Chloe Kim gets air at the women’s snowboarding superpipe final at the Dew Tour iON Mountain Championships on Dec. 14, 2013, in Breckenridge, Colo. She placed third. Up In […]
Category: Sports
The Rise of the Asian Male Figure Skater
Story by Olivia Ouyang. On a night when mistakes abounded, history was made. The men’s free skate competition was far from memorable, with falls occurring left and right. However, it […]
Fall In Love With Japan’s Women’s Hockey Team
Any fan of Japan’s women’s hockey team will admit that they don’t exactly expect the girls to take Olympic gold anytime soon– but the team is loved anyway. Although […]
Russians Back on Top; Chinese Off The Podium
Story by Olivia Ouyang. Four years ago, Russian figure skating was rattled when, for the first time since 1964, neither of its pair teams made the Olympic podium. Yesterday, Russia […]
The Sacrifice of Skating: Martinez makes Olympic debut for the Philippines
Story by Olivia Ouyang. After one of the strangest men’s short programs in the history of the Olympics, Michael Christian Martinez, finds himself in 19th place, thus fulfilling his goal […]
K-JAM 2014: Korean American 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
Attention, hoopers and gym rats! Now is your chance to play in the best 3-on-3, height-restricted, Korean American-centric basketball tournament in all of Southern California! Yes, K-Jam has been […]
Russia Wins The First Team Figure Skating Gold Medal, U.S. In Third
Story by Olivia Ouyang. The first ever team figure skating event concluded yesterday with the men’s and ladies’ long program and free dance. Veteran Yevgeny Plushenko sealed Russia’s fate as […]
Bruno Mars Had The Most-Watched Super Bowl Halftime Show EVER
Bruno Mars recently won best pop vocal album for “Unorthodox Jukebox” at the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Additionally, Bruno Mars was nominated for three more Grammys including record of the […]
University of Louisiana-Monroe Honors Korean American Basketball Star
The University of Louisiana at Monroe honored three-time All-American point guard E.J. Ok after the women’s basketball game on Saturday. Ok’s jersey was retired and will soon be hung in the […]
Chloe Kim Becomes Youngest X Games Medalist Ever
Thirteen-year-old snowboarding prodigy Chloe Kim became the youngest medalist in the history of the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. on Saturday after finishing second behind Kelly Clark in women’s superpipe […]
South Korea Grants Citizenship to Pair of Canadian Pro Ice Hockey Players
Two professional hockey players who were born in Canada were granted South Korean citizenship last Tuesday, Yonhap News reports. With the hopes of fielding a strong ice hockey team in time for the […]
The Reason You Haven’t Heard: Why Mirai Nagasu Deserves to be on Team USA
Nagasu decision not in line with those made for mens, pairs teams Story by Olivia Ouyang. You have probably heard by now that Mirai Nagasu, the bronze medalist at the […]
LINSANITY : Not Even A Multimillion Dollar NBA Contract Or A Feature Film Can Change Jeremy Lin
Story by Ada Tseng. In 2012, basketball star Jeremy Lin lived the ultimate underdog story. As the then-23-year-old rose from obscurity – one minute, he was worried his short-lived […]
Shin-Soo Choo Confident His New Team Can Reach World Series
The Texas Rangers latest acquisition, Shin-Soo Choo, is setting his sights on the World Series to live up to the expectations of a seven-year, $130 million signing. Choo, 31, […]
Dara Shen: Competing In A Combat Sport Where Asian American Women Are Rare
Story by Ada Tseng. Photo by Susan Hale Thomas. Dara Shen is trying to explain what it feels like to get punched in the face. “Have you ever sneezed […]
