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S. Korea seeks to make PyeongChang Winter Games 'Peace Olympics'
Jan 24,2017
With about one year remaining before the start of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, whether or not North Korea will join the first Winter Games in South Korea will be a key ...

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PyeongChang poised to expand 2018 Winter Olympics to cultural festival
Jan 24,2017
With only a year to go before the opening of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the organizers vow to enrich the global sports event with cultural elements. For the past fi...

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Cutting-edge technologies to greet Winter Olympics visitors
Jan 24,2017
South Korean engineers are gearing up to debut a number of cutting-edge technologies and products, some of them unheard of, during next year's Winter Olympic Games set to...

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Athlete’s Winter Story (3): Snowboard player Lee Kwang-ki
Jan 24,2017
"I don’t even remember when I got on the board." Lee Kwang-ki started snowboarding at a young age and he has now become a snowboarding veteran of nearly 20 years. He...

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PyeongChang cross-country previewed in Seoul
Jan 23,2017
Athletes ski through the snow-covered Hangang River park in Seoul during the 2017 Seoul International Cross-Country Competition on Jan. 20. With the PyeongChang 20...

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PyeongChang Olympics to present traditional Gangwon-do, Korea
Jan 20,2017
Non-Korean broadcasters and journalists listen to PyeongChang Organizing Committee President Lee Hee-beom as he outlines how the preparations are going for the upcoming P...

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PyeongChang 2018 organizers open educational website on winter sports
Jan 17,2017
This captured image shows the educational website launched by the organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, offering information on Winter Olympics and ...

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Twenty athletes to shine for Team Korea
Jan 16,2017
Though not born in Korea, 20 athletes will fight for Team Korea with the national Taegeuk emblem on their chest, striving to shine for Korea at the PyeongChang 2018 Olymp...

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Wheelchair curling gears up for 2018 Winter Olympics
Jan 16,2017
The national wheelchair curling team practices at a new wheelchair curling stadium that opened on Jan. 13 at the Icheon Training Center of the Korea Paralympic Committee ...

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Dream Program invites young athletes from around the globe
Jan 09,2017
With fewer than 400 days left until the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, young athletes from around the globe are heading to Pyeongchang. Th...