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Feb 20,2017
German athlete Julian von Schleinitz rushes down the track in a series of photos in the men’s single competition at the Viessmann Luge World Cup at the Alpensia Sliding Center in PyeongChang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 19.

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Feb 19,2017
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada, who took second place in the pairs’ free skating competition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017, put on a graceful performance at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 18.

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Feb 19,2017
Liubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovich of Canada glide gracefully on the ice in the pairs’ free skating competition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 18. The Canadian pair won the bronze medal.

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Feb 19,2017
Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China perform in the pairs’ free skating competition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 18. The Chinese pair won the gold medal in their event.

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Feb 19,2017
Mirai Nagasu of the U.S. rejoices after she cleared all the elements in the ladies’ free skating competition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Feb. 18.

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Feb 19,2017
Medalists in the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 pose for a congratulatory photo with honorary ambassador for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Kim Yuna (front, right) and ISU representatives during the awards ceremony on Feb. 18.

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Feb 19,2017
Mirai Nagasu of the U.S. puts on a graceful performance in the ladies’ free skating competition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017 being held at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 18. She finished in third place.

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Feb 19,2017
Mihara Mai of Japan rejoices after she cleared all the elements in the ladies’ free skating event at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017, a test event for next year’s PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games that took place at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 18. The Japanese skater triumphed at the competition, winning the gold medal.

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Feb 17,2017
Tessa Virtue (right) and Scott Moir, a Canadian pair in the ice dancing short discipline, take part in the ISU Four Continents Championships 2017 in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 16. The pair scored 79.75 points and won the program. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

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Feb 17,2017
The Chinese pair of Wenjing Sui (left) and Cong Han demonstrates an amazing death spiral, one of the elements in their short program, at the ISU Four Continents Championships 2017 in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 16. The couple finished first in the discipline. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

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Feb 17,2017
Choi Dabin of Korea, who finished in sixth place, glides across the ice and performs as if she’s taking a selfie, in the ladies’ single short program at the ISU Four Continents Championships 2017 in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 16. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

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Feb 13,2017
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands sprints during the men's 1,000 m event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 11.