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Pyeongchang Bids to Once Again Host Winter Olympics

» by GI Korea March 16th, 2010 at 3:31 am » Comments (3)

Well I guess you have to give Pyeongchang credit for being persistent: Cities in France, Germany and South Korea delivered questionnaire responses as part of their bids to become the ...more »

Japan Dominated By Korea During Winter Olympics

» by GI Korea March 9th, 2010 at 4:18 pm » Comments (22)

I didn't realize that the Japanese did this poorly at the recent Winter Olympics: Japan and Russia are still trying to come to terms with their poor showing in the Vancouver ...more »

College Basketball team slowed on way to Moscow

» by Bill March 6th, 2010 at 11:59 am » Comments (0)

Papers please, comrade. From the Honolulu Advertiser- Perhaps it was fitting that the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team had to sit for about 30 minutes on a stalled bus on ...more »

Is Kim Yu-na Planning to Retire?

» by GI Korea March 5th, 2010 at 3:34 am » Comments (18)

I would be very surprised if Kim Yu-na retires considering the amount of money she can potentially make over the coming years by continuing her skating career: Olympic gold medalist Kim ...more »

Korea Finishes 5th In Winter Olympics Medal Standings

» by GI Korea March 1st, 2010 at 3:52 pm » Comments (24)

Considering South Korea has a population of roughly 50 million they did pretty good for themselves at the 2010 Winter Olympics: Korea had an impressive medal haul at the Vancouver Olympics ...more »

Kim Yu-na is Roman Catholic

» by Bill March 1st, 2010 at 7:26 am » Comments (15)

My wife saw her do a sign of the cross and she asked me if Yu-Na was Catholic. In late 2008 I researched her for a online fiction story I ...more »

Ai Miyazato wins HSBC Champions in Singapore

» by Bill February 28th, 2010 at 5:57 am » Comments (0)

The #4 player in the world has won the first two LPGA tournaments of 2010 From AP- Ai Miyazato won the HSBC Champions on Sunday to become the first LPGA ...more »

International Media Loves Korea’s Kim Yu-na

» by GI Korea February 27th, 2010 at 4:24 pm » Comments (4)

Here is a Newsy roundup of what the international media has to say about the success of Korea's Kim Yu-na: more »

Apolo Anton Ohno Involved In Yet Another Olympics Controversy

» by GI Korea February 27th, 2010 at 8:26 am » Comments (50)

Not all the criticism leveled at American short track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno is fair, but this time he is obviously trying to create a controversy: There was no grand ...more »

Korea’s Kim Yu-na Brings Home Olympic Gold from Vancouver

» by GI Korea February 26th, 2010 at 5:41 am » Comments (21)

The pride of Korea, Kim Yu-na has done it and won Olympic Gold: A women’s figure skating performance that likely will be remembered as one of the best of all time. The ...more »

Korean Speed Skaters Disqualification Leads to Chinese Gold

» by GI Korea February 25th, 2010 at 6:25 am » Comments (46)

Here we go again, what will be interesting to see is if Korean netizens will either blame the Australian referee as being behind a Chinese or US conspiracy: Eight years after ...more »

Kim Yu-na Sets New Points Record as Olympic Showdown With Mao Asada Continues

» by GI Korea February 24th, 2010 at 11:44 pm » Comments (6)

South Korean Olympic figure skater Kim Yu-na has gotten off to a great start as she attempts to win the Olympic Gold Medal, Tears welled up in Chang Sung-eun’s eyes as ...more »
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