Winter Olympics

S. Korea's 'Peace Olympics' meet backlash at home

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

South Korea's efforts to bring the North to its Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month are provoking a backlash among its own people, with accusations that Seoul risks turning the Games into a "Pyongyang Olympics". Many are fuming over what they see as exploitation of the South's own athletes for political purposes, and accusing President Moon Jae-In's government of making tooRead more

S. Korea PM apologises for gaffe on unified team

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

South Korea's prime minister apologised Friday for suggesting the country's women's ice hockey team had no chance of a medal at the Winter Olympics in an unsuccessful attempt to dampen criticism over a unified team with the North. The two Koreas agreed this week to field a unified women's ice hockey side at the Games, which begin in Pyeongchang nextRead more

Italian alpine skier Fanchini to miss fourth Olympics

Bormio - Muslimchronicle

Italian alpine skier Elena Fanchini announced Friday that she will not be able to compete in her fourth consecutive Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang after being diagnosed with a tumour. The 32-year-old from Bergamo has been diagnosed with "a low-grade neoplasm that can be cured," the Italian ski federation said in a statement. "Everyone has faced difficult times, moments when life putsRead more

S. Korea's Moon willing to hold summit

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Wednesday he would be willing to sit down with the North's leader Kim Jong Un, as the international community welcomed an agreement for Pyongyang to send its athletes to the Winter Olympics in the South. The Games in Pyeongchang next month have long been overshadowed by geopolitical tensions, with the North launching missiles capable of reaching the U.S.Read more

Olympic deal will do little to disarm N. Korea

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

An agreement for North Korea to send athletes to the Winter Olympics in the South signals a step change in relations, analysts say, but will do little to curb Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities. The North and South on Tuesday held their first official dialogue in more than two years, agreeing that Pyongyang would send a large delegation to next month's WinterRead more

North Korea says will attend Olympics in rival South

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

North Korea said it was willing to send athletes and a high-level delegation to the forthcoming Winter Olympics in the South on Tuesday as the rivals held their first official talks in more than two years after high tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme. Seoul urged that reunions of families divided by the 1950-53 Korean War -- one of the mostRead more

US runner-up snubbed for Olympics

Los Angeles - Muslimchronicle

Ross Miner was denied a men's berth at next month's Winter Olympics by a US Figure Skating selection committee Sunday, hours after his runner-up effort at the US championships. Teen star Nathan Chen, who landed five quadruple jumps to defend his US crown Saturday at San Jose and remain unbeaten this season, heads the American team for Pyeongchang, which also includes third-placed teenRead more

Seoul offers high-level delegation

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

South Korea has proposed sending a five-member delegation led by a government minister to rare talks with North Korea next week, the Unification Ministry in Seoul said Saturday. The offer came a day after the two Koreas agreed to hold their first official dialogue in more than two years to discuss the North's participation in next month's Winter Olympics in SouthRead more

Seoul offers high-level delegation

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

North Korea 'likely' to join Winter Games, says IOC official

Seoul - Muslimchronicle

The rival Koreas will sit down for their first formal talks in more than two years next week to find ways to cooperate on the Winter Olympics in the South and to improve their abysmal ties, Seoul officials said Friday. While a positive sign after last year's threats of nuclear war, the Koreas have a long history of failing toRead more