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Kim Yun-ji becomes 1st Korean female to win Winter Paralympic gold

Kim Yun-ji became the first Korean woman to win a Winter Paralympic gold medal Sunday. vKim won the women's individual sitting title in para biathlon of the 2026 Winter Olympics at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Tesero, Italy, on Sunday.

2026-03-09

Lee So-yeon earns long-awaited medal as Korea's women take gold in 3,000-meter relay

Short track speed skater Lee So-yeon finally won a coveted gold medal in the women’s 3,000-meter relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday, earning a place atop the podium after years of falling short in Olympic qualifying events.

2026-02-19

President Lee calls snowboarder Choi Ga-on to congratulate her on gold medal win

President Lee Jae Myung on Friday congratulated snowboarder Choi Ga-on on winning a gold medal at the women's halfpipe snowboard event at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

2026-02-13

Sweden's Isabella Wranaa delighted after winning gold with brother in mixed doubles curling

Isabella Wranaa's first Olympic experience could not have been scripted any better, and the Swedish curler was still pinching herself after claiming mixed doubles gold alongside brother Rasmus at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday.

2026-02-11

Chloe Kim says she's 'good to go' for Olympics despite labrum tear in shoulder

Snowboarder Chloe Kim says she's “good to go” for the Milan Cortina Olympics despite tearing the labrum in her shoulder during a training run last week in Switzerland.

2026-01-14

Korean coach leads Vietnam men's footballers to third regional title of 2025

Korean head coach Kim Sang-sik has led Vietnam to their third men's regional football title of the year. Vietnam's under-23 side defeated Thailand 3-2 for the men's football gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.

2025-12-19

Teen snowboarder captures first career World Cup medal with Olympics just around the corner

Teenage snowboarder Yu Seung-eun has won her first career World Cup medal in the women's big air, with her first Winter Olympics fast approaching.

2025-12-14

Sport shooter Ban Hyo-jin wins gold at the 2025 ISSF World Championship

Ban Hyo-jin, 18, won a gold medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle event at the 2025 ISSF World Championship in Cairo on Saturday.

2025-11-09

Joel Jin Nwamadi goes from 'Descendants of the Sun' to day in the sun with historic relay gold

The Korean men’s 4x100-meter relay team clinched a historic gold medal at the 2025 Rhine-Ruhr Summer World University Games with a quartet featuring Joel Jin Nwamadi, who appeared in the hit drama "Descendants of the Sun" in 2016.

2025-07-30

Lee Seung-hun soars to Korea's first freeski gold in Harbin

Lee Seung-hun bagged Korea's first ever gold in freeskiing at the 2025 Asian Games in Harbin, China.

2025-02-08