Korean athletes in Vancouver
Vancouver Olympics
Period: February 12 to 28, 2010
Motto: With glowing hearts
Place: Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Participants: 5,500 athletes and officials from 80 countries
Emblem: The official emblem features a unique design of an inukshuk, a traditional stone sculpture carved by Canada's Inuit people
Lee Jung-su, 22, (front) at 1,500m short track skating event on Sunday (Feb. 14). (Korean time)
Korea’s short-track skater Lee Jung-su, 22, won the final in the men’s 1,500-meter event of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics (Feb. 12 -28) and became the first Korean athlete to win the gold medal on Sunday (Feb. 14), Korean time.
Lee reached the final line, clocking 2:17.622. Ranked number one during the 2009-2010 Season World Cup, this was his first Olympic competition. By Kim Hee-sungKorea.net Staff Writer
Screencap of Kim Yuna’s Official Website
I hope that Kim Yu-na could win again.
The Winter Olympic 2010 Vancouver website: http://www.vancouver2010.com/
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Athletes from Slovakia and Belarus won the first Winter Olympic gold medal for the countries. Norway's cross-country skier Merit Bijergen has won five more medals than the athlete.
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