We have two days left until the Rio Olympic Games – and joining Team USA are several Asian American athletes. Here are the names you should look out for this year: […]
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A Brief Look Into Asia’s Olympic History
Last week, the International Olympic Committee announced its selection to have Beijing host the 2022 Winter Olympics over the competing Almaty, Kazakhstan. The votes came down to a […]
PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics to Open a Figure-Eight Shaped Hotel
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul-based architecture firm Planning Korea recently unveiled their design for a beachfront resort hotel that will host visitors during the 2018 Winter Olympics in […]
Korean Olympic Committee Reconsidering Park Tae-hwan Doping Ban
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Suspended South Korean Olympic swimmer Park Tae-hwan may still have a chance at qualifying for the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil if […]
Olympic Swimmer Park Tae-hwan’s Doctor Indicted for Negligence
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean prosecutors announced on Friday that a doctor who allegedly injected a banned substance into Olympic swimmer Park Tae-hwan was indicted on […]
Korean Soccer Coach Steps Down After Leukemia Diagnosis
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com Lee Kwang-jong, the head coach of the South Korean men’s under-23 national soccer team, has stepped down from his position after he was […]
Chloe Kim Becomes the Youngest Winter X Games Gold Medalist
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Chloe Kim, 14, became the youngest gold medalist in Winter X Games history, edging seven-time X Games gold medalist Kelly Clark to silver […]
Teen Snowboarder Chloe Kim Ready to Soar in Halfpipe
by PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer | @pgraham34 ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — One of the best snowboarders in the world was too young to go to the Sochi Olympics a […]
Courting Big Dreams
by EUGENE YI On a recent night in New York City, the 2012 U.S. women’s table tennis team hid in plain sight at SPiN, a sprawling subterranean lair devoted […]
South Korea Refuses to Share 2018 Winter Olympics with Japan
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced Friday that it will not share its right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang with Japan after the […]
Kim Yuna Named Honorary Ambassador for the 2018 Winter Games
by REERA YOO Former Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna was named an honorary ambassador for the 2018 Winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, the first South Korean host of the […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi Creates Women’s Active Wear Line
The latest endeavor by the Olympic Gold Medal figure skater and Dancing With the Stars winner is Tsa.ya, a women’s active wear line that draws on Yamaguchi’s training […]
Wednesday’s Link Attack: Obama May Return Ancient Korean Seals; Sandra Oh Prepares for ‘Grey’s’ Departure; Legal Experts Outraged by Comfort Women Suit
“Disgusting!,” Cry Legal Experts: Is This The Lowest A Top U.S. Law Firm Has Ever Stooped? Forbes Would any self-respecting U.S. law firm represent a client who suggested the […]
Yuna Kim Sings (Yes, Sings) Popular ‘Frozen’ Song
Anyone still bitter about South Korean skater Yuna Kim not winning gold at the Sochi Olympics under a cloud of controversy? Then, it might be worth viewing a neat new […]
Leading Korea Skating Official Resigns After Sochi Disappointment
The Korean Skating Union’s vice chairman Jeon Myung-gyu resigned on Monday amid an investigation into why top short track skater Viktor Ahn decided to give up his citizenship and compete for Russia at […]
