tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post5800663488934763529..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Ask a Korean! News: Korea's Bobsled TeamT.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-13026593940974195112010-03-02T13:34:25.354-05:002010-03-02T13:34:25.354-05:00This story went through my mind as I was reading t...This story went through my mind as I was reading the post:<br />(kind of a cool running part 2)<br /><br />http://www.boston.com/sports/other_sports/olympics/articles/2009/12/23/jamaican_skier_has_olympic_dream/Juanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03952053420553961043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-88332451249179044552010-03-01T00:06:36.991-05:002010-03-01T00:06:36.991-05:00It's funny you should bring this up because as...It's funny you should bring this up because as I was watching the bobsled event I wondered if Korea had one. I do recall that some Korean show did a bobsledding feature, but I think they went to Japan.<br /><br />After a bit of googling, it appears that the sled leader, Kang, was the flag bearer.<br /><br />http://www.universalsports.com/news/article/newsid=382805.html<br /><br />According to Universal Sports, Korea is ranked 15th, not 36th, though the source could be outdated.<br /><br />The article also says that they trained on rented sleds in Europe. Here's a picture of the sled they used in Vancouver (don't know who owns it):<br /><br />http://76.13.116.113/olympics/vancouver/KOR/Jinhee+Lee/1017359/gallery/im:urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,reuters:20050301:oly,photo,r2292997075:1;_ylt=A2KIRyv6SotLETMAJg.tIbh_<br /><br />I think it should have a cooler font.7Ø7https://www.blogger.com/profile/03927556915325498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-14114911497698812692010-02-28T18:04:48.542-05:002010-02-28T18:04:48.542-05:00I thought I heard about them from somewhere before...I thought I heard about them from somewhere before and I did. <br />http://www.rjkoehler.com/2008/01/14/korean-cool-running/<br /><br />I wonder if they had their own sled this time.ledtimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05983579319087579543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-18616847502178600662010-02-28T16:47:03.898-05:002010-02-28T16:47:03.898-05:00Jamaica?Jamaica?questionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384721299378851408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-52656543076599305292010-02-28T14:28:26.049-05:002010-02-28T14:28:26.049-05:00Do you know where they practice, since Korea doesn...Do you know where they practice, since Korea doesn't have a bobsled track?Wandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920116687183692937noreply@blogger.com