Concerns remain as the countdown to Beijing 2022 begins The 100-day countdown for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics began Wednesday, but questions still remain over Korea's chances at the Games as injuries, scandals and even a defection could seriously impact the national team's performance. 2021.10.27
Um Hong-gil leads hike to commemorate 2018 Winter Olympics A hike to commemorate the spirit of peace of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics was led Thursday by none other than mountaineer Um Hong-gil, the first Korean to climb the world’s 16 highest points. “We will be climbing today the beautiful... 2020.10.29
[CURVEBALL INTERVIEW] Asia's greatest-ever snowboarder is still chasing that gold Alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho might not be one of Korea's most well-known athletes, but his career is going strong. He hasn't always been snowboarding in obscurity — at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics he won Korea's first Olympic medal in snow event. 2020.6.11
Olympic flame is back after 30 years for PyeongChang The Olympic flame finally arrives in Korea to start the 100-day countdown to the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. As this is the first time in 30 years, since the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, for the Olympic flame to land in Korea, the PyeongChang O 2017.10.31
![Participants transfer the Olympic flame from a cauldron at the ceremony to welcome the flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Oct. 20. [REUTERS/YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11688864.jpg?imageId=11688864&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Members of the PyeongChang 2018 Legacy Foundation, Pyeongchang County Office and the diplomatic corps at the start of their hike at Mount Balwang in Pyeongchang, Gangwon on Thursday to hike for peace on the Korean Peninsula. [PARK SANG-MOON]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11909241.jpg?imageId=11909241&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Alpine snowboarder Lee Sang-ho races down the slope during the men's giant parallel slalom race at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in Gangwon. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11265079.jpg?imageId=11265079&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
