South Korean Film Director Jeong Jin Woo Dies at 88 South Korean film director Jeong Jin Woo, who made movies including "Does the Cuckoo Cry at Night" and "The Mugunghwa Flower Has Bloomed," died on Saturday, the film industry and his family said. He was 88. Jeong died at about 8:00 p.m. at a nursing hospital in Seoul’s Gangnam district, they said Sunday. He had been hospitalized after a fall while walking his dog about two months ago and later contracted COVID-19, and he did not recover, they said. Shortly before his death, lon February 9, 2026

South Korea’s Yoo Seung-eun reaches Olympic women’s snowboard big air final in 4th Eighteen-year-old Yoo Seung-eun (Seongbok High School) made South Korean snowboard history by reaching the Olympic big air final, keeping her in medal contention after Kim Sang-gyeom (High1) delivered the team’s first medal of the Games. Yoo placed fourth out of 29 riders in women’s big air qualifying at Livigno Snow Park in Sondrio, Italy, with 166.50 points from her first and third runs. The top 12 advanced to the final. She opened with 80.75 points, scored 77.75 on her second attempt, February 9, 2026

South Korea’s Kim Sun Young, Jeong Yeong Seok beat Canada 9-5 for third straight mixed doubles win South Korea’s mixed doubles curling pair Kim Sun Young (Gangneung City Hall) and Jeong Yeong Seok (Gangwon Provincial Office) beat Canada on Sunday for their third straight win after a five-game losing streak. Kim and Jeong defeated Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant 9-5 in their eighth round-robin game at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. South Korea improved to 3-5 and were tied for sixth with No February 9, 2026

Low-Priced Tesla, BYD EVs Gain in South Korea, Pressuring Hyundai and Kia Imported electric vehicles are rapidly expanding in South Korea, increasing pressure on domestic brands such as Hyundai Motor and Kia. Tesla, which sold nearly 60,000 vehicles last year, has already overtaken Hyundai in sales, and value-focused Chinese brands led by BYD are also gaining ground, raising the stakes for Hyundai and Kia in their home market. According to Kaizu Data Research Institute data released on Feb. 8, South Korea registered 5,733 EVs in January, up 141.1% from 2,378 a y February 9, 2026

Lindsey Vonn Stable After Surgery Following Crash in Milan-Cortina Olympic Downhill U.S. alpine skiing star Lindsey Vonn was stable after surgery following a hard crash 13 seconds into her run in the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics women’s downhill, organizers said.  Vonn fell on Feb. 8 (local time) at the Tofane Alpine Ski Center in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, and did not finish the race.  She lost control on the second turn when her right arm struck a gate, then slammed into the snow and tumbled. Vonn could not get up. Medical staff assessed her on the course before she w February 9, 2026

Choi Min-jung to lead South Korea in Olympic mixed relay, eyes record medal haul South Korea short track veteran Choi Min-jung (Seongnam City Hall) is aiming for her first medal of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics — and a national record for most Olympic medals by a South Korean athlete. Choi will take the opening leg in the mixed 2,000-meter relay on Feb. 10 (Korea time). “Other teams probably already expect me to start,” Choi said after training on Feb. 9. “I focused on start practice. I’ll try to break out as fast as possible and not get pushed around in th February 9, 2026

South Korea Eyes First Multiple Medals in Skiing, Snowboarding at Milan-Cortina 2026 South Korea are aiming for a first-ever multiple-medal haul in Olympic skiing and snowboarding at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Games.   Kim Sang-gyeom of High1 won silver in the men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom on Saturday (local time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, giving South Korea their second Olympic medal in skiing and snowboarding.  It was the first medal for South Korea in those sports in eight years, after Lee Sang-ho won silver in the same event at the 2018 Pyeo February 9, 2026

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung Congratulates Snowboarder Kim Sang-gyeom on First Milan 2026 Medal President Lee Jae Myung congratulated South Korean snowboarder Kim Sang-gyeom after Kim won the nation’s first medal of the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics.  In a message posted Monday on social media, Lee said South Korea’s first medal of the Games had been secured and offered his congratulations to Kim for taking silver in the men’s parallel giant slalom.  Lee said Kim had spent years training for races decided by fractions of a second, refining his technique and February 9, 2026

South Korea’s Kim Sang-gyeom wins Olympic silver in men’s parallel giant slalom South Korea snowboarder Kim Sang-gyeom, 37, won a breakthrough Olympic silver medal in his fourth Games, delivering the country’s first medal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics and its 400th Olympic medal overall. After the race, he bowed deeply on the podium toward the crowd and viewers back home. Kim, who competes for High1, finished second in the men’s parallel giant slalom final on Feb. 8 (Korea time) at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, in Italy’s Sondrio province. He lost by 0.19 seco February 9, 2026

South Korea’s Lee Jun-seo Finishes 58th in Olympic Skiathlon as Norway’s Klaebo Wins Gold South Korea’s Lee Jun-seo of Gyeonggi Provincial Government finished 58th in the men’s 10 km + 10 km skiathlon at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, while Norway’s Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won his sixth career Olympic gold medal. Lee posted 53 minutes, 39 seconds in the race held on Feb. 8 (Korea time) at the cross-country stadium in Tesero, Italy. The skiathlon combines two cross-country techniques: classic and freestyle. Athletes race the first half in classic style, then switch February 9, 2026