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Kim Jin-su, Kim Hyeong-geun, Lee Geon-u and Kim Sun-wook arrive at the finish during a four man bobsled run at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 22. [AP/YONHAP]

From the back to the front and lows to highs, bobsleigh pilot Kim Jin-su was made for the Olympics

Bobsleigh pilot Kim Jin-su has been to the Olympics before, but this time, he arrived in Italy confident that the team would win a medal, and his season leading up to the Games made a strong case.

2026.2.22

The Korean bobsleigh team piloted by Kim Jin-su, front, celebrates after completing the second run in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 21. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korean teams rank 8th, 23rd after first two runs of 4-man bobsleigh event

Two Korean teams both sat outside contention at the halfway mark of the four-man bobsleigh event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday.

2026.2.22

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Kim Jin-su and Kim Hyeong-geun of Korea race in the two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics at Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy on Feb. 17. [YONHAP]

Korea's four-man bobsleigh teams in action on final day of Winter Games

A pair of four-man bobsleigh teams will be the only Korean athletes in action at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, the last day of the quadrennial competition.

2026.2.21

Kim Jin-su and Kim Hyeong-geun of Korea compete in the third run of the two-man bobsleigh competition at the Winter Olympics at the Cortina Sliding Centre in Cortain d'Ampezzo, Italy, on Feb. 17. [YONHAP]

Korean bobsleigh teams finish outside top 10 in 2-man race

Both Korean teams competing in the two-man bobsleigh at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics finished outside the top 10 on Tuesday.

2026.2.18

The Jamaica bobsleigh team, with pilot Shanwayne Stephens, is seen in action during Heat 3 of the Four-Man Bobsleigh race at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games in China on Feb. 20, 2022. [EPA/YONHAP]

Jamaica’s bobsleigh team rides into Olympic competition on a sleigh borrowed from Korea

More than three decades after “Cool Runnings” (1993) turned Jamaica’s bobsleigh team into a pop-culture symbol, the country is heading back to the Olympics — riding a sleigh loaned by Korea and with a résumé that now includes international victories.

2026.2.2

National bobsleigh team members Kim Jin-su, right, and Kim Hyeong-geun practice their start technique, a crucial factor in their race time. The duo, aiming for their first Olympic medal, recently trained with Jamaica’s national bobsleigh team. [KIM KYOUNG-ROK]

'Cool Runnings 2'? Korean bobsleigh team turns to Jamaica for inspiration.

The Korean bobsleigh team is ready to sprint off into victory by taking a page out of a seemingly unlikely book, the Jamaican runner Usain Bolt.

2025.10.29

Won Yun-jong and Kim Jin-su compete in the two-man bobsleigh event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing on Tuesday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Won and Kim finish in 19th place after sloppy final run

Won Yun-jong and Kim Jin-su finished the men's two-man bobsleigh in 19th place with a combined time of 4 minutes and 1.24 seconds at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre in Beijing on Tuesday.

2022.2.16

Korea's Won Yun-jong, Kim Dong-hyun, Kim Jin-su and Jung Hyun-woo compete during the four-man bobsleigh race at the Bob & Skeleton World Cup and IBSF European Championships in Saint-Moritz, Switzerland on Jan. 16. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

[ROAD TO BEIJING] Bobsleigh

Women’s monobob makes its Olympic debut at the Beijing Games and Kim Yoo-ran will become Korea’s first-ever female monobob athlete. Last December, Kim won the IBSF Europe Cup women’s monobob gold medal.

2022.1.29

Feel the rhythm

The Korean four-man bobsleigh team, piloted by Won Yun-jong, front, starts a race during the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Sunday.

2022.1.17

It's bobsleigh time

Won Yun-jong, right, and Kim Hyeong-geun in action during the men's two-man bobsleigh race at the Bob & Skeleton World Cup and IBSF European Championships held at Saint-Moritz in Switzerland on Saturday.

2022.1.16