Son, Yeon-jae, Beautiful Gymnast

Have by seen rhythmic gymnastics by any chance? I was surprised by this beautiful Korean girl performing while I was surfing through the TV channels. Eastern European countries are traditionally good at rhythmic gymnastics. So it was very unusual and exotic to see an Asian athlete perform so majestically.

Son Yeon-jae is one of the eight most beauties of Olympics, and was given the title of goddess by Chinese media.

Although Son came in 5th and failed to get a medal, the efforts she put in make her shine even more than the gold medal.

With her innate talents, and hard efforts, Son mastered many difficult moves that would normally take 2 to 3 years to master in 7 to 8 months. Son is a rising star in the rhythmic gymnast world.

I would be thrilled to see Son Yeon-jae again in the Brazilian Olympics in 2016.

Korean gymnast Yang Hak-seon

Korean gymnast Yang Hak-seon's skills performed during the Olympics was amazing. Yang successfully pulled off his unprecedented signature move called "The Yang Hak-seon," a triple-twisting handspring front somersault. Apparently, Yang is creating a new move that is even more difficult than "The Yang Hak-seon." The "Yang 2" is a new move that adds one more half-twist to the Yang Hak-seon, which would take his movement from 1080 to 1260 degrees. We hope to see Yang master the Yang 2 at the next olympics.

Korean Wave in Archery??

When it comes to the 2012 London Olympics, the keyword that best represents archery would be 'Korea.' Korea not only has the world's best archers, but has the world's best coaches.

Of the 40 countries that participated in archery, 11 countries had Korean coaches.

The myth is that as Korean leaders began coaching for foreign teams, the world's average archery skill has risen. This was evidently seen at the mens' archery team. The four countries that reached the semi-finals, Korea, Mexico, Italy, and the U.S. all had Korean coaches. From this we can see how influential the Korean leaders are.

From this Olympics, we were able to see the dignity of Korean archery, and may hope to see a Korean wave in sports from this opportunity. I wonder what kind of new events will turn up from the rest of the games.

Best in Archery for 24 years...

South Korea won the Olympic women's team archery title for the seventh consecutive time. Since 1988, for 24 years, Korea has maintained the top position in archery. I wonder what the secret is behind this phenomena.

In the typical fickle British weather, the rain and wind came hard in throughout the match, which made the match difficult, but the Korean archers showed superb concentration, and grasped their own victory.

The 3 archers were amazing... I almost fell in love with them.

So, I've been told that of the 40 countries that participated in archery this London Olympics, the coaches of 11 countries are Korean. This was shocking...

Nowadays when it comes to archery, it is almost as if Korea is the first thing that comes up to my mind. Anywho, the individual division is still to come. I hope Korea can do well.

Soccer: South Korea book seventh successive Olympic spot

South Korea reached their seventh successive Olympic Games with a game to spare on Wednesday when they cruised past Oman 3-0 in Muscat.

South Korea's Nam Tae-hee gave his team the perfect start when he scored after only one minute at their match in Oman. FC Seoul striker Kim Hyun-sung doubled the Koreans' advantage in the 68th minute before Kim Min-woo, who plays his club football in Japan's lower leagues with Sagan Tosu, adding the third just four minutes later.


Last time, back in '08, we failed to pass the first round...
Hope that we do better in London '12.


Source: South Korea book seventh successive Olympic spot 

7 Best Ski Resorts in Korea (CNN)

Pictured : Yongpyong Resort

Alright folks, you'd know this already if you're in Korea, but it's freezing cold as frozen hell and it's been snowing outside! Perfect time to go skiing! (or snowboard, whatever floats your boat)

CNNgo has featured an article named "7 Best Ski and Snowboard Resorts in Korea". The list contains : Yongpyong Resort, High1 Resort, Phoenix Park, Vivaldi Park, Konjiam Resort, Muju Deukyusan Resort, and Alpensia Resort. My personal favorite is Yongpyong Resort, 'cuz it's the one my family always went to every winter.

If you like Skiing/Snowboarding and you think you're gonna be around the town, check out the CNNgo article here : 7 best ski and snowboard resorts in Korea

UFC140 - The Korean Zombie Strike... fast.

Jung Chan-Sung, "the Korean Zombie" of UFC, has done it. UFC140, taken place a few days ago(Dec 11th, I believe), featured this Korean badass totally knocking out the opponent in.. like, literally 4 seconds. Watch and enjoy!

Korean sports - Jok-gu (Foot volleyball)

Jok-gu(족구) is similar to Europe football tennis and Malay's Sepak Takraw. It is basically a combination of soccer and volleyball.

And apparently Hiphop.