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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

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Hwang Dae-heon holds the Korean flag after winning silver in the men’s 1,500-meter short track final at the Milano Ice Skating Arena during the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 14. [YONHAP]

After records and rivalries, short tracker Hwang Dae-heon proves he was down but not out with silver at Milan

For short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon, Milan was a chance to leave it all on the line after a blistering start to his career hit speedbumps in the form of on-ice mishaps and off-ice controversies.

2026.2.14

Short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon. left, celebrates with Lim Hyo-jun after finishing the men's 500-meter race at Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in Gangneung, Gangwon, on Feb. 22, 2018. [NEWS1]

2018 Korean medalists face off again, now skating for Korea and China

Short track speed skaters Hwang Dae-heon of Korea and Lin Xiaojun of China find themselves on the ice again, with their rivalry resurfacing ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

2026.2.5

Korea's Hwang Dae-heon, front, skates to a first-place finish in the 1500-meter final race at the ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event in Montreal on Saturday. [AP/YONHAP]

Korea takes nine medals at first short track World Cup of new season

Korean short-track speed skaters took home nine medals at the first International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup of the season in Montreal over the weekend.

2023.10.23

Hwang Dae-heon skates during the 2023-24 short track speed skating national squad selection contest at Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, North Chungcheong on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Hwang Dae-heon regains his spot on national short track team

2022 Beijing Olympics gold medalist Hwang Dae-heon, who failed to qualify for the national short track speed skating team last season due to symptoms related to Covid-19, regained his spot in the squad after the selection contest on Sunday.

2023.4.24

Kwak Yoon-gy acknowledges fans at Incheon International Airport before jetting off for the 2021-22 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships that start Friday in Montreal, Canada. [NEWS1]

Kwak to lead Covid-stricken squad at World Championships

Olympic short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy will lead the men’s team at the 2021-22 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships without teammates Hwang Dae-heon and Park Jang-hyuk, who have both tested positive for Covid-19.

2022.4.5

Short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy [YONHAP]

Team Korea's Olympic athletes earn golds on social media

The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics came to an end on Sunday. But for many Team Korea skaters, their social media stardom has just started. Skaters are not only cheered for on the ice, but also on YouTube and social media platforms. Rather than how ...

2022.2.22

From left to right, Hwang Dae-heon, Lee June-seo, Kwak Yoon-gy, Kim Dong-wook, and Park Jang-hyuk celebrate after their second-place finish in the men's 5,000-meter relay at Capital Indoor Stadium at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Korea takes silver in men's 5,000-meter relay

Korea won the men's 5,000-meter relay silver medal at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Wednesday after Park Jang-hyuk, Kwak Yoon-gy, Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon crossed the finish line with a time of 6:41.679.

2022.2.16

Hwang Dae-heon celebrates after winning the men's 1,500-meter short track speed skating event at the Capital Indoor Stadium at the 2022 Beijing Games. [AP/YONHAP]

[THINK ENGLISH] 황대헌, 금메달로 한국 쇼트트랙의 부진 극복하다

Hwang Dae-heon won Korea’s first gold medal of the 2022 Beijing Olympics in the men’s 1,500-meter short track race on Wednesday, leading a far more confident Korean squad after a difficult start to the competition.

2022.2.14