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PYEONGCHANG OLYMPICS

Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018
Japan advances in team competition
Japan is in fifth place with 32 points heading into the final day of the figure skating team event following the pairs free skate on Sunday afternoon at Gangneung Ice Arena.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2018
Don't mention the nukes: At Olympics, South Koreans learn how to talk to the enemy
When a hotel on South Korea's east coast was asked at short notice to host nearly 280 North Korean visitors, the problem wasn't finding enough rooms.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 2: And the first medal of the games goes to . . .
Germany and the Netherlands zoom to the top of the medal leaderboard, with cross-country skier Charlotte Kalla taking the first gold of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2018
Noriaki Kasai fails to medal in men's normal hill; Andreas Wellinger leaps to gold
The Japan trio of Ryoyu Kobayashi, Noriaki Kasai and Daiki Ito failed to medal in the men's normal hill jump on Saturday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Sara Takanashi says speaking to Abe gave her a lift
Sara Takanashi found inspiration for the Pyeongchang Olympics from an unlikely source — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Dutch women earn sweep in 3,000 meters; Japan's Miho Takagi finishes fifth
Japan's Miho Takagi was unable to keep pace after a decent start and finished fifth in the speed skating women's 3,000 meters at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Saturday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Sweden scores decisive goal in third period against Smile Japan in tournament opener
Smile Japan suffered a 2-1 defeat to Sweden in their opening Group B preliminary-round match at the Kwandong Hockey Centre on Saturday night.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Norway and Canada dominate slopestyle qualification
Norwegian and Canadian teams dominated qualification for the men's snowboard slopestyle final on Saturday with both nations having all four of their athletes qualify for Sunday's final.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Austria's Matthias Mayer aims for historic defense of downhill title
Austria's Matthias Mayer will attempt to go where no man has gone before on Sunday when he defends his Olympic downhill title in what looks likely to be an open race against a pack of challengers hungry for his crown.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Yuna Kim describes lighting Olympic flame as emotional, surreal
South Korea's figure skating queen Yuna Kim said Saturday that the experience of lighting the Pyeongchang Olympic cauldron was "emotional" and admitted she had been scared of dropping the torch.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2018
Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics Day 1: Korean athletes parade in peace
The first day of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was full of drama both on the ice and behind the scenes. Team Japan had a strong showing during the skating competitions, particularly Shoma Uno who rose above the rest as America's Nathan Chen suffered several mishaps.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2018
Pyeongchang Olympics organizers probe possible minor cyberattack on games' opening day
Pyeongchang Olympics organizers were looking into a disruption of noncritical systems on the games' opening day but could not yet confirm if it was a cyberattack, spokesman Sung Baik-you said on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 9, 2018
Kim Jong Un's sister shakes hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at Winter Games' opening show
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, attended the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea on Friday, a historic moment that brings hope for easing security tensions sparked by Pyongyang's nuclear weapons ambitions.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2018
Japan sits in third place midway through opening round of team competition
Japan is in third place at the halfway point of the first round of the figure skating team event on Friday with 13 points, behind Canada (17) and the United States (14).
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 9, 2018
Officials look to stem norovirus outbreak at Olympic Games
Olympic officials are discussing measures to combat the spread of a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea after 42 new cases were confirmed at the games, a Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) official said on Friday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018
Noriaki Kasai, three compatriots qualify for men's normal hill jump finals
Ski jumping legend Noriaki Kasai, competing in his eighth Winter Olympics, placed 20th in the qualifying round of the men's normal hill jump on Thursday night at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre to clinch a spot in Saturday night's finals.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018
Bode Miller says Mikaela Shiffrin's exceptional fitness will lead her back to Olympic glory
Mikaela Shiffrin's results may have dipped slightly since he recently described her as the "best ski racer I've ever seen," but former Olympic champion Bode Miller believes the American will be back to her best when the Pyeongchang Games kick off on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2018
Thaw won't warm South Koreans to unity
Younger South Koreans are either apathetic about or hostile toward North Korea.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018
Shoma Uno looks sharp in workout; Brian Orser weighs in on Yuzuru Hanyu's training
Shoma Uno looked in good form in a run-through of his short program to "Winter" during an official practice at the training rink beneath Gangneung Ice Arena on Thursday afternoon. The young star landed several crisp quadruple jumps while coming through the session unscathed.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2018
Japan uses old and new to promote 2020 Tokyo Games in Pyeongchang
Traditional paper cranes and some of the latest technology are on offer as Japan seeks to promote itself as the host of the next Olympic Games in 2020, with organizers hoping to inherit the enthusiasm and fervor of Pyeongchang 2018 hosts.

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