Gangneung

Figure skating: Competition gets under way at the Four Continents meet in Gangneung, Korea.

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U.S. skaters took six medals at the Four Continents event in Gangneung, South Korea.

USATODAY.com - Scott overtakes top speedsters for weekly honor 2005

Figure skating: U.S. entries at the Four Continents meet in Gangneung, Korea, include Matthew Savoie, Evan Lysacek, Jennifer Kirk, Amber Corwin, Rena Inoue/John Baldwin and Tanith Belbin/Ben Agosto.

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Kim Sang-rae, 58 years old, of Gangneung, a nearby city of 300,000 that will host skating, hockey and other ice events during the 2018 Games, said he expected a win would make Pyeongchang the second-best-known place in South Korea after Seoul.

South Korea Wins 2018 Olympic Bid Jenny Gross 2011

Scores kept up the giddy welcome throughout four days of site inspections, including the new $1.5 billion Alpensia ski resort in Pyeongchang and in the coastal city of Gangneung.

IOC praises progress in Korean Olympic bid 2011

Lee Sang-Hak/Yonhap/Reuters SNOWY DAY: People walked past snow-covered cars during a heavy snowfall in Gangneung, South Korea, about 150 miles east of Seoul, Monday.

Photos of the Day: Feb. 14 2011

Lee Sang-Hak/Yonhap/Reuters People made their way past snow-covered cars in Gangneung, east of Seoul, Monday.

Heavy Snows Grip Asia 2011

His new home city, Gangneung, on the country's northeast coast, helped him build a museum to house it all.

And Now for Something Completely Different Jaeyeon Woo 2010

THE FIRST WORLD championships after my run on Dancing with the Stars took place in March 2008, in Korea, in a remote eastern coastal city, Gangneung.

Zero Regrets Apolo Ohno 2010

THE FIRST WORLD championships after my run on Dancing with the Stars took place in March 2008, in Korea, in a remote eastern coastal city, Gangneung.

Zero Regrets Apolo Ohno 2010