Story by Olivia Ouyang. Yuna Kim, or the Queen as she is fondly known in the skating world, delivered the program everyone expected of her. Unfortunately, perfection was not enough […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
J.R. Celski Proves He Has What It Takes To Win Olympic Gold
Story by Ethel Navales. As two girls walk by, one spots him and taps her friend excitedly on the shoulder before pointing in his direction. Too shy to approach […]
Tokyo Wins 2020 Summer Olympics Bid
In what many considered to be an upset win, Japan’s capital won the winning bid for the 2020 Olympics early Sunday. Tokyo won the bid after a final round of […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Tablo, Toby Dawson, Dumbfoundead
Tablo: With “Fever’s End” Comes Happiness Wall Street Journal Tablo just released his first solo album “Fever’s End” – actually a two-parter with five songs each — after staying […]
Friday’s Link Attack: John Cho, Joy Osmanski, Yuna Kim
Kal Penn and John Cho on Tonight Show with Jay Leno channel APA Actors John Cho & Kal Penn landed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to promote […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Yuna Kim, Ruxbin, Filmmaker Christina Choe
Yuna Kim may skip skating events for 12 months JoongAng Daily Korean figure skating icon Kim Yu-na said she has not decided whether to compete at the ISU World […]
Monday's Link Attack: Winter Olympics, Danielle Kang, More
S. Koreans ‘support unified 2018 Olympic team’ AFP via Google A majority of South Koreans support the idea of fielding a unified team with North Korea for the 2018 […]
Thursday's Link Attack: Winter Olympics, Ken Jeong, Korean Suicide
Persistence Pays Off as South Korean Town Wins Olympic Bid The New York Times If the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics were a coming-out party for a young democracy that […]
South Korea’s Pyeongchang To Host 2018 Winter Olympics
The third time was a charm. The 2018 Winter Olympics was awarded to South Korea’s Pyeongchang on Wednesday in Durban, South Africa. South Korea, which was narrowly defeated by […]
