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
‘Ice Princess’ Choi Min-jeong’s short track reign makes Korean history in Milan For legendary short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games were a chance to etch her name in the Korean Olympic history books, capping a meteoric rise as she overcame adversity. 2026.2.20
Korea at risk of missing out on individual short track gold for first time as other nations speed past With 26 Olympic gold medals to date, short track speed skating has traditionally been Korea’s strongest Winter Olympic event. But at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, the top prize has proved elusive. 2026.2.17
Kim Gil-li claims Korea's first women's short track medal with bronze in 1,000 meters Korean short track skater Kim Gil-li won bronze in the 1,000 meters final, claiming Korea's first women’s short track medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday. 2026.2.17
![Chung Jae-won after finishing fifth at the men's mass start at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 21. [KIM JONG-HO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10530690.jpg?imageId=10530690&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong greets the crowd draped in the Korean flag after securing the silver medal in the women’s 1,500-meter final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, Italy, on Feb. 20 (local time). [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12120246.jpg?imageId=12120246&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Rim Jong-un, center, slips and falls during the men’s 1,500 meters semifinal in short track speed skating at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, held at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in Italy on Feb. 14. [JOONGANG ILBO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12090681.jpg?imageId=12090681&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Kim Gil-li drapes herself in the national flag and greets the crowd after securing the bronze medal in the women’s 1,000 meters final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, held at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy on Feb. 16. [JOONGANG ILBO]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12153647.jpg?imageId=12153647&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)