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: Feb 13,2017; Kjeld Nuis (center) of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the men's 1,000 m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 11. Nuis won ahead of second placed Vincent De Haitre (left) of Canada and third placed Kai Verbij (right) of the Netherlands.

: Feb 13,2017; Martina Sablikova of Czechia sprints during the women's 5,000 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.

: Feb 13,2017; Martina Sablikova (center) of Czechia celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s 5,000 m race at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 11. Sablikova won ahead of second place Claudia Pechstein (left) of Germany and third place Ivanie Blondin (right) of Canada.

: Feb 13,2017; Kim Bo-reum of Korea (right) leads the race in the women's mass start event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 12.

: Feb 13,2017; Kim Bo-reum of Korea (left) and Nana Takagi of Japan sprint during the women's mass start event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 12.

: Feb 13,2017; Winner Kim Bo-reum (center) of Korea, second place Nana Takagi of Japan (left), and third place Heather Bergsma of the U.S. celebrate on the podium after the women's mass start event at the ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 12

: Feb 13,2017; Kim Bo-reum celebrates her gold medal after the women's mass start speed skating event at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 12.

: Feb 13,2017; Camera crews from non-Korean news networks shoot the snowscape, as well as the Alpensia Sliding Centre, unfolding below them from atop the Alpensia Ski Jumping Center on Feb. 10. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

: Feb 13,2017; Journalists and broadcasters from non-Korean news networks listen as a representative from the PyeongChang Organizing Committee explains construction progress for the athletes’ village, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 10. The athletes’ village will be home to eight 15-storied apartment buildings with a capacity of approximately 3,900 Olympians, their coaches and sports representatives. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

: Feb 13,2017; On Feb. 10, non-Korean media reports on preparations for next February's PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, as they visit a venue that will host both the opening and closing ceremonies in the host city of Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do Province, currently under construction, despite a biting cold snap. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

: Feb 13,2017; Honorary Ambassador Kim Yuna of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games unveils the official Olympic torch during the ‘One Year to Go Ceremony’ in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province, on Feb. 9. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

: Feb 13,2017; Acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn, PyeongChang Olympic Games Honorary Ambassador Kim Yuna and IOC Coordination Commission for the PyeongChang Olympic Games Chairperson Gunilla Lindberg attend a one-year countdown ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games, on Feb. 9 in Gangwon-do Province. (Photo: Jeon Han Korea.net Photographer)

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