taekwondo
In back-to-back matches, the U.S.’ most recent Olympic and world champions in taekwondo were eliminated from Paris Olympic team contention on Friday. At the Olympic Trials in Charlotte, Kristina Teachout prevailed over Anastasija Zolotic, who in Tokyo became the second American, and first American woman, to win Olympic taekwondo gold. Teachout, 18, rallied after losing […]
Skylar Park was born into taekwondo By the time Skylar could walk, she could pretty much kick as well. As a toddler, the Canadian crawled around the dojung and at two, she was ready for her first competition after the initiation to the sport by her primary coach, Master Andrea, her mother. Five years later, […]
Born into a family of 16 black belts, taekwondo runs in the blood of Skylar Park. The Winnipeg native, along with her brothers Taeku and Braven, compete for Canada at the international level, led by their coach and father, Jae. Skylar Park’s first coach was her mom, Andrea. “From the very beginning, I was crawling […]
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has drawn strong condemnation around the world, from officials to corporations and the small communities in between. On Monday, World Taekwondo voiced its own opposition — and stripped Putin of his black belt. World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport, said that Russia’s attack on Ukraine goes against the […]
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