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Kim Gun-woo, former national short track skater, dies at 28

The athlete topped the men’s 1,500-meter World Cup rankings in the 2018-19 season in a medal-laden career.

2026.9.23

Olympic short track medalist Rim Jong-un faces ban over missed doping filings

The Korean short-track skater could receive up to a two-year suspension after three whereabouts filing failures, though his agency says the errors were unintentional.

2026.8.6

In final season on short track national team, Olympic champion Choi Min-jeong still leads the pack

Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong said Thursday that the upcoming season will be her last on the national team, after finishing first overall at the opening round of the 2026-27 national team trials.

2026.4.9

Chung Jae-won after finishing fifth at the men's mass start at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 21. [KIM JONG-HO]

From pacemaker to veteran, for speed skater Chung Jae-won it can be lonely at the top

Speed skater Chung Jae-won has come a long way from serving as pacemaker in the 2018 PyeongChang Games mass start event for legend Lee Seung-hoon, rising to claim the role of de facto team leader in Milan nearly a decade later.

2026.2.22

Speed skater Chung Jae-won competes in the men’s 1,500 meters at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at the Milan Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 19. [YONHAP]

Speed skater Chung Jae-won has unexpected warmup in 1,500-meter race before main event

Speed skater Chung Jae-won participated in the 1,500 meters at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after initially focusing on the men's mass start. He finished 14th, which he viewed as beneficial for easing prerace nerves.

2026.2.20

Members of Korea’s women’s curling team console one another after a 10-7 loss to Canada in the round-robin match at the Milan?Cortina Winter Olympics at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Italy on Feb. 19. The defeat ended their hopes of advancing to the semifinals. [YONHAP]

Korean women's curling team knocked out in final round-robin match

Korea's hopes of winning its second-ever Olympic medal in curling evaporated Thursday in northern Italy.

2026.2.20

Kim Min-sun of Korea competes in the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 15. [YONHAP]

Speed skater Kim Min-sun looks to 2030 Games after disappointing third Olympics

Four years ago, Kim Min-sun left the Olympic ice in Beijing in tears. On Sunday, she did not cry, but her disappointment was still palpable.

2026.2.16

Lee Na-hyun of Korea competes in the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 15. [YONHAP]

Speed skater Lee Na-hyun optimistic about future after Olympic debut

Speed skating sprinter Lee Na-hyun is leaving her first Winter Olympics feeling good about her medal prospects at the next competition in the French Alps in 2030.

2026.2.16

Kim Min-sun after finishing her 500-meter run at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 15. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Change in strategy sees speed skater Kim Min-sun fall short in Milan

The scoreboard at Milan's speed skating stadium didn't show the result Kim Min-sun was aiming for, but the 26-year-old is already brushing herself off and aiming for the next Olympics.

2026.2.15

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with senior aides at the Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 12. [YONHAP]

Lee sends congratulations to short tracker Hwang Dae-heon on silver medal win

President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday congratulated short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon on his silver medal win at the men's 1,500 meters at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.