South Korea ranked seventh overall at the 2018 Winter Games, with five gold medals and 17 overall medals. South Korea has traditionally been a country that won many medals in short track speed skating, but in this competition, it also won medals in skeleton racing, curling and skiing.

2 days ago · South Korea have topped the medals table in short track speed skating at the last two Winter Olympics and Zhang said the Asian Winter Games had been useful preparation for them ahead of next year ...

South Korea competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, from 9 to 25 February 2018, as the host nation. It was represented by 122 competitors in all 15 disciplines (15 sports).

South Korea is scheduled to compete in the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14. [1] [2]The South Korean team is scheduled to consist of 149 athletes. [3] [4] During the opening ceremony, hockey player Chong-Min Lee and curler Gim Eun-ji were the country's flagbearers.[5]

6 days ago · Figure skating, snowboarding and more The rest of Team Korea’s roster features athletes who are looking to continue their international success, including figure skater Cha Jun-hwan and snowboarder Lee Chae-un, ahead of their next potential big challenge at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

6 days ago · Chloe Kim, of the United States, jumps during the women’s halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) Read More. 5 of 7.

Feb 9, 2022 · Hwang Dae-Heon (52), of South Korea, celebrates after crossing the finish line to take the gold medal in the men’s 1500-meter final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing.

The 2018 Olympic Winter Games were awarded to PyeongChang, Korea at the IOC Session in Durban, South Africa on 6 July 2011. PyeongChang easily defeated the other two candidates (München, Germany and Annecy, France) and were the first Olympic Winter Games to be held in Korea, and only the third in Asia, after Sapporo in 1972 , and Nagano in ...

2 days ago · South Korea previously hosted the games in Gangwon Province in 1999, an experience that helped pave the way for hosting the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. South Korea has dispatched a total of ...

Dec 8, 2017 · The Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics kicked off with a bang on February 9. It was the second Olympics to be held in Korea after Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Games.