Established 1961 13 Sports Sunday, February 11, 2018 Joint Olympic team makes history for two Koreas

Lim’s gold gives S Korea first Pyeongchang medal GANGNEUNG: North and South Korea But most South Korean fans were fixated Choe Un Song but he was eliminated in the competed together for the first time at an on the ice hockey, where the combined heats for the 1,500m short-track speed Olympics yesterday as the first of 102 gold North and South women’s team appeared at skating, failing to reach the semi-finals. medals were decided against a fast-moving a packed Kwandong Hockey Centre. backdrop of diplomatic manoeuvring. Kim The two Koreas marched together at INTERNET SHUTDOWN Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Friday’s opening ceremony but they have Earlier, Kalla won the skiathlon race Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was among a never before competed side-by-side at an ahead of Norway’s Marit Bjoergen, pre- high-level delegation in the stands as the Olympics. Among the crowd was a large venting her from collecting an unprece- joint Korean women’s ice hockey team took number of North Korea’s all-female “Army dented third straight gold medal in the on Switzerland in their opening match. of Beauties” cheer squad, known for their event. But Bjoergen still became the most The Games have triggered rapid decorated woman in Winter reconciliation between the two Olympics history as she claimed her Koreas, who are still technically at 11th medal. Third came Finland’s war. In talks yesterday, South Korean Krista Parmakoski. President Moon Jae-in was invited to Kalla wins the In biathlon, ’s Dahlmeier a summit with North Korean leader took the honours in the women’s Kim Jong Un. There was joy for South skiathlon race 7.5km sprint ahead of Norway’s Korea when short-track speed skater Marte Olsbu and Veronika Vitkova Lim Hyo-jun won the first gold for ahead of of the Czech Republic. Carlijn PYEONGCHANG: Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla (C), Norway’s Marit Bjoergen (L) and Finland’s hosts on day one, claiming the men’s Achtereekte made her Olympic Krista Parmakoski celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony at the end of the 1500m in front of a near-capacity Bjoergen debut a golden one, leading a Dutch women’s 7.5km + 7.5km cross-country skiathlon event at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza crowd. podium sweep in the women’s during the Pyeongchang 2018 yesterday in Pyeongchang. — AFP Earlier, Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla 3,000-metre . won the first title of the Games in the Ireen Wust, the 2006 and 2014 Friday and were still not back to normal at we’re still trying to find out what the root women’s skiathlon, followed by champion, was a narrow second midday yesterday, Games organisers said. source is,” said Nancy Park, a spokeswoman Germany’s Laura Dahlmeier who triumphed tightly choreographed moves and chants. with third. Elsewhere, The outage follows warnings of malware for the Games organisers. The shutdown in the women’s 7.5km sprint biathlon. Five At a Games rife with political overtones, organisers probed a mysterious shutdown phishing attacks targeting organisations started just before Friday’s opening ceremo- gold medals were up for grabs on day one, US Vice-President Mike Pence was watch- of the Games’ internal internet and wifi, working at the Olympics, and allegations of ny, where Moon twice shook the hand of concluding with Kamil Stoch’s attempt to ing nearby as the first North Korean athlete which follows warnings of cyberattacks. cyberattacks from Russia-which has denied Kim Yo Jong, the first member of North become the first back-to-back ski jumping competed-and flopped-yesterday. North Internal internet and wifi systems any involvement. Korea’s ruling dynasty to venture south champion in the normal hill. Korean cheerleaders let rip in support for crashed at about 7:15 pm (1015 GMT) on “We don’t want to speculate because since the 1950-53 Korean War. — AFP

