fake service records controversy South Korean badminton star Lee Yong-dae has been embroiled in a fake community service records controversy, although he has denied any wrongdoing. Lee said Tuesday that he voluntarily reported errors in his community service records to the Military Manpower Administration last Friday, but refuted allegations that he had intentionally doctored the documents. (Yonhap)"In the process of registering my community service records, there were some errors in commuting time, service time, name of the s Dec 4, 2018 Teen figure skater looking to make history in Canada Having already made a fair bit of history, South Korean teen figure skater Cha Jun-hwan will try to do more of the same in Canada this week.Cha, 17, will be the lone South Korean representative at the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Vancouver. The men's short program is scheduled for Friday, followed by the free skate on Saturday.Only the top six skaters from each discipline after six ISU Grand Prix competitions -- men's singles, women's singles, pairs and ice d Nov 19, 2018 Korean judoka accused of faking community service records Controversy over athletes' false community service as an alternative to active military duty has escalated Monday as a local cable news channel reported judoka An Ba-ul, an Olympic silver medalist, also fabricated his records.Winners of any Olympic medals and Asian Games gold medals are exempted from mandatory military service and required to conduct 544 hours of sports-related community service over 34 months.Earlier this month, football player Jang Hyun-soo was permanently banned from the nati Nov 19, 2018 Zverev beats Djokovic in 2 sets to win ATP Finals title LONDON (AP) -- Despite beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the ATP Finals at only 21, Alexander Zverev knows keeping pace with the Serb isn’t going to be easy. Zverev claimed the biggest title of his career with a 6-4, 6-3 upset on Sunday, becoming the youngest champion of the season-ending event since Djokovic claimed the first of his five titles a decade ago -- also at age 21. “Oh my God,” said Zverev, who also became the first German winner since 1995. “I’ve won one (year-end t Nov 18, 2018 Teen figure skater becomes 1st Korean female since Kim Yu-na to win Grand Prix medal South Korean teenage figure skater Lim Eun-soo has won her first senior Grand Prix medal to join exclusive company.The 15-year-old grabbed bronze at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Saturday (local time), with a combined 185.67 points from her short program and free skating. (Yonhap)This was the fifth and penultimate leg of the International Skating Union Grand Prix of Figure Skating season. Lim is the first South Korean woman since Kim Yu-na, in 2009, to reach the podium at a senior Grand Prix e Nov 15, 2018 Team Kim's Canadian coach backs curlers' abuse claims A Canadian coach who guided the South Korean women's curling team to a silver medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics has backed the curlers' abuse claim.Peter Gallant, who was a coach of the South Korean curling team that is better known by its nickname Garlic Girls or Team Kim, said in a statement Thursday that he stands "100 percent behind" the curlers who claim irregular, unfair treatment by their head coach and management. (Yonhap)The curling team, comprised of skip Kim Eun-jung, lead Kim Y Nov 15, 2018 Team Kim curlers seek management change after unfair treatment Members of the South Korean women's curling team that won a silver medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, better known by their nickname Garlic Girls or Team Kim, reaffirmed Thursday that they will not work with current management following allegations of abuse.The curling team comprised of skip Kim Eun-jung, lead Kim Yeong-mi, second Kim Seon-yeong, third Kim Kyeong-ae and candidate Kim Cho-hee, said that it can't condone the management officials' action to dominate the team."We've been going Nov 14, 2018 Korean badminton body to scrap age restrictions for non-national team players South Korea's badminton body will scrap age restrictions for non-national team members' participating in international competitions, officials said Wednesday. Badminton Korea Association said it will hold a board meeting on Monday to discuss revision of its rules and will abolish a clause regarding the age restriction of non-national team players. Shin Baek-cheol, Ko Sung-hyun, Lee Yong-dae and Kim Gi-jung badmintion players (Yonhap)Presently, the BKA rule states that male badminton players who Nov 13, 2018 Sports ministry, Olympic committee to launch probe into natl curling team on Nov. 19 The sports ministry announced Tuesday that its joint investigation with the national Olympic committee into abuse allegations surrounding curling officials will begin next week.For three weeks starting next Monday, the ministry and the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee will look into charges raised by members of the national women's curling team that they were subjected to unfair treatment and abuse by their head coach Kim Min-jung, her husband Jang Ban-seok and her father Kim Kyung-doo. The wome Oct 31, 2018 All-S. Korean taekwondo demonstration team performs in Pyongyang World Taekwondo (WT)'s all-South Korean taekwondo demonstration team on Wednesday gave an energetic performance in Pyongyang, delivering a message of peace and unification.The team, comprised of 18 South Korean taekwondo practitioners and four supporting staffs, had a one hour performance in front of some 2,300 North Koreans who packed Taekwondo Hall in Pyongyang.This was the first time since April that the Seoul-based WT demonstration team performed in the North Korean capital. Then, the demons MORE 15 / 3726
