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The Layup Drill — Pan wins tourney, an upset in rugby, and more as we head into fall

October 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill.  In this month’s edition, we check on CT Pan, Jordan Clarkson, a couple huge wins for Japan, and a new venture for Alibaba. Pan wins 2nd pro tournament Former UW Husky men’s golf standout C.T. Pan won his second professional tournament […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba Sports Group, Andray Blatche, Eddie Jones, FIBA, Filipino, Jordan Clarkson, Little League World Series, Olympic Games, PGA, Philippine Basketball Association, Rugby World Cup, Seattle, South Africa, Team Japan, Vol 34 No 41 | October 3 - October 9, World Rankings

Former Olympic swimming champ Park apologizes for doping

April 4, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hyung-Jin Kim Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A tearful former Olympic swimming champion, Park Tae-hwan of South Korea, offered an impassioned public apology Friday, four days after receiving an 18-month ban for failing a doping test. Park, who won South Korea’s only ever swimming gold in the 400 meters freestyle at the […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2015, 2016, Associated Press, Beijing Games, Brazil, Chinese, FINA, Former Olympic, London Games, Olympic Games, Olympics, SEOUL, South Korean, Sun Yang, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

Bright lights and twilight, a film review of “From Up On Poppy Hill”

April 5, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Andrew Hamlin NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Rating:  “From Up On Poppy Hill” is the second anime feature from Goro Miyazaki, son of the famed anime master Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghilbi fame. The film proves a substantial improvement over his first feature, “Tales from Earthsea” (a film I actually liked), and a story impressive for […]

Filed Under: Reviews, At the Movies Tagged With: Andrew Hamlin, Capitol Hill, Egyptian Theatre, Goro Miyazaki, Hayao Miyazaki, Keiko Takeshita Gillian Anderson, Latin Quarter, Olympic Games, Olympics, Seattle, Sixteen-year-old Umi Matsuzaki, Tokyo, WWII, japan

Japan Fencing Federation scopes out qualifying Olympic fencers at Washington Fencing Academy

September 10, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A group of eight junior elite sabre fencers and three coaches from Japan, sent by the Japan Fencing Federation, visited the Washington Fencing Academy. There, they evaluated qualifying fencers for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Local students of the Washington Fencing Academy, along with the Sabre Fencing Master Wang Yung, and assistant coaches Allen […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Japan Fencing Federation, Olympic Games, Sabre Fencing Master Wang Yung, Tokyo, Vol 31 No 37 | September 8 - September 14, Washington Fencing Academy

Youthful voice: “A look into this year’s Olympics”

August 27, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Summer Olympic Games have been around since the 1896 Games in Athens, Greece. Since then, the United States have won a total of 929 gold medals, while China has only won a total of 163 gold medals. Though China received the most gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the total amount is still far from the amount of medals received by the United States …

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Greece, IOC, Karena Tien, London, Michael Phelps, Missy Franklin, Moscow, New York City, North Greenwich Arena, Olympic Games, Olympics, Paris, Ricoh Arena, SYLP, Summer Olympics, Though China, United States, Youth issue

Pacific nations realizing their Olympic hopes

April 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONG KONG (AP) — In the 114-year history of the Olympic movement, Fiji and Samoa have never so much as won a medal. But their prospects changed on Oct. 9, when the International Olympic Committee voted to include rugby sevens in the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2010, Al Caravelli, Australia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong Sevens, IRB, Iliesa Tanivula, International Olympic Committee, Melrose Cup, Olympic Games, Rio Games, Stephen Betham, United States, Vol 29 No 14 | April 3 - April 9, Waisale Serevi, World Cup-winning, Zach Test

Editorial: A rarity: Grocer brothers give to Olympian without expecting anything in return

March 3, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On the front page of this issue, we ran an inspiring story about Olympic athlete Alexa Loo. At age 37, Alexa Loo realized her dreams of snowboarding for Canada in her home city of Vancouver. Loo wasn’t able to do it alone though.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Alexa Loo, Canada, China, Olympic Games, Salt Lake City, VIP, Vol 29 No 10 | March 6 - March 12

Asians sweep Skate America, Americans lag behind

November 2, 2008 By Northwest Asian Weekly

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — South Korea’s Kim Yu-Na led an Asian sweep at Skate America, winning the title in a runaway Sunday, Oct. 26, at Everett’s Comcast Arena over Japan’s Yukari Nakano and Miki Ando.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2008, EVERETT, Evan Bates, France, Great Britain, Kimmie Meissner, Michelle Kwan, Miki Ando, Mirai Nagasu, Olympic Games, Olympics, Pink Floyd, Rachael Flatt, Skate America, japan, vol 27 no 45 | November 1 - November 7

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