Tag: 2018 Winter Olympics
Protests as North Korean delegation arrives at the Olympics
PYEONGCHANG: A North Korean delegation headed by a former intelligence chief has been greeted by protests as it crossed into South Korea to attend...
North Korea cancelled meeting with Pence at the Olympics, says White...
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence was set to meet with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea but the North Koreans...
Russian athlete subject of doping test, leaves for Seoul
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea: Krushelnitsky, who won bronze with his wife in the mixed doubles at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, is suspected of testing...
History for Hanyu as snowboarder’s ski shock stuns Olympics
PYEONGCHANG: "Ice Prince" Yuzuru Hanyu clinched the first back-to-back men's Olympic figure skating titles in 66 years on Saturday as snowboarder Ester Ledecka pulled...
Skier Shiffrin golden as tearful Germans smash record
PYEONGCHANG: Skier Mikaela Shiffrin opened her Olympics with a title and figure skaters Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot smashed their own world record to grab...
Postponed men’s downhill to be raced Thursday
PYEONGCHANG: The blue riband men's downhill, scheduled to open the Olympic alpine skiing programme, will be raced Thursday after high winds forced its postponement Sunday.
"Due...
2018 Winter Olympics: Five Olympic gold medals up for grabs
PYEONGCHANG: Five gold medals are up for grabs on the first day of full competition in the Winter Olympics on Saturday, which features the...
2018 Winter Olympics: Trump, Kim ‘Fake thanks’ for kind welcome
PYEONGCHANG: Lookalikes of Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un who caused a stir at Friday's Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony have thanked organisers for their tender...
IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics, allows athletes to compete...
Russia were banned from the 2018 Olympics on Tuesday under allegations of state-sponsored doping but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Russian competitors would...
