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Olympic bronze medalists Shibutanis skipping worlds

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Double Olympic bronze medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani have dropped out of the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships. Also passing on worlds in Milan from March 19-25 is Adam Rippon, who helped the United States win the team bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Games last month. First alternates Kaitlin Hawayek […]

American Chloe Kim wins gold medal in women’s halfpipe

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By The Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Chloe Kim’s coronation is complete. The 17-year-old from Torrance, California, dominated the Olympic women’s halfpipe snowboarding final on Feb. 12, soaring to a gold medal four years in the making. Kim put up a score of 93.75 on the first of her three finals runs and […]

She just made Olympic history, so who is Mirai Nagasu?

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The Associated Press Canada won Olympic figure skating team gold with 73 points in PyeongChang after the three-day event that includes short and long programs in skating’s four disciplines. Russian was second with 66. But equally impressive might have been the team in third with 62, and how it got there. Quite simply, the night […]

50 years later, Olympian heads home to carry torch for South Korea

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By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly “I have tried to imagine what it would feel like, after all these years, to carry the Olympic flame that will soar high above my home country in the winter of 2018. Perhaps it will feel like I am racing for my country in the Winter Olympics, but this […]

Pacquiao says he may fight in Olympics if pros allowed

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By Tim Dahlberg AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao says he’s thinking about fighting for his country in the Olympics this summer if the boxing competition is open to professional fighters. His promoter, though, thinks the idea of any pro fighting in Rio — much less the eight-time world champion — is […]

Say hello to Hello Kitty — EMP Museum pays homage to the supercute

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By Andrew Hamlin Northwest Asian Weekly It began with a coin purse. Hello Kitty, soon to conquer the world, made her debut on a tiny coin purse made from see-through plastic. The year was 1975. The “Hello! Exploring The Supercute World Of Hello Kitty” exhibit at the EMP Museum includes a replica of this coin […]

Humane Society rescues pups from South Korean meat farm

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By Sheila Hagar Walla Walla Union-Bulletin They have no names, yet. “I really want the families to be able to name them,” said Sara Archer, executive director of Blue Mountain Humane Society, dishing out a pet treat for the 80-pound dog in front of her. Archer is referring to four tosa inus, also called Japanese […]

Huskies and Horns in Shanghai — UW basketball vs. Texas in China

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By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly Imagine a Husky basketball player shooting three points in a Shanghai arena, Yao Ming of legendary basketball fame and Jack Ma of Alibaba opening their mouths in disbelief, and a sea of Chinese fans leaping out of their seats going wild. This could be a reality on Nov. 14 […]

Byeong-hun An — Not too big for birdies

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By Andrew Kim Northwest Asian Weekly Byeong-hun An is a 23-year-old Korean golfer who will be a contender in the upcoming U.S. Open, held at Chambers Bay, Washington this year. An currently plays golf in Europe and most recently, in May, he won the most prestigious golf tournament in the European Tour, the PGA Championship. […]