Chloe Kim’s attempt at a historic three-peat in gold fell short in Italy this evening, as she came in second to South Koera’s Gaon Choi. Immediately after her run, Kim went to hug the young woman, whom she has mentored.

Rim Jong-un of Korea celebrates with the Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, draped over his shoulders after winning the bronze medal in the men’s 1,000-meter short-track speed skating final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 12. [YONHAP]

Two South Korean skiers were disqualified from the Winter Olympics qualifying round on Tuesday after officials said they were using a banned substance on their equipment.

North Korea has had a turbulent relationship with the Winter Olympics in the past few years. They last competed at the Winter Games at the 2018 PyeongChang edition and were absent from the 2020 Tokyo and 2022 Beijing Games, citing travel restrictions and after receiving a ban, respectively.

At 18, Choi Ga-on has opened a new chapter in Korean winter sports history, capturing the nation’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in a snow event with a stunning show of grit in the women’s snowboard halfpipe.

South Korea failed to reach the podium in the mixed relay in short track speed skating at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday. The quartet of Choi Min-jeong, Kim Gil-li, Rim Jong-un and Hwang Dae-heon finished third in their group in the semifinals at Milano Ice Skating