Kim Da-eun, Lee So-young miss women’s halfpipe final in Milan-Cortina Olympic qualifying South Korea’s Kim Da-eun of Kyung Hee University and Lee So-young of Sangdong High School failed to reach the Olympic women’s halfpipe final in freestyle skiing. In qualifying at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Kim scored 41.50 points to place 20th among 21 athletes. The event uses the better of two runs, with the top 12 advancing to the final. Kim posted 23.25 on her first run after a landing mistake midway through, then improved to 41.50 on her second but remained outside the cut February 20, 2026

KAI, Hanwha System Vie for South Korea’s Microsatellite SAR Program South Korea’s major defense companies are increasingly targeting space as a new growth area, and competition is intensifying for government contracts. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hanwha Systems are set to face off over a government microsatellite program. Industry officials said the government plans to select a prime contractor this year for a dual-use, civil-military microsatellite system development project. Budgeted at about 1.4 trillion won, the program aims to build a cluste February 20, 2026

Hyundai Glovis Hits 7% Operating Margin Goal Early, Eyes Global Logistics Growth Hyundai Glovis is accelerating its push to become a global logistics company after reaching its 2030 target of a 7% operating profit margin ahead of schedule. The company is expanding vehicle shipments beyond Hyundai Motor and is also moving cargo tied to advanced industries such as defense, energy storage systems (ESS) and hydrogen. According to industry officials on Feb. 19, Hyundai Glovis posted 29.567 trillion won ($) in sales last year and 2.073 trillion won in operating profit, up February 20, 2026

Cha Jun-hwan finishes fourth in Olympic men’s figure skating, won’t call it his last Games Cha Jun-hwan (Seoul City Hall) finished fourth in men’s singles at his third Olympics and said he is not ready to put a period on his career. Cha posted a total score of 273.92 points to place fourth in the men’s singles free skate at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, which ended at Milan Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 14 (Korea time). He missed the bronze by 0.98 points behind Japan’s Shun Sato (274.90). Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold with 291.58, and Japan’s Yuma Ka February 20, 2026

South Korea’s Lee congratulates Won Yoon-jong on election as IOC athletes’ commission member President Lee Jae-myung sent congratulations to Won Yoon-jong, a bobsledder elected as a new International Olympic Committee athletes’ commission member. In a late-night social media post on the 19th, Lee welcomed the news from the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics site, writing that he was pleased to see a third South Korean chosen as an IOC athletes’ commission member. Won received 1,176 votes to lead 11 candidates, according to results announced on the 19th (Korean time) at February 20, 2026

South Korea’s Jeong Jae-won takes 14th in Olympic 1500m ahead of mass start South Korean speedskater Jeong Jae-won used the men’s 1,500 meters as a tune-up ahead of his main event, the mass start. Jeong, 25, finished 14th in 1 minute, 45.80 seconds on Thursday (Korea time) at the Milan Speed Skating Stadium at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. He had planned to skate only the mass start on Friday, but entered the 1,500 to sharpen his race feel and check the ice. Starting from the inside lane, Jeong went through 300 meters in 24.45 seconds and increased h February 20, 2026

Short Track Captain Lee Jun-seo Targets Gold in Men’s 5,000 Relay at Milan Olympics South Korea’s men’s short track team is training with one goal: gold in the 5,000-meter relay final. Team captain Lee Jun-seo said he is ready to do his part in the title bid. Lee spoke after training on Feb. 19 at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy. As captain, Lee has helped set the tone ahead of the final, scheduled for early Feb. 21 in Korea. Asked about tactics, he said he could not share details because it would reveal the team’s plan. Still, he added, “If I race, I’ll push my te February 20, 2026

South Korea’s Won Yoon-jong Elected to IOC Athletes’ Commission South Korean bobsledder Won Yoon-jong has been elected to the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission, becoming the first South Korean from a winter sport to win a seat. The IOC announced the results Thursday at the athletes village for the 2026 Milano-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics in Milan. Won finished first among 11 candidates. His term will run for eight years, through 2034. Voting was held among Olympic athletes from late January through Feb. 18. Won is South Kore February 19, 2026

Short-track skater Kim Gil-li targets individual gold after relay win at Milan Olympics Kim Gil-li, who won gold in the women’s 3,000-meter relay in short track, said she wants to add an individual title as well. After official training at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 19, Kim said she is aiming for two gold medals. “I’m hungry for two titles,” she said. “After the team event, I want to go for gold in the individual races, too.” South Korea’s women’s team won the 3,000-meter relay final, with Kim skating the anchor leg and finishing a late comeback. With her bronze me February 19, 2026

Choi Min-jung Begins Training for 1,500 Meters After Olympic Relay Gold After winning the women’s 3,000-meter relay in short track to claim her fourth career Olympic gold, Choi Min-jung of Seongnam City Hall will race the 1,500 meters on Feb. 21, aiming to set a new South Korean record for most Olympic medals across the Summer and Winter Games. Choi is scheduled to compete at 4:15 a.m. Feb. 21 (Korea time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy. A gold medal in the event could rewrite South Korea’s Olympic record book. Choi won gold in the women’s 1,500 met February 19, 2026