Kim Hyunggeun (27 years old), secured 5th place overall in the first run of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Kim Jinsoo-Kim Hyunggeun completed the approximately 1,445-meter track at the Cortina Sliding Center in Italy in 55.

Choi Gaon, a South Korean athlete, has secured a gold medal in the women's halfpipe snowboard at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, leaving behind her mentor and idol, Chloe Kim. On Thursday, February 12, South Korea secured their first gold medal, and the 17-year-old snatched the honour after taking a nasty fall.

Choi Ga-on of Sehwa Girls’ High School, who secured South Korea’s first gold medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, returned home on the 16th. Upon arriving, Choi shared her feelings about winning gold and returning: “Until just yesterday,

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — Some might say the seeds of an Olympic-sized surprise in snowboarding were planted a month ago. That’s when Chloe Kim went skittering down a halfpipe in Switzerland, smashing her shoulder and turning her run for a third straight gold medal into a less-than-perfect scramble.

"Amid pressing international conflicts, the Olympics is one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year."

It was a busy Day 6 of the Winter Olympic Games in Milan Cortina as Chloe Kim and Breezy Johnson went for gold and the fallout of the Ukrainian slider disqualification continued.

Two South Korean Olympic skiers were caught using an illegal substance on their equipment, leading to their disqualification.

A Buddhist monk has drawn international attention after South Korea won landmark Olympic snowboard medals, capping decades of his support for young athletes in a sport long unpopular at home. Snowboarding has long failed to gain popularity in South Korea,

South Korea has been projected to grab three gold medals and finish 14th in the medal table at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.