Now it's time for a recap of all the weekend action from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics,
and for that we have our Lee Tae Ho joining us in the studio.
Good afternoon, Tae Ho.
Good afternoon, Conn-young.
Now, I can imagine there is a lot to talk about today, considering there was more than
two days of Olympic action over the weekend.
That's right and first up is news of Korea's third medal of the Winter Games in Sochi.
The medal was a silver won by 17-year-old Shim Suk-hee in the women's 1,500-meter short
track competition, and it was her first Olympic medal ever.
Now, from what I hear, this was a thrilling race, wasn't it?
Yes, it was, and the skaters weren't the only ones on edge; I was sweating bullets throughout
the whole race.
It was a close one right up to the end, when, with two laps left to go, Zhou Yang of China,
squeezed past Shim to take the gold.
Now, despite having skated such a great race and won a silver medal at such a young age,
Shim was crying and apologetic when she went back to her coach after the race?
That's right.
She was upset because she had wanted to win a gold medal to fire up Team Korea.
Well, she did a great job even if she didn't win gold.
She's an amazing young lady and it seems like she has a great future ahead of her.
Now, another great story from the weekend comes from the men's short track competition,
correct?
Yes, indeed.
And what a story it is.
Viktor Ahn -- the skater formerly known as Ahn Hyun-soo, struck gold in the men's 1,000-meter
short track competition, scoring Russia's FIRST gold medal EVER in short track.
And I heard that he was quite emotional after the race?
Yes, he was.
As soon as it was over, he collapsed onto the ice, tears of joy streaming down his face
as he kissed the ice.
Four surgeries, a year's worth of rehab and a re-location to another country over eight
long years -- that's what Ahn endured to get to this gold medal in Sochi, fighting and
fighting and finally emerging on top -- once again.
Truly an inspiring story.
And in a gesture of true sportsmanship, he embraced his former teammate Shin Da-woon
after the race.
For me, one of the most touching moments of these Olympics.
And the fans were in a frenzy as well, as Team Russia had won both the gold AND silver
medals.
Indeed, and if you listened closely to the chants of the crowd, they were actually screaming
"Ahn Hyun-soo," which is his real name and the name he was known by when he skated for
Korea.
What a career, and what a story this has been.
This gold is his fifth medal in short track, which makes him the MOST decorated athlete
in Olympic short track history, with 4 gold medals and 1 bronze.
Well, it certainly does seem like Team Russia struck gold with Viktor Ahn.
Yes, indeed, and President Putin even featured Ahn waving the Russian flag on his website
and congratulated him on his second medal.
And even though it was sad to see him skating for another country, as a sports fan this
is a truly amazing story that is bigger than which flag he was waving in the end.
A truly inspirational story, and we'll see Ahn again during the 5,000-meter relay event.
And also, the men's figure skating competition is now over and it produced a new skating
star?
That's right, and it was Japan's 19-year-old Yuzuru Hanyu, who won -- or rather didn't
lose -- the gold.
He had a record-setting short program, but fell twice during the long, leaving lots of
room for the competition.
But everyone was off their game on that day, which meant Hanyu got to bring home Japan's
first gold medal in Olympic men's figure skating.
Well, congratulations to the new Olympic champion and his coach, Brian Orser, who seems to have
found another talent in Yuzuru.
And the Korean women's national curling team was also in action, right?
They were indeed in action against Denmark, and unfortunately they lost 4 to 7, essentially
knocking them out of medal contention.
But their fight isn't over yet, is it?
No, not at all.
Regardless of the standings, they have a match today against the United States and I'm sure
they'll fight hard for Korea until the end.
This just proves how much more needs to be done to develop these types of programs for
the next Olympics.
And an interesting story with the skipper of the Korean team, Kim Ji-sun.
From what I know, her husband is also a curler?
That's right.
Kim's husband, Xu Xiaoming, is on the Chinese national men's curling team.
They just got married, and on Friday, they spent their first Valentine's Day together
as a married couple -- and they were spending it in Sochi, which is probably an athlete's
dream.
Yes indeed.
And as you know, the Korean women's team faced the Chinese team last week and suffered a
loss.
That must
have been something of a dilemma for Xu?
I'm sure it was.
But Xu said he would be rooting for his compatriots, while Kim said she would have rooted for her
husband if she had been in the same situation.
But I'm sure that, deep down, Xu was also cheering for his wife.
And the
Korean men's bobsledding team also saw its first Olympic action, didn't they?
They did.
The two-man bobsledding event happened earlier today for the prelims, and the Korean teams
are currently in 19th and 25th place.
We'll be crossing our fingers for them because they will have their third heat later tonight.
And speaking of bobsledding, another feel good story these Olympics is the story of
the Jamaican bobsledding team, isn't it?
That's right.
To commemorate Jamaica's first Olympic appearance in 12 years, the country's main tourism agency
has made a music video for the bobsled team titled "The Bobsled Song" that syncs with
the track at the Sochi Games.
Let's take a look.
Now, this is the first time the Jamaican bobsled team has qualified for the Winter Games since
2002, and whenever people talk about them, they reference the hit movie "Cool Runnings,"
which depicted their run to the Calgary Games in 1988.
That's right.
That was a comedic movie that depicted a serious team.
And even though the current Jamaican bobsled team is going into the competition in last
place, they are as serious as all Olympians are.
Well, it seems that the whole nation of Jamaica is behind them, so regardless of their finish
at these Games they should be proud of their accomplishment.
Thank you, Tae Ho, for that update and we'll see you again at 4.
You're welcome.
See you soon.