At a joint New York-Seoul ceremony this evening the medals were revealed
The Korean Hangul alphabet was incorporated into the medals’ edges to spell what translates to “PyeongChang Winter Olympics.”
The Korean Hangul alphabet was incorporated into the medals’ edges to spell what translates to “PyeongChang Winter Olympics.”
Wow, that's an incredible story Fred!fred wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 6:09 pm Well they are textured with those roughly horizontal lines, & yes it's as simple theme, but simplicity can have it's beauty to. When I saw the photo of them I said to myself, "I want one!" but unless the curling team needs a last minute replacement, My chances are low. (:-))
There was a story years ago about a guy at the winter Olympics as a spectator & someone on the bobsled team was sick or injured. They just went out & apparently asked the crowd if there were any Canadians nearby who could sit in for him. One fellow said, "Sure." and he did what they told him and sat in the sled for the required number of runs and they won the Gold Medal, which he accepted & then never did it again in his life, but he had an Olympic Gold medal with no training nor conditioning.
More on this from IceNetwork: http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2017/11/23/262387284Mixed zone notes: Bruno Massot was so happy he passed his citizenship language test, he could not stop laughing. "I can really enjoy what I do now. This weight is out of my body, I feel really light. Everything is easier because I don’t have something else to fear now."
The ISU noted and welcomes the discussions currently taking place between the governments of the Republic of Korea (KOR) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) also involving a possible participation of PRK Skaters in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
The ISU confirms that the PRK competitors in Pair Skating (Figure Skating) had met all the necessary technical requirements to participate in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. However, the PRK National Olympic Committee (NOC) has not confirmed the participation of the Pair within the set deadline and the available quota place has consequently been transferred to the next NOC in line (Japan). In the case of a formal PRK NOC request for a late entry, the matter would have to be referred to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for a final decision relating to the late entry as well as the increase of participants in the 2018 Olympic Pair Skating competition.
That's great. I believe in the past North and South Korea have competed under the same "flag" as unified for the Olympic games. It's a good move if they want to do so.Elizabeth wrote: ↑Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:52 am Big figure skating news from North Korea with a Canadian connection: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/ ... -1.4476959
It was great to spend time with you, Heini!happyheini wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2018 2:30 pm I had a wonderful, exciting, emotional and memorable experience at my first life Championship event. Being there is really so much more powerful than watching it on TV.
A special thank you to Elizabeth for helping to make this such a fun time for me - it was a birthday present to myself.