International Events
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.
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
- 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
Park Seung-hi wins bronze after surviving two falls
Short track star Park Seung-hi won the bronze medal in the ladies’ 500-meter final in Sochi, Russia, after recovering from two falls. Despite an early lead, the 22-year-o...
Feb 14,2014
Lee wins gold at 2nd consecutive Olympics
Speed skater Lee Sang-hwa raises her arms with joy after winning the ladies 500-meter race with a new Olympic record of 37.28 seconds. (photo courtesy of the Korean Olymp...
Feb 12,2014
Winter Olympics open in Sochi
The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games began its 17-day run on February 7 in Sochi, Russia. The opening ceremony was held in the Fisht Olympic Stadium under the slogan “Hot,...
Feb 10,2014
US broadcast spotlights Figure Skating Queen
The front page of U.S. broadcaster NBC’s Olympics homepage on February 5 was adorned with footage of the “Queen of Figure Skating,” Kim Yuna. An interview with figur...
Feb 07,2014
Team Korea enters Sochi Olympic Village
Ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, Korean national athletes have arrived in the Olympic Village in Sochi, Russia. Members of Team Korea...
Feb 07,2014
Bobsleigh, skeleton, luge athletes get ready to race in Sochi
Korean athletes will participate in all nine events in the bobsleigh, skeleton and luge disciplines at the upcoming Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. A total of 16 Korean ...
Feb 03,2014
Olympics team heads to Sochi
With only two weeks left until the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the national team attended a special launch ceremony for Team Korea on January 23. The Korean Olympic Commi...
Jan 24,2014
Bobsleigh team heads to Sochi
The national bobsleigh team will participate in all bobsleigh events in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, for the first time in the history of Korean bobsled...
Jan 16,2014
'Enjoy your time in Sochi': President
President Park Geun-hye (center, front row) poses for a photo with figure skating and short track athletes at the Korea National Training Center in Taeneung, Seoul, on Ja...
Jan 09,2014
Korea sends its largest ever team of Olympians to Sochi
The number of athletes Korea is sending to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is expected to be higher than ever before. A total of 61 Korean athletes are expected to compete...
Jan 03,2014