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Magnus Bøe
Magnus Bøe, also known as Kim Magnus (; born 21 July 1998) is a South Korean-born Norwegian cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Personal life Magnus was born in Busan, South Korea, to a Norwegian father and South Korean mother. The family settled in Bærum, Norway, where Magnus joined the skiing club Fossum IF. With the 2018 Winter Olympics being held in his country of birth South Korea, Magnus realized that the competition in Norway was too tough for him to gain an Olympic spot at the age of 20. He declared his allegiance for South Korea already in 2016. He competed under the South Korean surname Kim (Korean surname), Kim. He went to school in Norway, the Norwegian School of Elite Sport at Geilo. On 19 May 2018 he changed his nationality back to Norway. He took a cross-country skiing scholarship with the University of Colorado. Career His breakthrough came at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics, where he won two gold medals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim (Korean Surname)
Kim () is the most common Korean name, surname in Korea. As of the 2015 South Korean census, there were 10,689,959 people by this name in South Korea or 21.5% of the population. Although the surname is always pronounced the same, dozens of different Korean clans, family clans () use it. The clan system in Korea is unique from the surname systems of other countries. Kim is written as () in both North Korea, North and South Korea. The hanja for Kim, , can also be transliterated as () which means 'gold, metal, iron'. While Romanization of Korean, romanized as Kim by 99.3% of the population, other rare variant romanizations such as Gim, Ghim, and Kin make up the remaining 0.7%. Origin The first historical document that records the surname dates to 636 and references it as the surname of Korean King Jinheung of Silla (526–576). In the Silla kingdom (57 BCE935 CE)—which variously battled and allied with other states on the Korean peninsula and ultimately unified most of the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Skiing At The 2016 Winter Youth Olympics
Cross-country skiing at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics was held at the Birkebeineren Ski Stadium in Lillehammer, Norway from 13 to 18 February. Medal summary Medal table Events Boys' events Girls' events Qualification system Each nation could send a maximum of 4 athletes (2 boys and 2 girls). The top 7 teams of the Marc Hodler Trophy Cross-Country Skiing at the 2015 Junior Nordic World Ski Championships plus the hosts Norway were allowed to send the maximum of 4 athletes. Any remaining quota spots were distributed to nations not already qualified, with a maximum of one boy or girl from one nation. The quota limit was 90. The current allocation of quotas is listed below. Qualification summary References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
The FIS Cross-Country World Cup is an annual Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skiing competition, arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS) since 1981. The competition was arranged unofficially between 1973 and 1981, although it received provisional recognition on the 31st FIS Congress, 29–30 April 1977 in San Carlos de Bariloche, Bariloche, Argentina. The 1981–82 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, first World Cup races were held on 9 January 1982 and were located in Reit im Winkl, West Germany and Klingenthal, East Germany. Bill Koch (skier), Bill Koch of the United States and Berit Aunli of Norway were the overall winners in the first season. Rules Competitors attempt to achieve the most points during the season. They compete in two disciplines: Distance and Sprint. Current Distance races are mostly 10 km, 20 km, Skiathlon and 50 km for the men and women. The competitions are held with either individual start or mass start and either Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
