The temperature at the closing ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games is expected be just as cold as during the opening ceremony 17 days ago. The event is slated to take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday at the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza. A slightly overcast sky is forecast, with temperatures of minus 4 to minus 2 degrees Celsius, and felt temperatures of minus 9 to minus 5 C. Wind velocity is expected to be between 2 and 5 meters per second.  (Yonhap)The opening ceremony on Feb. 9 s

Sports and patriotism often go hand in hand, especially at international events like the Olympics, where athletes represent their countries.So it’s probably only natural for Olympic medalists to flaunt their national flags on the podium.On Thursday, three days before the 17-day Winter Games come to a close, medalists for the women’s snowboard big air final and men‘s ski halfpipe were seen celebrating their wins with ecstatic smiles, among family and fellow winners, with giant flags becoming cape

For the heat of the Olympics to continue on to the Paralympics, organizers are packing the Paralympic main events with an assortment of Hallyu performances.In the set of Hallyu events dubbed by the Gangwon Province and Korea Tourism Organization as “Christmas in March,” major Korean celebrities will accompany the Paralympic audience in watching the games. Jang Keun-suk and Lee Dong-wook, honorary ambassadors for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games, as well as K-pop stars B1A4, BTOB, Samuel

 진행자: 임정요, Kevin Lee Selzer1. 메달 대신 ‘어사화 수호랑’Why Soohorang plushies instead of medals at Winter Olympic events?기사요약: 평창 동계 올림픽에서 메달을 받는 선수들은 두 번의 세레모니를 갖게 된다. 경기가 끝난 후에는 어사화를 쓴 수호랑 인형을 받고 이후 별개의 공간에서 열리는 또 다른 세레모니에서 공식 메달을 수여받게 된다.아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2 팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638[1] If you’ve been watching the Olympics, you may have been confused to see winning athletes being handed not medals, but dolls of Soo

The torch for the 2018 Paralympics will be ignited simultaneously in five areas of Korea on March 2 and carried to PyeongChang in a relay run ending on the opening day of the events on March 9, where they will be unified.The five torches are to be lit at Saebyeol Oreum on Jeju Island, Anyang in Gyeonggi Province, Nonsan in South Chungcheong Province, Gochang in North Jeolla Province and Cheongdo in North Gyeongsang Province. The day is set as the auspicious day of the first full moon, the 15th d

South Korea’s female curling team, which ranks eighth in the world, defeated second-ranked Switzerland Friday after dispatching first-ranked Canada in a surprise victory Thursday. The Korean team won 8-6 against Canada and 7-5 against Switzerland.The four-member Korean team is composed of Kim Yeong-mi, Kim Seon-yeong, Kim Kyeong-ae and Kim Eun-jung. The women’s team still have to win four more games to advance to the semifinals, having lost to Japan on Thursday evening. After the preliminary rou

Olympian Yuzuru Hanyu leads the men’s short program figure skating after receiving a score of 111.68 on Friday.Shoma Uno, Hanyu’s fellow Japanese Olympian, came in third with 104.17.Hanyu and Uno are respectively first and second in the world men’s figure skating rankings.Pooh bears for Yuzuru Hanyu (EPA-Yonhap)A storm of Pooh bears for Yuzuru Hanyu (EPA-Yonhap)A flower girl carries the gifts given to Yuzuru Hanyu (EPA-Yonhap)On Thursday, spectator seats were crowded with Japanese fans craning t

Cha Jun-hwan’s mane was in full majesty as he completes a jump at the short program of the men’s figure skating, Friday.Cha finished with a score of 83.43 points, putting him in 15th place. Cha was trained by Korean figure skating legend Yuna Kim’s former coach Brian Orser, who also coached Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu and Spain’s Javier Fernandez.The event finishes Saturday morning with the free skating program slated for 10 a.m.Cha, 16, modeled for chocolate snack Choco Pie and several other TV commer

A British International Olympic Committee member was sent home from the Winter Olympics, Thursday, following an altercation with a security guard.Adam Pengilly, one of three British IOC members, was accused of injuring a guard who blocked his path.According to South Korean public broadcaster KBS, the incident took place on Thursday at around 8:40 a.m.The security guard claimed that he asked Pengilly to use the footpath rather than the bus lane. But Pengilly allegedly swore at him and at Korea, s

