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November 29, 2003
These next two pics are from Calgary, courtesy of Liz Waiting to be announced
A Great Day for the Canucks at Korea World Cup Day 2 500 finals: It was an interesting day in Jeonju yesterday, as the hosts were unexpectedly shut out of the medals in the 500. Amelie Goulet-Nadon won the 500 gold, and right behind her for silver was Russian up-and-comer Tatiana Borodulina, winning only her 2nd individual medal in World Cup competition. Borodulina is a really exciting skater to watch, and gets more than her fair share of DQ's. She's been fortunate with the calls this weekend (her DQ in the 1500 was overturned, and last night she advanced to the final after the Chinese skater in her 500 semifinal was DQ'ed). On the men's side, it was there for the Canadians' taking as all three men advanced to final, rounded out by Li Jiajun, who won the race. Mathieu Turcotte seems to have fallen, but no call was made, leaving his teammates to capture silver and bronze. 500 Final - Ladies 500 Final - Men Relays: The Canadian men are out of today's 5000 relay final after being disqualified in semifinal action yesterday. The final pits CHN, ITA, KOR and GBR against each other. The ladies' relay final will be an exciting matchup among CAN, CHN, ITA and KOR. Posted by noelle | 11:28 AM | Comments [15]China Daily: Beijing hosts skating meet Posted by noelle | 11:00 AM | Comments [4]November 28, 2003 Today's News Roundup People's Daily: November 26, 2003 Who knew Apolo was a closet cheesehead? Even Olympians like taste of Wisconsin (via Stevens Point, WI Journal) Posted by noelle | 09:44 PM | Comments [13]Thanksgiving Holiday Korea World Cup Reminder South Korea is 14 hours ahead of the eastern U.S., 17 hours ahead of western U.S. So the start times posted translate to: Uh, I think that's right. Posted by noelle | 04:37 PM | Comments [5]Korean Goodwill Project
 logo design by April Shirshac Julia has asked to share the Korean Goodwill project with all of you. She conceived and organized it with Neil Clark's assistance, and communicated with the Korea Times about it as well, stating the wishes of American fans for good relations with their Korean counterparts. Julia compiled 2 attachments with photos (contributed by many of you!) showing fans and skaters alike interacting at past World Cups. There are lots of great memories here! Here are the results: November 25, 2003 In Apolo's Name - A Dream Is Realized! The IAN paver at the new Seattle Ronald McDonald House This seems especially appropriate for Thanskgiving week: "On the morning of Oct. 23, 2003, Ronald McDonald Charities of Western Washington hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to herald the opening of their new Ronald McDonald House... in Seattle." Read more about the ceremony and see photos from the event. (Thanks, Velma, for letting us know!) The successor to IAN is Zoutou: The Gift, a project to benefit the new Ronald McDonald House in Salt Lake City. Posted by noelle | 09:53 PM | Comments [8]November 24, 2003 Pablo Galvez Photos from Calgary World Cup Click photo for full-size image Click photo for full-size image
You can see all of Pablo's photos from the Calgary World Cup and CODA events at www.capturedmemories.ca. Posted by noelle | 10:26 PM | Comments [35]Two more articles Cleveland Plain Dealer: Korean animosity takes toll on Ohno Too Little, Too Late Channelnewsasia.com: Ohno urged to reverse decision to skip South Korea over death threats "South Korean sports officials urged US short-track speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno to reverse a decision to skip a World Cup series in South Korea after receiving death threats. "They fear Ohno's move, quickly followed by the withdrawal of the entire US team from the event, could damage South Korea's image." Full article Posted by noelle | 08:07 AM | Comments [31]November 23, 2003 Barb Freeland's Marquette Experience Apolo and Barb in Marquette Thanks to Barb for sending in her Marquette report and pics to share with us! Read Barb's report Posted by noelle | 03:33 PM | Comments [21]Here's a welcome editorial from the Korea Times. (Unfortunately, the author is not a Korean). Here are some excerpts: Oh No, Not Again, by Eoghan Sweeney, Sports Editor The self-appointed but anonymous guardians of the honor of Korean sport who have waged a campaign of abuse and intimidation against Apolo Anton Ohno will no doubt believe they have achieved something with the United States short-track speed skater’s announcement that he will not participate in the upcoming leg of the World Cup in Chonju. Ohno’s withdrawal has prompted the entire U.S. team to drop out, robbing the meet of some of its star performers. It is, of course, as any rational person can see, a public relations disaster for Korean sport and for the country’s image as a whole. Plenty of Koreans with whom I have discussed this issue find it embarrassing that an incident which in many countries would spark intense but short-lived anger had become almost a national obsession. On more than one occasion, I have heard it attributed to ``pihae uishik,’’ roughly translated as ``persecution complex.” There is, happily, an understanding among most of my acquaintances that the Australian judge involved in the controversy did not go to the track that day determined to do his best to do harm to Korea. During the 2002 World Cup, The Korea Times sports department, along with other Korean media, was bombarded with abusive emails, having defended the South Korean team against claims that they were benefiting from favorable refereeing. Many Koreans were shocked at the tone of the abuse and expressed doubts as to the sanity of those responsible. This should have been a learning experience, an opportunity to reflect on the hysterical response to the Salt Lake City disappointment. Many, however, seem to have failed to draw any lesson from the obvious parallels. The country is currently planning a bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics. It would be extremely embarrassing, and harmful to the future of international sports in South Korea, if the country were to earn a reputation as a place where athletes are only welcome if they are popular with the locals. Posted by noelle | 11:26 AM | Comments [29]Here is a Korea Times article reporting the news that Apolo and the U.S. team won't come to Korea: Ohno, US Team Pull Out of World Cup Meet Posted by noelle | 10:05 AM | Comments [7] |
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