Jamaican bobsledder ing the all-time record total of Dutch medal Germany’s Claudia Pechstein and tying in tears over the Dutch career record for Olympic sweep in medals by equestrian rider Anky Van Olympic journey Grunsven. But it was another near-miss for women’s Wust, a four-time Olympic champion PYEONGCHANG: Jamaica’s Jazmine who also settled for second in the Fenlator-Victorian broke down in tears yes- 3,000m 1,000, 1,500 and 5,000 at Sochi in terday as she described the journey that has 2014. Wust missed out on becoming led her to the Pyeongchang Olympics as part speedskating the first Dutch woman to defend a of a trailblazing bobsled team. Fenlator- Winter Olympic title and only the sec- Victorian, who has switched to Jamaica after ond woman with back-to-back golds representing the United States at Sochi 2014, GANGNEUNG: Garlijn Achtereekte in the event. welled up and struggled to talk when she made her Olympic debut a golden one, Wust also narrowly failed to spoke of the importance of being a role model leading a Dutch podium sweep in the become the first Dutch athlete to win for black children. “It’s important to me that women’s 3,000-metre speed skating five Olympic golds in the Winter or little girls and little boys see someone that yesterday at the Pyeongchang Winter Summer Games. Czech Martina looks like them, talks like them, has the same Olympics. Sablikova, the 2010 Olympic champion culture as them, has crazy curly hair and The 28-year-old skated in the fifth and silver medallist at Sochi, was wears it natural, has brown skin, included in of 12 heats, well before the favourites, fourth, just 0.52 behind de Jong, with PYEONGCHANG: Jamaica’s team leader and driver Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian corners in the first different things in this world,” said an emo- but her dazzling time of 3:59.21 held Japan’s Miho Takagi fifth in 4:01.35. men’s unofficial bobsleigh training session at the Olympic Sliding Centre, during the tional Fenlator-Victorian. up to win. Ireen Wust, the 2006 and Pechstein, a record nine-time Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. — AFP “When you grow up and you don’t see that, 2014 champion, was a narrow second Olympic speedskating medallist who you feel like you can’t do it. And that’s not in 3:59.29 with Antoinette de Jong turns 46 later this month, missed her right. So coming home to Jamaica, I wanted ‘TAKE CHANCES, FOLKS’ pilot Jamie Greubel Poser. “It’s cool for all of third in 4:00.02. chance to win a medal at a sixth dif- my Jamaican people to see that they can do it, Gibbs gave up a big salary to take a chance us to see the sport grow in places where it Achtereekte was third at the Dutch ferent Winter Olympics, finishing ninth that there’s not just one path to get out of on bobsled and will join two-time Olympic wasn’t on the radar. We want to spread the Olympic trials and second in last in 4:04.49. poverty and make a name for themselves.” medallist Elana Meyers Taylor in trying to word so more women can have the opportu- month’s European championships in Italy’s Francesca Lollobrigida, the Thirty years after the famous “Cool capture gold. “I’ve always been a risk-taker,” nity.” Aja Evans, who backstops Poser, ended 4:06.81, but was a shock winner when great-niece of famed 1950s actress Runnings” Jamaican men’s bobsleigh team Gibbs said. “My dad wasn’t too happy about her athletics career and jumped into bobsled. it matter most. Wust took her ninth Gina Lolobrigida, finished 13th in competed at Calgary 1988, the women’s team it. The corporate world just really wasn’t “The skills from other sports transition well Olympic speed skating medal, match- 4:08.58. — AFP are the country’s first female Winter meant for me. “I didn’t consider it giving up to bobsled,” she said. “It’s all about power, Olympians. Nigeria’s Seun Adigun, who will be anything. I consider it gaining things that I speed, explosiveness at the start. A lot of col- joined by Akuoma Omeoga on the South really enjoy. Money can’t buy this experience. legiate women are ready for bobsled and Korean ice, is another former American who is “At the end of my life I can’t take the mon- they don’t know about it.” Evans applauds ey with me. But I can have the memory of the chance bobsled offers to women in sur- taking bobsled to new audiences. Fenlator- ing, you don’t have the advantage being selected at 33 to the Olympic team. prising places. Victorian and Adigun both left the US bobsled when you have guts and when you “Take chances, folks.” US women came to “Diversity is great,” Evans said. “Now you Klammer bets program for their own longshot efforts that really attack it. So you have to be bobsled from other sports such as athletics, have Jamaican and Nigerian athletes coming have paid off in extra attention this month at smooth and still let it run.” volleyball and softball and see the empower- in. The world is finally catching up and realis- Pyeongchang. “To start your own federation on Feuz to win The route to victory, he said, would ment and diversity impact it can make. “I call ing the potential all across the board. It’s as well is really impressive,” said US bobsled- be “not making mistakes, not missing a it the hidden gem of women’s sports,” says amazing to be a part of that.”