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Winter Olympics Report — Get an update on Asian athletes in Sochi

February 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly It’s the first week of the Olympics and here is a brief breakdown of a few Asian athletes at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Celski falls short of medal in first event J.R. Celski had the gold in his grasp, and then one move caused him to lose […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2014, Ayaka Toko, Bounty Commercials, Canadian Charels Hamelin, Gilmore Junio, Han Tianyu, Julie Chu, Noriaki Kasai, Olympics 2014, PLDT, President Vladimir Putin, Russia, Sochi Games, South Korean, Viktor Ahn, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, Winter Games, Winter Olympics

The Layup Drill — Yes, we are still basking in the glow of our Super Bowl champions

February 14, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill – Championship Edition. This month, we take a look at our Super Bowl champions! We also look at one of the best snowboarders not going to the Winter Olympics.

Filed Under: Sports, The Layup Drill Tagged With: 2014, Denver Broncos, Fourth Avenue, Google Baldwin, John Robinson, Mammoth Mountain, Pete Carroll, Rocky Seto, Seattle Seahawks, Snowboarding Junior Team, South Korean, Super Bowl Champions T-shirts, Super Bowl Championship, Switzerland, USC, Vol 33 No 8 | February 15 - February 21, Winter Games, Winter Olympics

J.R. Celski puts aside thoughts of 4 years ago

January 9, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Paul Newberry Associated Press KEARNS, Utah (AP) – For a brief moment, J.R. Celski thought about what happened before the last Olympics. He thought about how he sliced open his leg and wondered if he’d make it to the Winter Games. He quickly put those worries aside. Now, he’s heading to Sochi — this […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: 2012, 2014, Apolo Anton Ohno, Associated Press, Chris Creveling, Cuban American, Eddy Alvarez, Filipino American, Jae Su Chun, Jessica Smith, KEARNS, Kyle Carr, Olympian Jordan Malone, Olympics, Simon Cho, Utah Olympic Oval, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17, Winter Games

Special Olympics focuses on South Korean view of disabled

February 2, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Sam Kim and Ahn Young-Joon The Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — South Korea began showing off its new snow sports mecca with the opening of the Special Olympics on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, 2013, Associated Press, Down Syndrome, Jeong Jong-hwa, Na Kyung-won, North Korea, PYEONGCHANG, Park Geun-hye, Sam Kim, Samyook University, South Koreans, Special Olympics, Vol 32 No 6 | February 2 - February 8, Winter Games, Winter Olympics, poverty

Dance shimmies onto the international sports stage

November 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Dance Sport shimmies onto its biggest international stage when it recently debuted this year as an Asian Games event.

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Profiles Tagged With: 2010, Asian Games, China, Chinese, GUANGZHOU, Hong Kong, International Dance Sport Federation, Lam Wai Yi, Olympics, Shawn Tay, Singapore, South America, Summer Games, Tom Jones It, Vol 29 No 47 | November 20 - November 26, Winter Games, Zhang Baiyu

Speaking softly, Korean coach gets big results

February 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) — Head coach Kim Kwan-kyu was looking for the right word on his translation computer to explain South Korea’s stunning success in speedskating at the Vancouver Games.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Associated Press, Atmosphere Ambiance Vibes, Bavarian Alps, Germany, Kim Kwan-kyu, LPGA, Lee Sang-hwa, Marnix Wieberdink, Mo Tae-bum, RICHMOND, Seoul Olympics, South Koreans, United States, Vancouver Games, Vol 29 No 9 | February 27 - March 5, Winter Games, World Cup

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