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Fireworks explode over the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday. [AP/YONHAP]

Beijing passes baton to Milan at Olympics closing ceremony

The 2022 Beijing Olympics officially came to a close on Sunday evening, ending 17 days of athleticism and excitement and passing the baton to Milan 2026.

2022.2.21

Korean skip Kim Eun-jung, center, calls a play during a game against the United States during the curling round robin tournament at the Beijing Games at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing on Monday. [YONHAP]

Team Kim take tough loss to U.S. as curling round robin continues

Team Kim picked up their third loss of the Beijing Olympics on Monday, dropping a close-fought game with the United States at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing.

2022.2.14

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From front to back, Lee Seung-hoon, Chung Jae-won and Kim Min-seok in action during the men's speed skating team pursuit quarter finals at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing on Sunday. [EPA/YONHAP]

Korea fails to reach semifinals in men's team pursuit

The Korean men’s speed skating team finished sixth in the team pursuit quarterfinals on Sunday at National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, losing out on a spot in the semifinals.

2022.2.13

Kim Eun-ji competes in the women's skeleton event at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Yanqing on Friday. [AFP/YONHAP]

Skeleton racer Kim Eun-ji ends first Games in 23rd place

Skeleton racer Kim Eun-ji rounded off her first-ever Olympics in 23rd place, marking her best finish on the big stage on her third run on Saturday.

2022.2.13

Kim Eun-ji sits in 23rd place after two skeleton heats

Korean skeleton athlete Kim Eun-ji finished her first two runs at her first-ever Olympics on Friday and sits at 23rd place ahead of the third heat.

2022.2.11

Kim Min-seok in action during the men's speed skating 1500-meter event at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing on Tuesday. [EPA/YONHAP]

Kim Min-seok wins Korea's first medal of the Beijing Olympics

Speed skater Kim Min-seok won Korea's first medal of the 2022 Beijing Games, taking bronze in the men's 1500 meters at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Tuesday evening.

2022.2.8

Athletes compete during the short track speed skating mixed team relay final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Saturday. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Veteran short track skater raises concerns about relay decision

China's victory in the inaugural mixed team relay at the 2022 Beijing Games on Saturday due to a refereeing technicality has left Korean skaters wary with two relay events still to come.

2022.2.7

Lim Nam-kyu in action during men's singles training at National Sliding Center in Beijing on Friday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Lim completes three Olympic luge runs despite recent injury

Korea's Lim Nam-kyu finished his three runs in the men's luge on Saturday and Sunday despite suffering a potentially career-ending injury when his sled flipped during training last month.

2022.2.6