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Full courage on halfpipe: Snowboard gold medalist Choi Ga-on looks back on Olympics, ahead to what's next

Olympic champion Choi Ga-on says the key to snowboard halfpipe is simple: a strong mentality and little fear of height or speed, as she reflected on her win at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo.

2026-04-15

Second with the name, first with so much else: Freestyle skier Lee Seung-hun carves out identity in Milan

Freestyle skier Lee Seung-hun rode a wave of "firsts" for Korean skiing to the men's halfpipe final on Friday, ultimately crashing out but still etching his name in the annals of Korean Olympic history.

2026-02-21

Korea's young snowboarders move closer to medals

Teen snowboarders Choi Ga-on and Lee Chae-un both progressed to the finals of the women's and men's halfpipe events at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

2026-02-12

Snowboarder Lee Chae-un advances to men's halfpipe final

Korean snowboard medal hopeful Lee Chae-un advanced to the final of the men's halfpipe event at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday.

2026-02-12

Snowboarder Choi Ga-on returns from injury to claim 2 World Cup podium finishes

Snowboarder Choi Ga-on has returned to the global stage from a yearlong injury to claim two podium finishes in World Cup events.

2025-04-06

Lee Seung-hun fails to advance in men's freeski halfpipe

Korean freestyle skier Lee Seung-hun finished 16th after his two men's freeski halfpipe qualification runs on Thursday, failing to advance to the medal competition.

2022-02-17

Kim Da-eun and Jang Yu-jin fail to advance in women's halfpipe

Korea's Kim Da-eun and Jang Yu-jin failed to advance to the medal competition in the women's freeski halfpipe on Thursday, both finishing near the bottom of the table in the qualification event.

2022-02-17

Teenage snowboarders land in middle of the pack in halfpipe qualifiers

Teenage snowboarders Lee Na-yoon and Lee Chae-un finished their runs at their first-ever Olympics on Wednesday.

2022-02-09