Month: February 2018
Winter Olympics: Carlos Garcia Knight looks to add to New Zealand's medal haul in snowboard Big Air final
Had it not been for a friend taking Carlos Garcia Knight on a trip to the mountains when they were 11, the chances are he would not be poised to put a spectacular finish on New Zealand’s best Winter Olympics in PyeongChang tomorrow.The…
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 13: Let’s hear it for the girls
Japan’s Akito Watabe misses the podium in Nordic combined, while the curling team lost to South Korea. But there was still hope to be found …
Reira Iwabuchi crashes during final run, finishes fourth in Big Air
Teenager Reira Iwabuchi missed out on becoming the youngest ever female Japanese medalist at the Winter Olympics as she finished fourth in the snowboarding women’s …
Japan’s curlers qualify for women’s semifinals
Japan’s female curlers suffered an 8-4 defeat at the hands of Switzerland on Wednesday, but booked a spot in the semifinals with a 5-4 record …
Norwegian Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo opts to skip 50-km race, leaves South Korea with three golds
Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo has decided three gold medals is enough at the Pyeongchang Games and is skipping Saturday’s 50-km race and heading …
Yuzuru Hanyu says he won’t serve as flag-bearer at closing ceremony
Yuzuru Hanyu said Thursday he has no plan to act as Japan’s flag-bearer for the closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Games.Speaking after practice for …
Skating coach Kim Muir returns to orphan roots in South Korea
Kim Muir can now say that she has made it all the way back.To the place where her life began in so much uncertainty. To …
Japan falls to 0-3 in Asian qualifiers with one-point loss to Taiwan
The Akatsuki Five remain winless in the Asian qualifiers first round for the 2019 World Cup after a 70-69 loss to Taiwan at Yokohama International …
