S. Korean member Kim Jae-youl elected to IOC Executive Board

The lone South Korean member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been elected to its top decision-making body. Kim Jae-youl, who is also president of the International Skating Union (ISU), received 84 votes out of 94 cast by his fellow IOC members to join the IOC's Executive Board during the 145th IOC Session on Wednesday in Milan, the host of this year's Winter Olympics. There were six abstentions. Kim is only the second South Korean member of the Executive Board, joining former IO

Feb. 4, 2026

Mixed doubles curling team set for 1st S. Korean action at Milan-Cortina Games

Feb. 3, 2026

[Graphic News] Majority of Koreans want more Paralympics broadcast coverage

The Korean Paralympic Committee has released the results of a nationwide survey examining public awareness of the Paralympics and demand for expanded broadcast coverage. The online survey was conducted by Micromill Embrain from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, polling 2,000 adults nationwide through quota sampling. According to the survey, 76.6 percent of respondents said they were familiar with the Paralympics, while 63.1 percent said broadcast coverage of the Games should be expanded. More than half (55.2 p

Feb. 3, 2026

Team Korea’s brightest medal hopes at Milan Cortina 2026

It’s that time of the year again: The 25th Winter Olympic Games is set to bring the world’s top winter athletes together in Milan and Cortina, Italy, next month. Set against Italy’s striking urban and alpine landscapes, more than 3,000 athletes from around the world will compete from Feb. 6-22 across 116 events in 16 sports, sporting drama and spectacle. South Korea is sending a stellar team, with a 71-strong squad competing across six disciplines, setting its sights on winning at least three go

Jan. 31, 2026

S. Korea's main delegation arrives in Italy for Winter Olympics

The main South Korean delegation competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics has arrived in the host country of Italy. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said a group of 38 athletes and officials landed in Milan, which will host all skating events, on Friday evening (local time). Seven other athletes and officials who had left South Korea on Friday afternoon traveled to Cortina d'Ampezzo, the site of snow and sliding events. According to the KSOC, the group arriving in Milan was greeted by Ch

Jan. 31, 2026

[Graphic News] Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Anticipation is building for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy’s first Winter Games in two decades. The 25th Winter Olympic Games will open on Feb. 6 and run through Feb. 22. In South Korea, interest is high not only because of the global competition but also due to recent Olympic history. At the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, South Korea finished seventh in the medal standings with 17 medals, including five golds, eight silvers and four bronzes - its best result ever. At the 2022 Be

Jan. 30, 2026

Main delegation for Winter Olympics to travel to Italy on Friday

South Korea's main delegation for the 2026 Winter Olympics will depart for the host country of Italy on Friday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee announced Thursday that a group of 45 athletes and officials will depart for Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, the two co-host cities of the Olympics, just past noon Friday. Korea Skating Union President Lee Soo-kyung, South Korea's chef de mission, will lead the traveling delegation. Athletes traveling Friday will include those in short track speed skat

Jan. 29, 2026

Figure skater sticking to safer, low-risk programs at Winter Olympics

Buoyed by a strong finish at his final Olympic tuneup competition, figure skater Cha Jun-hwan said Monday he will stick to his low-risk, conservative programs at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games next month. Cha returned home Monday from the International Skating Union Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Beijing, where he rallied for a silver medal with a season-best 273.62 points the previous day. Cha was sixth after the short program with 88.89 points but posted the best free skate sc

Jan. 26, 2026

Mikaela Shiffrin wins last slalom before Olympics and locks up record ninth season discipline title

Mikaela Shiffrin locked up the World Cup slalom title with two races to spare on Sunday, becoming the first skier with nine season titles in one discipline. The American star dominated the last slalom before the Olympics, winning both runs to beat runner-up Camille Rast, the world champion from Switzerland, by 1.67 seconds. The rest of the field, led by Germany's Emma Aicher, trailed by more than two seconds. The race took place at the Czech venue of Shiffrin's World Cup debut at age 15 in March

Jan. 25, 2026

Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan finishes 2nd at last Olympic tuneup

Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan finished second at his final Olympic tuneup competition in China on Sunday, thanks to his best free skate of a season plagued by nagging ankle issues. Cha earned a season-best 273.62 points overall at the International Skating Union Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, ending up only 0.11 point behind the winner from Japan, Kao Miura. Cha scored his season-best 184.73 points in Sunday's free skate, the highest mark amo

Jan. 25, 2026

Olympic-bound figure skater posts season-best short program score at final tuneup

Figure skater Lee Hae-in posted her best short program score of the season in China on Thursday at her final event before her Olympic debut. Lee earned 67.06 points in the short program at the International Skating Union (ISU) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Three Japanese skaters occupied the top three spots, with Ami Nakai leading the way at 73.83 points, followed by Yuna Aoki with 71.41 points and Mone Chiba with 68.07 points. The Four C

Jan. 22, 2026

Seoul eyes joint UNESCO bid with Pyongyang to list taekwondo as shared heritage

South Korea aims to join forces with North Korea to seek UNESCO recognition for the traditional martial art of taekwondo as a shared intangible cultural heritage, officials said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Committee, an advisory body to the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), has selected taekwondo as the next candidate for a joint or expanded inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during a recent meeting, according to the KHS. "We plan to submit an ap

Jan. 19, 2026

Snowboard Choi Gaon earns 3rd World Cup title of season in Switzerland

Teen snowboarder Choi Gaon has claimed her third World Cup victory of the season, further solidifying her status as a medal contender at the Winter Olympics in Italy next month. Choi won the women's halfpipe title at the latest International Ski and Snowboard Federation World Cup event in Laax, Switzerland, on Saturday, with a score of 92.50 points. Rise Kudo of Japan finished second with 82.75 points, and Cai Xuetong of China took third place with 75.25 points. Choi, 17, had earlier won World C

Jan. 18, 2026

Ex-KBO MVP Park Byung-ho hoping to become 'trusted' coach in post-playing career

Having wrapped up a two-decade playing career that included two MVP awards, six home run titles and a stint in Major League Baseball, retired slugger Park Byung-ho said Thursday he'd like to give himself full marks for things he did on the field. At 39, he is now ready for a fresh start as a minor league coach for the Kiwoom Heroes, one of his former teams in the Korea Baseball Organization and where he enjoyed his best years. "As a player, I want to give myself 100 points out of 100. I wasn't a

Jan. 15, 2026

Top 2 players in men's tennis set for S. Korea clash

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, the two best players in men's tennis today who have been trading Grand Slam titles, will square off in an exhibition match in South Korea this weekend, a potential preview of the final in the year's first major later this month. Hyundai Card will pit the top-ranked Alcaraz against world No. 2 Sinner in its latest "Super Match" at Inspire Arena in Incheon, just west of Seoul, at 4 p.m. Saturday. This will be the first appearance in South Korea for both players an

Jan. 8, 2026