— AFP der Lauren Gibbs. ‘turny’ downhill gate, not missing a turn. The key is to hit every turn right”. In his pomp, Klammer was renowned for the fear- PYEONGCHANG: Austrian great less abandon with which he flew down beIN to broadcast Franz Klammer says the winner of the the slopes. At 64, he still cuts an men’s downhill in Pyeongchang will imposing, silver-haired figure, resplen- more than 700 live be the skier who hits every turn right dent in green lederhosen and bright and makes the fewest mistakes- and red socks at the Austria House where he thinks that will be Switzerland’s the Alpine nation makes its Olympic hours of Beat Feuz. hangout. “He’s really strong, he’s my favourite It is clear he is nostalgic for the old PyeongChang but also the Austrians are quite good, days of ski racing, and the relatively so if everything goes right we will benign course at the Jeongseon Alpine make a medal, definitely,” said the 1976 Centre, designed by his old racing rival 2018 Winter Olympic champion, whose name is still Bernhard Russi of Switzerland, is not to synonymous with the glamour and his taste. Olympic Games danger of Alpine ski racing. “In my opinion it’s too turny. But He also rates the chances of his that’s how they make downhill courses countryman Matthias Mayer winning a nowadays-it’s one turn after another, DOHA: The stage is set for the start of the second successive downhill gold- one turn after another. For my taste I Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, although with one important caveat. would like to have some schuss and and beIN will bring you all the action as it “His prospects are very good. I liked then make a turn, have downhills like happens live from the ski slopes and ice rinks him in training. He was loose, he was they used to be.” of Pyeongchang, South Korea. good. But he always makes some mis- He laughs when asked if there is The Games started from February 9 until takes, so when he can avoid mistakes any skier in the field who reminds him February 25, with more than 100 events he will be up there and he could of his younger self. “I think Aksel scheduled across 15 different disciplines. defend his title,” Klammer told Reuters Lund Svindal. He’s set up for speed so beIN’s exclusive and extensive coverage in an interview on the eve of the he barely makes the turns but he’s includes more than 700 hours of live broad- Alex Leduc from Monday to Friday in the olympics/. Olympic race. always very, very fast, so I like his casting hours across 7 different channels and Olympic Winter Games Review show. The half- Don’t forget to visit beIN.net/subscribe to No man has won back-to-back way of skiing.” in multiple languages. hour program airs at 18:30 Mecca time on beIN one of beIN’s many packages where you can Olympic downhill golds and the At 35, can the Norwegian win? “Of Live coverage of the opening ceremony at SPORTS HD11, and will keep you in the loop on watch live and exclusive coverage of the Austrian said conditions here would course he can win, he’s one of the the new Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium gets all the main talking points of the day. Be a part PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games. suit Mayer less than they did four favourites. So let’s say there’s one underway at 13:30 Mecca time on beIN of the conversation by following beIN’s social That includes the beIN Elite package, which years ago. “The downhill in Sochi was favourite out there like Feuz and then SPORTS HD11. You can follow all the events media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, brings you free CONNECT subscription, very, very good for him because it there’s Svindal, (Kjetil) Jansrud, Mayer, live throughout the 16 days of action on beIN Instagram and YouTube. beIN will also bring beIN’s over the top (OTT) offering that was steep, it was rough and at that maybe (Christof) Innerhofer, I don’t SPORTS HD10. you all the updates on the main website allows viewers to watch matches anytime and time he was the best in those condi- know. So there are many out there for Make sure you join Aarran Summers and http://www.beinsports.com/en/winter- anywhere. tions. Here it’s easier, it’s more grind- medals, but we’ll see.” — Reuters