Norway Sets Winter Olympics Record With 17 Gold Medals at Milan-Cortina 2026 Norway, a winter sports powerhouse, has set a new record for the most gold medals won by a single nation at one Winter Olympics at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games. Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway won the men’s 15-kilometer biathlon mass start on Feb. 20 (Korea time) at the Antholz biathlon arena in Italy, finishing in 39:17.1. The victory delivered Norway’s 17th gold medal of the Games, breaking the previous single-Winter Olympics record of 16 golds the country set at the 2022 Beijing Olymp February 21, 2026

Choi Min-jeong Wins 7th Olympic Medal as IOC Shares Mother’s Letter South Korea short track skater Choi Min-jeong set a national Olympic record with seven career medals, drawing attention to a handwritten letter from her mother shared ahead of the Games. The International Olympic Committee on Feb. 21 posted the letter on its official Instagram account, introducing it as a message from Choi’s mother to the Milano-Cortina d’Ampezzo 2026 Winter Olympics competitor. In the letter, her mother wrote that it was “a miracle” that the child who first put on ska February 21, 2026

Kim Gil-li wins women’s 1,500m short track gold; Choi Min-jeong takes silver for record seventh Olympic medal South Korea’s Kim Gil-li and Choi Min-jeong won gold and silver in the women’s 1,500 meters in short track speedskating at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Kim finished first in 2:32.076 in the final at Milan’s Ice Skating Arena. Choi followed in 2:32.450 for silver. Corinne Stoddard took bronze in 2:32.578. The medal made Kim a two-time gold medalist at her first Olympics. She opened her Games with bronze in the women’s 1,000 meters and helped South Korea win the wome February 21, 2026

South Korea wins silver in men’s 5,000-meter relay in Milan-Cortina short track South Korea’s men’s short track team won silver in the 5,000-meter relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, matching its result from the Beijing 2022 Games. In the final at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on Saturday morning in Korea, South Korea finished in 6:52.239. The Netherlands won in 6:51.847, and host Italy took bronze in 6:52.355. South Korea was seeking its first Olympic title in the event since winning gold at the 2006 Turin Games, but settled for second place ag February 21, 2026

New Books: A Child Therapist on Healing, a Monk Talks Buddhism With ChatGPT, and a Debut Poetry Collection What Heals Young People’s Wounds?=By Stacey Schaefer, translated by Moon Garam, Dusiui Namu. The author, a child and adolescent psychotherapist with 20 years of experience, distills lessons from her work with young clients. Her core rule is simple: when a child finally opens up, adults should not lead with their own stories — the “I went through that, too” approach. She writes that today’s problems can be different and more complicated: being left on “read” by a friend can feel like a cr February 21, 2026

Kim Gil-li, Choi Min-jeong and Noh Do-hee reach women’s 1,500 semifinals in Milan Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), Kim Gil-li (Seongnam City Hall) and Noh Do-hee (Hwaseong City Hall) all advanced from the women’s 1,500-meter short track quarterfinals to the semifinals.  The three skaters earned their semifinal spots in races held at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy on Feb. 21 (Korea time).  Kim was the first South Korean to skate, winning Heat 1 in 2:32.080. She stayed with Zhang Chutong of China near the front early, then moved up on the inside to take the le February 21, 2026

South Korea’s Lee Seung-hoon Withdraws From Olympic Ski Halfpipe Final After Injury Lee Seung-hoon of Korea National Sport University, the first South Korean to reach an Olympic freestyle ski halfpipe final, withdrew after injuring his knee in practice. Lee scored 76 points in men’s halfpipe qualifying on Feb. 20 (local time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. He placed 10th to advance to the final, where only 12 of 25 skiers qualified, but he was unable to compete because of the injury. Lee hurt his right knee when he str February 21, 2026

Cha Jun-hwan and Lee Hae-in invited to 2026 Milan Olympic figure skating gala Cha Jun-hwan (Seoul City Hall) and Lee Hae-in (Korea University) will skate in the figure skating gala at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. The International Skating Union said it announced on Feb. 21 the seven women’s singles skaters selected for the gala, which will be held at 4 a.m. Feb. 22 (Korea time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy. The gala features medalists in men’s and women’s singles, pairs and ice dance, along with “special invitation” skaters chosen b February 21, 2026

Report Revives Health Rumors About Actor Choi Bul-am After TV Exit Actor Choi Bul-am has become the subject of renewed rumors about his health.  On the 19th, MBN’s current-affairs and documentary program “Special Scoop World” aired a look at actor Im Hyun-sik’s daily life. In the episode, Im met with actor Park Eun-su, who played Il-yong in the MBC drama “Country Diaries,” and the two talked.  Park expressed concern about Im’s condition, saying, “If you live alone, you at least have to be healthy.”  He added, “The few senior people we have lef February 21, 2026

Park Ji-woo, Lim Ri-won Finish 21st and 28th in Women’s 1,500 at Milan-Cortina Olympics South Korea’s Park Ji-woo (Gangwon Provincial Government) and Lim Ri-won (set to enroll at Korea National Sport University) finished in the lower half of the field in the women’s 1,500 meters. They skated in the final on Feb. 21 at the Milan speedskating stadium at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Park placed 21st in 1:58.26, and Lim was 28th in 1:59.73. Lim, skating in the third pair, went through the first 300 meters in 26.49 seconds, starting faster than Erura Groenewoud, but w February 21, 2026