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  First Gold at Milan-Cortina Olympics to Be Decided in Men’s Downhill or Women’s Skiathlon 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will move quickly from opening ceremonies to the first race for gold. The first gold medal is expected to come from a snow event on Feb. 7 (Korea time). It will be awarded to the winner of whichever finishes first between the men’s alpine downhill, scheduled for 7:30 p.m., and the women’s cross-country 10-kilometer plus 10-kilometer skiathlon, which starts at 9 p.m. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Norway’s Therese Johaug won the first gold in the wo February 7, 2026
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  South Korea Marches in Milan-Cortina Opening Ceremony, Aiming for Top-10 Finish South Korea’s team, aiming for a top-10 finish in the overall standings at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, marched in the opening ceremony parade. In the athlete parade held across multiple sites centered on Milan’s San Siro Olympic Stadium, South Korea appeared 22nd among 92 National Olympic Committees, according to the organizing committee. Figure skater Cha Jun Hwan (Seoul City Hall) and long-distance speed skater Park Ji Woo (Gangwon Provincial Office), serving as February 7, 2026
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  Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Open With Dual-City Flame Lighting The 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics opened under the theme of “harmony and unity,” marking the first Winter Games staged under a multi-host system. The 25th Winter Olympics began its official schedule with an opening ceremony held early Friday (Korea time) at San Siro Olympic Stadium in Milan. The ceremony was staged simultaneously in multiple locations, including San Siro and Piazza Dibona in Cortina d'Ampezzo. The format reflected an operating plan aimed at minimizing new February 7, 2026
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  South Korea to Run Meal Support Centers for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympians The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee will run on-site meal support centers in Italy to help manage the condition of South Korea’s athletes competing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. The committee said it will operate centers from Feb. 6-22 in three areas — Milan, Cortina and Livigno — providing customized menus for the team. The goal is to reliably supply Korean meals and recovery-focused food amid repeated training and competition schedules to support performan February 7, 2026
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  New Books Spotlight SK Hynix’s HBM Rise, AI Design Collaboration and the Art of Listening Super Momentum= Lee In-sook and others, Platform 9 and 3/4. A new book recounts SK hynix’s success story as the company that first developed high-bandwidth memory, or HBM. It traces the roughly 20-year push that took a long-time No. 2 chipmaker to a global leader by promoting products aimed at easing data bottlenecks in artificial intelligence systems. Drawing on testimony from key executives — including SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung and former vice chairman February 7, 2026
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  South Korea Mixed Doubles Curlers Fall to Britain for Fourth Straight Round-Robin Loss South Korea’s mixed doubles curling pair Kim Seon Yeong (Gangneung City Hall) and Jeong Yeong Seok (Gangwon Provincial Office) lost again in round-robin play at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Kim and Jeong fell 8-2 to Britain’s Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat on Thursday (Korea time) at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, dropping to 0-4. South Korea previously lost 10-3 to Sweden, 8-4 to Italy and 8-5 to Switzerland and remained at the bottom of the February 7, 2026
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  South Korea Mixed Doubles Curling Team Falls to Italy, Drops to 0-2 in Round Robin South Korea’s mixed doubles curling pair of Kim Seon-young (Gangneung City Hall) and Jeong Yeong-seok (Gangwon Provincial Office) lost their second straight round-robin game at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Kim and Jeong fell 8-4 to Italy’s Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner on Feb. 5 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in their second round-robin match. Earlier that day, South Korea were routed 10-3 by Sweden’s Isabella and Rasmus Br February 7, 2026
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  South Korea curling mixed doubles team routed by Sweden in Olympic opener South Korea’s first athletes to compete at the Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics opened with a lopsided loss in curling mixed doubles. Kim Seon Yeong (Gangneung City Hall) and Jeong Yeong Seok (Gangwon Province Office) lost 10-3 to Sweden’s Isabella and Rasmus Wranå on Feb. 5 (Korea time) in their first round-robin game at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo. The Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics are set to begin with an opening ceremony at 4:30 a.m. on February 7, 2026
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  South Korea’s Shin Ji-a places fourth in women’s short program at Olympic team event South Korea’s women’s singles skater Shin Ji-a (Sehwa Girls’ High School) made a solid Olympic debut on Thursday in the figure skating team event. Shin finished fourth in the women’s short program at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Milan, scoring 68.80 points (37.93 technical, 30.87 program components). Her result earned South Korea seven points in the segment, leaving the team seventh overall with 11 points. Earlier, Lim Hae-na and Kwon Ye (Gyeonggi Provincial Government) placed seventh i February 6, 2026