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Olympic short track medalist Rim Jong-un faces ban over missed doping filings

The Korean short-track skater could receive up to a two-year suspension after three whereabouts filing failures, though his agency says the errors were unintentional.

2026.8.6

Choi Min-jeong, second from right, competes in the women's 1,000-meter final at the short track speed skating national team trials for the 2026-27 season at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul on April 12.

Short track speed skating legend Choi Min-jeong wins national team trials for final international season

Short track speed skating legend Choi Min-jeong, Korea's most decorated Olympian, won the national team trials on Sunday for what will be her final international season.

2026.4.13

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Hwang Dae-heon of Korea celebrates finishing second in Final A of the men's 1,500 meter short track speed skating event during the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy. [TASS/YONHAP]

Newly obtained footage of speed skaters Hwang and Lin's 2019 incident still leaves questions

Newly obtained CCTV footage shows part of the incident at the center of the 2019 sexual misconduct allegations by Korean short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon against his former teammate Lin Xiaojun — but it still leaves key questions unresolved.

2026.4.7

Korea's Hwang Dae-heon celebrates after winning a silver medal in the men's 1,500-meter final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan on Feb. 14. [AP/YONHAP]

Olympic short track silver medalist Hwang Dae-heon announces a year off

Short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon will not compete in the upcoming national team trials and will thus not represent Korea in the 2026-27 season, his representative said on Thursday.

2026.4.2

Kim Gil-li skates to a first-place finish during the final of the women's 1500-meter race at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Montreal on March 15. [AP/YONHAP]

Short track speed skater Kim Gil-li wins second gold at ISU World Championships

Kim Gil-li won the women’s 1500 meters at the 2026 ISU Short Track World Championships on Sunday, capturing her second gold medal at the tournament.

2026.3.16

Gold medalist Kim Gil-li, center, poses after the final of the women's 1,000-meter race at the ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada, on March 14. [AP/YONHAP]

Olympic short track medalists win world titles in Montreal

Kim Gil-li, a recent Olympic double gold medalist in short track speed skating, has claimed a world title in Canada. Kim won the women's 1,000-meter title at the International Skating Union Short Track World Championships in Montreal on Saturday.

2026.3.15

Short track speed skater Kim Gil-li poses during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo in front of the Duomo di Milano in Milan on Feb. 21. [KIM JONG-HO]

Short track speed skater Kim Gil-li 'follows intuition' to victory at debut Olympics

Short track speed skater Kim Gil-li turned her Olympic debut into a significant milestone in her career by clinching two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

2026.2.22

Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong poses during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo in front of the Duomo di Milano in Milan on Feb. 21. [KIM JONG-HO]

Short track speed skating legend Choi Min-jeong reflects on her Olympic career

Short track speed skating legend Choi Min-jeong marked the end of her Olympic journey and national team career with one gold and one silver medal at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday.

2026.2.22

Short track speed skater Kim Gil-li celebrates during the medal ceremony for the women’s short track 1,500 meters at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 20. [JOONGANGILBO]

President congratulates Korea's short track medalists in post, promises more support for athletes

President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday congratulated Korea’s national short track speed skating team for its medal run at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and pledged full government support for the athletes.

2026.2.21

Kim Gil-li of Korea celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,500-meter short track speed skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 20. [YONHAP]

Korea grabs three more short track medals Friday, overall Games total now at 10

Korea claimed three medals in short track speed skating at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Friday, with Kim Gil-li becoming the country's first double gold medalist of the competition.