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Olympic bronze medalists Shibutanis skipping worlds

March 10, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2018, ALEX SHIBUTANI, MAIA SHIBUTANI, Olympics, VOL 37 NO 11 | MARCH 10 - MARCH 16

American Chloe Kim wins gold medal in women’s halfpipe

February 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 […]

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, CHLOE KIM, Olympics, VOL 37 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 23

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

February 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 […]

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, Mirai Nagasu, Olympics, VOL 37 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 23

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

February 19, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 […]

Filed Under: Sports, Feature stories Tagged With: 2018, KWI JIN KIM, Olympics, VOL 37 NO 8 | FEBRUARY 17 - FEBRUARY 23

After Rio, Olympics headed for Asian venues seen as safe

August 25, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For the Olympics, it’s so long Rio, hello Asia.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2016, Olympics, VOL 35 NO 35 | AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2

Pacquiao says he may fight in Olympics if pros allowed

April 8, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 […]

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2016, Bob Arum, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao, Olympics, Philippines, Timothy Bradley April, Trainer Freddie Roach, VOL 35 NO 15 | APRIL 9 – APRIL 15

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

November 20, 2015 By Andrew Hamlin

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 […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Andrew Hamlin, Dave Marchi, EMP, Hello Kitty, Japanese American National Museum, Katy Perry, Kitty White, Lady Gaga, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Seattle Center, Sebastian Masuda, Taiwan, Tokyo, Vol 34 No 48 | November 21 - November 27

Humane Society rescues pups from South Korean meat farm

November 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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 […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Adam Parascandola, Although Archer, Blue Mountain Humane Society, Bok Nal, HSI, Humane Society International, Olympics, San Francisco, Sara Archer, South Korean, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13, Walla Walla, adoption

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

October 29, 2015 By Assunta Ng

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 […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News, Sports Tagged With: 2015, Alibaba, Ambassador Gary Locke, Ashley Walker, Assunta Ng, Beijing, China, Chinese, Coach Lorenzo Romar, Jack Ma, Malik Dime, Marquese Chriss Photo, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Pac-12 Conference, Professor Shawn Wong, Shawn Wong, UW, Vol 34 No 45 | October 31 - November 6, Washington Huskies, Yao Ming

Byeong-hun An — Not too big for birdies

June 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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. […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2009, 2010, 2015, Amateur Championship, Challenge Tour, Chambers Bay, European Tour, Northwest Asian Weekly, Olympics, Vol 34 No 25 | June 13 - June 19

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