winter olympics

They were there an hour early, there by the finish line of the bobsled track even in the bitter cold. Kola and Siki Adigun were bundled up, sure, but bubbling all the same. The chill in the air wasn’t a problem. Not tonight. “I can’t believe it’s happening,” Kola … read more via P.M.EXPRESS –...

The long awaited performance of the Nigerian team in the Pyeongchang 2018 was no hoax; as 3 musketeers of Nigeria, Ngozi Onwumere, Seun Adigun, Akuoma Omeoga made their debut in the Bobsled event on Tuesday. The trio performed in heats one and two; regardless of the toughening … read more via...

Sweden’s Charlotte Kalla won the women’s skiathlon to secure the first gold medal of Pyeongchang 2018. She beat defending champion Marit Bjoergen by 7.8 seconds but the Norwegian, 37, still became the most decorated female Winter Olympian of all time. Bjoergen’s silver means she now has a...

Nigeria’s historic Women’s Bobsled and Skeleton Teams who for the first time qualified for the Winter Olympics, have secured a major sponsorship deal with Star Lager, one of Nigeria’s leading beer brands and one of the country’s biggest sports sponsors. In the nearly 100-year history of the...

A North Korean figure skating pair along with eight other athletes has arrived in South Korea to participate in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics due to be held next week, setting the stage for a “peace Olympics” following a year of heightened tensions. via PressTV Media RSS –...

The historic Nigerian female Bobsled and Skeleton team have signed on new African partners. As confirmed by Travelstart and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on Wednesday, January 24 2018, the two partners have joined forces to fly the flag carrying team to South Korea to aid their quest for gold. The …...

North Korea is using its impending participation in next month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to bolster its ongoing propaganda campaign that the rogue state and Democratic South Korea should be reunified. A two minute clip titled “Reunification is by Korean nation itself” uploaded by the...

Nigeria will be represented for the first time at a Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang Nigeria’s women’s bobsleigh team will make history in Pyeongchang as the first African sled to compete at the Winter Olympics. Seun Adigun, Ngozi Onwumere, and Akuoma Omeoga hit the qualifying standard in November...

Nigerian athlete Simidele Adeagbo will represent Nigeria at the Winter Olympics Nigerian athlete Simidele Adeagbo has qualified to represent Nigeria at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The winter sports athlete finished third overall in the ‘Skeleton’ event qualification...