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  Snowboarder Yoo Seung-eun finishes 12th in Olympic women’s slopestyle Yoo Seung-eun of Seongbok High School fell short in her bid for another medal in the women’s snowboard slopestyle at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, saying she was disappointed with her performance. Competing Tuesday (Korea time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Yoo scored 34.18 points in the final and finished 12th among 12 athletes. After winning South Korea’s first Olympic medal in women’s snowboarding in big air, Yoo tried to add another podium finish in slopestyle. But mistakes February 19, 2026
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  Dog Runs Onto Cross-Country Course at Milan-Cortina Olympics, Follows Skier to Finish A large dog ran onto the course during cross-country skiing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, briefly joining the race. In the women’s team sprint qualifying on Feb. 18 (Korea time) at the cross-country stadium in Tesero, Italy, a Czech wolfhound bounded onto the snow and ran behind the skiers. The dog sprinted just behind Croatia’s Tena Hadzic, who finished 19th, and followed her all the way across the finish line. Reuters reported that the dog started ru February 19, 2026
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  Shiffrin wins Olympic slalom gold for first time in eight years at Milan-Cortina Games Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States won a Winter Olympics gold medal for the first time in eight years. Shiffrin captured the women's slalom title at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 18 (Korean time) at the Tofane Alpine Ski Center in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. She posted a combined time of 1 minute, 39.10 seconds over two runs. The victory marked Shiffrin's first Olympic gold since 2018. She previously won slalom gold at the 2014 Sochi Games and giant slalom February 19, 2026
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  Ukraine to Boycott Opening Ceremony, Other Events at Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics Ukraine will skip the opening ceremony and other official events at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Paralympics, which begin March 7 (Korea time), in protest of the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian teams to compete under their national flags. According to Reuters, Ukraine’s sports minister, Matvii Bidnyi, said on Feb. 18, “Our team will not attend any events during the Games,” adding, “However, we will compete as normal.” Earlier that day, the International Paralympic C February 19, 2026
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  Snowboarder Yoo Seung-eun Finishes 12th in Olympic Slopestyle, Ends Medal Bid Big air bronze medalist Yoo Seung-eun (Seongbok High School) ended her first Olympic appearance with a 12th-place finish in women’s snowboard slopestyle. Competing Feb. 18 (Korea time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Yoo posted a best score of 34.18 across three finals runs, placing 12th among the 12 finalists at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. The final had been scheduled for Feb. 17 but was postponed a day because of heavy snow and severe weather. Yoo had raised medal February 19, 2026
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  Lee Ufan Works Lead Seoul Auction and K Auction Sales in Late February The year’s first art auction delivered stronger-than-expected results, raising expectations of a market rebound, and major houses are now preparing a new round of February sales. According to the art auction industry on the 19th, Seoul Auction and K Auction will hold their February auctions on the 26th and 27th, respectively. Together, the two houses will offer 226 works by artists whose value has been tested in domestic and international markets, with a combined estimate of about 17 February 19, 2026
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  Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo Wins Team Sprint Gold for Fifth Title at Milan-Cortina Olympics Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo became the first five-time gold medalist in cross-country skiing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, bringing his career Olympic gold total to 10. Klaebo and Einar Hedegart won the men’s team sprint final on Feb. 18 (Korean time) at the Tesero Cross-Country Ski Stadium in Italy. Klaebo and Hedegart, who also teamed up in the men’s 4x7.5-kilometer relay on Feb. 15, finished in 18 minutes, 28.98 seconds. They beat the U.S. duo of Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher February 18, 2026
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  Cha Jun-hwan Reveals Ankle Injury After Historic Fourth-Place Olympic Finish South Korean men’s figure skating standout Cha Jun-hwan said he delivered the best Olympic result in the country’s history — fourth place at his third Olympics — while dealing with a painful right ankle injury. After an official practice session on Feb. 18 (Korea time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena’s training rink, the 25-year-old Seoul Metropolitan Government skater told reporters his condition had been worse than it appeared. “My right ankle, around the ankle bone, was in such bad s February 18, 2026
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  Lee Eui-jin, Han Da-som Miss Final in Women’s Cross-Country Team Sprint at 2026 Milan Olympics Lee Eui-jin (Busan Metropolitan City Sports Council) and Han Da-som (Gyeonggi Provincial Government) were eliminated in qualifying for the women’s cross-country team sprint at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The pair placed 23rd out of 26 teams with a combined time of 7:50.72 on Feb. 18 at the cross-country stadium in Tesero, Italy, missing the top 15 that advanced to the final. In the team sprint qualifier, two skiers form a team and each races a course of about 1.5 kilometers o February 18, 2026
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  Copyright Issues Over Pop Music Spotlight Olympic Figure Skating as Amber Glenn Places 13th Copyright concerns tied to the use of pop music became a major talking point in figure skating at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Even with support from pop star Madonna, U.S. skater Amber Glenn finished 13th in the women’s short program. Glenn scored 67.39 points in the women’s singles short program on Feb. 18 (Korean time) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy, placing 13th. Glenn chose Madonna’s hit “Like a Prayer” for her short program this season and had worried about copyright February 18, 2026