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Team Korea sets Sochi on fire
A total of 98 events across 15 disciplines in 7 sports were held from February 7 to February 23 during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Russia.
President Park Geun-hye (center right, front) poses for a photo with figure skating and short track athletes at the Korea National Training Center in Taeneung, Seoul, on January 8. (Photo: Jeon Han)
71 Korean athletes competed in six of the sports, all except ice hockey: 28 in skating, 16 in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge, 20 in skiing, 5 in curling and 2 in biathlon. This is so far the largest contingent of athletes and staff to be sent from Korea in the country’s history of the Winter Olympics.
Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics official logo
** Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
- Opening ceremony: February 7
- Closing ceremony: February 23
- Motto: "Hot. Cool. Yours"
- Place: in Sochi, Russia, with some events to be held in the resort town of Krasnaya Polyana
- Events: 98 in 15 sports
Challenges continue in Sochi
The Olympic spirit of overcoming the limits we face continues to shine during the 2014 Sochi Paralympics. About 1,000 people, including athletes and staff from 45 countri...
Mar 12,2014
You are all heroes: President Park
President Park Geun-hye invited the national athletes who participated in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics to Cheong Wa Dae on March 5 and praised them with words of encour...
Mar 06,2014
Team Korea returns home from Sochi
Korean national athletes returned home on February 25 upon the conclusion of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. The 71 athletes arrived at Incheon International Airport...
Feb 26,2014
WSJ publishes a poem for Kim Yuna
Kim Yuna waves to the crowd after her free skating performance during the ladies’ singles finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Russia, on February 21. (photo co...
Feb 25,2014
Prime Minister seeks support for PyeongChang Winter Olympics
Prime Minister Chung Hongwon met Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach...
Feb 24,2014
Team Korea draws beautiful end to Sochi
A beautiful conclusion was made by the Korean national team at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. The “Queen of Figure Skating,” Kim Yuna, delivered a message of peace ...
Feb 24,2014
Sochi passes flame to Pyeongchang
The Sochi Olympic flame has gone out as the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games ended with a spectacular closing ceremony at the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Fe...
Feb 24,2014
Farewell to the queen: Kim gives it her all in her final performance
The “Queen of Figure Skating,” Kim Yuna, salutes her fans with arms open wide after finishing her free skating program at the Sochi Olympic Games on February 20, 2014. (p...
Feb 21,2014
‘Figure Skating Queen’ Kim Yuna aims at second Olympics gold
The “queen of figure skating,“ Kim Yuna, performs during her short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia on February 19. (phot...
Feb 20,2014
Ladies’ short track team: “We will never forget this day”
“We will never forget this day.”So said the ladies’ short track team which grabbed a golden triumph in the 3,000 meter relay finals on February 18. The five members of th...
Feb 19,2014
