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Korean snowboarder Choi Ga-on bites her gold medal during a press conference at the Korea House in Milan on Feb. 14 after winning the gold medal in the women's halfpipe snowboarding event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy. [NEWS1]

Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Choi Ga-on wins World Cup park and pipe season title

The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics gold medalist Choi Ga-on won the season title in the park and pipe overall standings at the FIS Snowboard World Cup.

2026.3.30

Lee Yong-seok, second to left, and Baek Hye-jin, right, who won silver in wheelchair curling mixed doubles at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, pose with coach Park Kil-woo at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina, Italy, on March 11. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Korean Paralympic curlers take silver in mixed doubles after narrow loss to China

The Korean wheelchair curling mixed doubles team of Baek Hye-jin and Lee Yong-seok came within a stone's throw of gold on Wednesday, but came away with silver after losing to China 9-7.

2026.3.12

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Kim Yun-ji celebrates after winning silver with a time of 33:10.1 in the para cross-country skiing women's sprint sitting medal final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics at the Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Italy on March 10. [KOREA PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE]

Para cross-country skier Kim Yun-ji earns her second medal

Kim Yun-ji pushed hard through the final stretch on Tuesday, chasing one of the most decorated Paralympians in history. She didn’t catch Oksana Masters, but Kim still left with silver — her second medal of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.

2026.3.11

Korea’s wheelchair curling mixed doubles players Baek Hye-jin, left, and Lee Yong-seok celebrate after defeating the United States in the semifinals at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Paralympics at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina, Italy, on March 10. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Paralympic wheelchair curling mixed doubles team secures silver but keeps its eyes on gold

Sixteen years after Korea last reached the Paralympic podium for wheelchair curling, Baek Hye-jin and Lee Yong-seok pushed the country back there on Tuesday — and they’re not done yet.

2026.3.11

The Korea House, which opened in Cortina, Italy, on March 7, will operate through March 15, when the 2026 Winter Paralympics close. [KOREA PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE]

Korea House opens for 2026 Winter Paralympics

In the mountainous town of Cortina, close to the athletes’ village, Korea opened the doors to a home away from home for its Paralympic delegation.

2026.3.9

Emanuel Perathoner competes as a parasnowboarder. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Italy's Olympian-turned-Paralympian embraces second chance at podium in snowboard cross

Former Italian national-team snowboarder Emanuel Perathoner, 39, has lived two athletic lives: one as an Olympian and another as a Paralympian. Now he gets a rare chance to put an exclamation point on the second one at home.

2026.3.3

Shown are Korean medalists on the podium during the 2026 Winter Games. The Milan-Cortina Olympics concluded with a closing ceremony on Feb. 23. Korea finished with three gold, four silver and three bronze medals. [YONHAP]

Olympics a test of mettle — and medals — for East Asia in winter sports

Korea, Japan and China have long treated the Winter Games — and the Asian Winter Games — as parallel proving grounds. In Italy, their medal totals told three very different stories about direction and depth.

2026.2.23

Olympic volunteers perform at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Verona, Italy, on Feb. 22. [AP/YONHAP]

2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics close with celebration at Verona Arena

The 2026 Winter Olympics drew to a conclusion Sunday with a ceremony at the ancient Verona Arena, celebrating the athletic feats achieved over the past two weeks across northern Italy.

2026.2.23

Seol Ye-eun and Kim Min-ji fight back tears after a 10-7 loss to Canada in the women’s curling round-robin match at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Italy on Feb. 19. The defeat ended Korea’s hopes of advancing to the semifinals. [YONHAP]

5G iced out of semifinals by Team Canada in women's curling

Korea falls out of women's curling round robin with 10-7 loss against Canada, taking fifth — one win short of the semifinals.

2026.2.20

Megan Keller, Aerin Frankel and Hayley Scamurra of United States celebrate with their national flag and gold medals in ice hockey for the 2026 Winter Olympics during the ceremony at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Feb. 19. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

United States wins gold over Canada in women's ice hockey

The United States tasted revenge sweeter than maple syrup as they came from behind to beat defending champions Canada 2-1 to win gold in an overtime thriller in women's ice hockey at the Milan-Cortina Olympics on Thursday.