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  Kim Min-seon, Lee Na-hyeon miss medals in women’s 500m speedskating at Milan Olympics South Korea’s top women’s sprint speedskater, Kim Min-seon (Uijeongbu City Hall), and rising prospect Lee Na-hyeon (Korea National Sport University) came up short in their signature 500 meters at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Kim finished 14th with 38.01 on Feb. 16 (Korea time) at the Milan speedskating stadium in Italy. Lee placed 10th in 37.86. It was Kim’s third Olympic appearance after placing 16th at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and seventh at the 2022 Beijing Game February 16, 2026
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  South Korea beats Japan 7-5 in women’s curling to improve to 3-2 at Milan-Cortina Games South Korea’s women’s curling team, known as “5G” (Gyeonggi Province), beat Japan to move to 3-2 in round-robin play. The team — skip Kim Eun-ji, third Kim Min-ji, second Kim Su-ji, lead Seol Ye-eun and fifth Seol Ye-ji — won 7-5 in its fifth round-robin game on Feb. 15 local time at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. With five of nine round-robin games completed, South Korea stayed in the hunt for a spot in the sem February 16, 2026
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  Snowboarder Yoo Seung-eun qualifies third for Olympic women’s slopestyle final South Korean snowboarder Yoo Seung-eun, 18, advanced to the women’s slopestyle final, keeping alive her bid for a second medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Yoo scored 76.80 points on Saturday (Korean time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, placing third among 30 riders. The top 12 qualified for the final. She earned her score on her first run, landing a backside 540 melon grab and a backside 720 mute grab cleanly. In her second run, Yoo lost balance early and made a February 16, 2026
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  Naturalized South Korean biathlete Ekaterina Avvakumova finishes 55th in Olympic 10K pursuit Naturalized South Korean biathlete Ekaterina Avvakumova finished 55th in the women’s 10-kilometer pursuit at the 2026 Milano-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics. Avvakumova, 35, clocked 35 minutes 33.0 seconds in the race held Saturday (Korea time) at the Antholz Biathlon Arena in Italy, placing 55th among 58 finishers. After placing 58th in Friday’s sprint, she earned one of the pursuit berths awarded through 60th place and started near the back under the rules. She missed two shots — on February 16, 2026
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  Kumho Petrochemical Earns A- in CDP Climate Rating Kumho Petrochemical said Sunday it received an A- rating from CDP, a global sustainability and environmental, social and governance assessment platform, up from a B rating last year. CDP is a nonprofit that discloses, analyzes and evaluates environmental information from more than 24,000 major companies worldwide at the request of global financial institutions representing a combined $130 trillion in assets. It assesses companies’ climate strategies and execution, including efforts to cut February 15, 2026
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  ACC to Stream Children’s Theater and Contemporary Dance on YouTube During Lunar New Year Holiday During the Lunar New Year holiday, viewers can watch children’s theater and contemporary dance at home on the ACC YouTube channel. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s National Asian Culture Center said Sunday it will run an online program, “Lunar New Year with ACC,” on the ACC YouTube channel from Feb. 14 to 18. The streamed performances are the children’s play “Eoduksini” and the dance work “1℃,” which raises questions about the climate crisis. “Eoduksini,” created for the February 15, 2026
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  Hyundai, Kia Near 1 Million EV Sales in Europe as Market Rebounds Hyundai Motor and Kia are expected to reach 1 million cumulative electric-vehicle sales in Europe in the first half of this year. Hyundai Motor Group said on Feb. 15 that the two automakers sold a combined 915,996 EVs in Europe from the start of Soul EV sales in 2014 through last year. In 2021, they sold 135,408 EVs in Europe, topping 100,000 annual sales there for the first time. Sales continued to rise in 2022 and 2023, reaching 143,460 and 147,457 vehicles, respectively. In 2024, s February 15, 2026
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  President Lee Jae-myung congratulates Hwang Dae-heon on Olympic 1500m silver President Lee Jae-myung on Saturday congratulated short-track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon after he won a silver medal in the men’s 1,500 meters at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. In a Facebook post titled, “A calm race by a true ice competitor — congratulations on Korea’s short-track silver,” Lee said, “I sincerely congratulate him,” adding that he applauded Hwang for a “hard-earned silver medal.” Hwang finished second in the men’s 1,500-meter final held Saturday (local time), c February 15, 2026
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  National Gugak Center to Stage Lunar New Year Show 'Seol Majung Gase' on Feb. 17 The National Gugak Center said Sunday it will present a Lunar New Year family program, “Seol Ma(馬)jung Gase,” at 3 p.m. on Feb. 17 at its Yeakdang Theater. The show was planned for 2026, the Byeongo Year (丙午年), described as the “Year of the Red Horse.” It will pair traditional and newly created Korean music and dance to welcome New Year’s blessings and deliver a message of hope about moving forward. The program opens with the center’s Court Music Orchestra performing “Sujecheon.” February 15, 2026
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  National Museums in South Korea Offer Lunar New Year Events, Free Exhibits National museums across South Korea are marking the Lunar New Year holiday with cultural programs designed for families nationwide. The National Museum of Korea said Sunday the events were planned to celebrate Seollal, the country’s traditional New Year, and to offer visitors more hands-on opportunities to experience traditional culture. At the National Museum of Korea, the spring plum blossom exhibit "Ipchun Maehyang" is being held during the holiday period. The exhibit began Feb. 3 an February 15, 2026