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province – The PyeongChang Olympic medals ceremonies, which take a day after the athletes win in games, are open to all, free of charge.The ceremonies take place daily at 7 p.m. at the Medals Plaza in PyeongChang’s mountain cluster. Gold medalist Andreas Wellinger of Germany on the podium. (Reuters)When the athletes win in the games, they are given a stuffed doll of the Olympic mascot Soohorang. The actual medals are bestowed a day later with a proper medals ceremony, where

　The chilly weather seemed to lose its edge Tuesday, amid the heated competition on ice and snow. Athletes from around the globe put their years of training on full display, as glorious moments were caught by photographers at key venues of the PyeongChang Winter Games. Take a look at some of the best moments of the day.　　　 Goalie Noora Raty (41), of Finland, falls into the goal during the second period of the preliminary round of the women‘s hockey match against Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympic

　Twitter user @sobong_xo became the sudden center of attention on Monday, after she posted an image of a set of emojis featuring Inmyeonjo, the human-faced bird that went viral following its appearance in the PyeongChang Olympics opening ceremony. More than 35,000 people shared the image of the emojis within a day, expressing both the desire to spend money on the item, and worries over the copyright.　　Inmyeonjo, with a tiny human head attached to an elongated neck on a giant body of a white bird

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- The unified Korean team lost to Sweden 8-0 in their second women’s hockey preliminary, but despite the crushing defeat, the crowd was kept on the edge of their seats throughout the match.Some very near misses and jostling near the Swedish team's post sent the Korean crowd on a rollercoaster ride from ear-splitting exclamations to collective groans.Shouts of “Himnaera (hang in there)” echoed the Kwandong Hockey Centre, to support and encourage both South and North K

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- The city of PyeongChang is operating homestay services for foreign visitors to the PyeongChang Olympics, in a bid to help supply more housing options for avid Olympic-goers.The homestay hosts are limited to 60 in total, including 21 in Bongpyeong, 13 in Jinbu, six in Yongpyeong and four in Daegwallyeong. As of Monday, 18 houses had been requested to host homestayers.The homestay program runs until March 31, encompassing the Olympics and Paralympics period.  (Home

PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- Norway swept the medals board at the men’s 30km skiathlon on Feb. 11, at PyeongChang Olympics. Simen Hegstad Krueger nabbed the gold despite a fall in the first lap. Krueger crossed the line in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 20 seconds. Martin Johnsrud Sundby followed, taking silver, and Hans Christer Holund took bronze. This was Norway’s first gold in the PyeongChang Olympics.The crowd gathered to cheer despite the biting cold.  Gold medalist Simen Hegstad Krueger (Center)

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province -- When Jeong Yeon-min, 57, came to watch the men’s short track speedskating Olympic game at Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday, he was in for two surprises. One was South Korea’s first gold won by speedskater Lim Hyo-jun, and second was a rare spectacle of North Korean cheerleaders waving and singing at the section right next to him. He even had the chance to shake hands with one of the ladies. Jeong Yeon-min shakes hands with a North Korean cheerleader. (Paul Kerry/The

Gangneung will exempt taxis from a restriction on operations in order to increase the supply of taxis during the Olympics. Taxis in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, are usually required to take one day off when they have operated for two consecutive days, but the recent increase in visitors to the city has prompted the authorities to lift the rule during the Olympic period from Feb. 10 to 25. (Yonhap)As for vehicles other than rental cars and public transportation services, those with odd plate numb

Weekly K-pop concerts will take place at Gangneung’s Olympic Park starting Sunday, as part of the Olympic celebrations.Gangneung, Gangwon Province, is one of the cities hosting events for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang. All the games on ice take place in Gangneung.There will be three concerts during the Olympics and one during the Paralympics. The first is on Sunday, when rock bank YB, rapper and singer Heize, and K-pop groups EXID, WJSN and Teen Top are slated to perform.T

Some 100 North Korean cheerleaders sang in unison for the Korean short track speedskaters competing in the men‘s short track at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday. The all-women squad’s collective voice echoed the arena, stealing some of the limelight from the athletes on the ice. Members of the crowd joined in some of the songs and a mexican wave the group started.The squad also chanted “We are,“ motioning towards the people holding the South Korean flag to return the chant with ”One,“ complet

The 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is the 23rd Winter Olympic Games to take place since it began in 1924 at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix and Haute-Savoie, France.This year‘s games kick off Friday and run until the 25th, passing the baton to the Paralympics in March. Get to know the PyeongChang Olympics better through the numbers below.Hedvig Wessel of Norway in action during the Women`s Moguls qualification at the Phoenix Snow Park during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, in Pye