It's been another busy day in Beijing with the world's greatest winter athletes competing
for Olympic glory.
For more updates, we turn again to our Olympic correspondent Han Seong-woo here in the studio.
Seong-woo, there's a chance South Korea may see its second gold medal of Bejing 2022 in
just a couple of hours.
What can you tell us about that?
That's right Conn-young but only if Choi Min-jeong and Lee Yu-bin get to the women's 1,000 meter
short track finals... slated for nine forty PM, Korea time.
They're expected to, as two of the world's elite, but you know how it is in short track,
one slip, one small collision can have everything come crashing down... so the two will have
to skate very strategically, like Hwang Dae-heon did, starting with the quarterfinals at eight.
Speaking of Hwang, the nation's first gold medalist of Beijing 2022 will be racing with
teammate Lee June-seo in the men's 500 meter heats right after.
Hwang won silver in the event on home ice four years ago, so he's expected to excel
this time around as well.
And at nine, the two will be joining compatriots Kwak Yoon-gy, Park Jang-hyuk and Kim Dong-wook
in the semifinals of the men's 5,000 meter relay.
Very excited for all those events.
Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Shifting to figure skating, what exactly is going on with Kamila Valieva and her failed
drug test?
It's becoming THE story of Beijing 2022 and for all the wrong reasons.
The Russian superstar's future at these Games, or whether she can compete in the women's
singles next week... where she's heavily favored to clinch gold,... remains in limbo.
The International Olympic Committee is appealing the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's recent decision
to lift a provisional suspension after Valieva tested positive for a banned substance - trimetazidine
- before the Olympics.
According to the International Testing Agency, the suspension was lifted after the athlete
challenged the suspension, allowing her, for now, to continue training at Beijing 2022.
NBC reports the failed sample was taken last Christmas during the Russian Figure Skating
Championships.
The IOC's also reportedly seeking a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport before
the women's singles event begins on Tuesday.
It's also unclear whether the Russian Olympic Committee will lose its gold medal in the
team event, where Valieva pulled off two quadruple jumps to lead the ROC to victory on Monday.
Seong-woo, I also want to talk about arguably, along with Valieva of course, the most high-profile
athlete at these Games: the USA's Shaun White...
After a remarkable career, it looks like he's retiring.
Yes, Conn-young, almost brings me to tears, really.
Did I ever mention Shaun White's from San Diego like me?
The 35-year-old American snowboarding legend has closed out an extraordinary journey spanning
five Olympics, where he won three halfpipe gold medals at Torino, Vancouver and here
in Korea at PyeongChang 2018.
He finished fourth in today's halfpipe final, falling on his third and last run while attempting
a cab double cork fourteen-forty.
In an interview afterwards, he thanked all his fans and the sport itself, saying it's
been the love of his life.
The gold medal eventually went to Japan's Ayumu Hirano, silver medalist at the last
two Games, who landed multiple triple corks to take home his country's first ever gold
medal in snowboarding.
White concludes his storied career a triple Olympic champion, a thirteen time Winter X
Games champion and a six-time World Cup event winner.
Last but not least, Seong-woo, what Team Korea events should we be looking forward to later
tonight and tomorrow?
Glad you asked because I don't want everyone to forget about the final two heats of the
men's skeleton taking place tonight at nine-twenty Having finished their first two runs yesterday
at twelfth and tenth place each, Yun Sung-bin and Jung Seung-gi are down... a medal might
not be within reach... but they're not out so let's cheer them on
After all, it is the Olympics...
once every four years, right?
As for tomorrow, I recommend watching the men's 500 meter event in speed skating scheduled
to take place just before six PM.
Cha Min-kyu and Kim Jun-ho will be competing and both have a serious chance at a medal.
Cha won silver in PyeongChang and also came in second in this year's Four Continents Championship
in Calgary as well.
Oh and there's women's curling also PyeongChang 2018 silver medalists Team Kim
have another round robin session at ten in the morning, this time against the Russian
Olympic Committee.
They beat Great Britain today so stay tuned for them tomorrow as well
As always, another great wrap-up Seong-woo.
We'll see you next week.
Thank you.