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  South Korea’s First Olympic Snowboard Cross Racer Woo Subin Misses Round of 16 Woo Subin, the first South Korean athlete to compete in Olympic snowboard cross, failed to advance to the round of 16. Woo was disqualified after slipping midway through her heat in the women’s snowboard cross round-of-32 qualifying races at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Feb. 13 (Korea time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy. She was listed as DNF (did not finish), ending her bid to move on, with the top two finishers in each heat advancing to the round of 16. Snowboard cross, ad February 13, 2026
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  Klaebo wins 10K freestyle for third gold at Milan-Cortina Olympics, ties Winter Games record Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway completed a cross-country skiing triple at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, earning his eighth career Olympic gold medal. Klaebo won the men’s 10-kilometer interval-start freestyle on Feb. 13 (Korean time) at the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium in Italy, finishing in 20 minutes, 36.2 seconds. He added the title to golds in the men’s skiathlon (10km+10km) and the men’s sprint classic at these Games. The victory gave Klaebo eight Olympic gold medal February 13, 2026
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  Milan-Cortina 2026: South Korea’s Choi Ga-on to Receive 300 Million Won Bonus for Gold Choi Ga-on (Sehwa High School), South Korea’s first gold medalist of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, will receive a 300 million won ($) bonus from the Korea Ski and Snowboard Association. Competing Feb. 13 (Korea time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Choi scored 90.25 points to win the women’s snowboard halfpipe final, beating American Chloe Kim, who scored 88.00. The victory gave Choi South Korea’s first gold of the Milan-Cortina Games and the first Winter Olympic gold medal in Ko February 13, 2026
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  IBK Industrial Bank union ends CEO work blockade after deal on unpaid compensation IBK Industrial Bank of Korea and its union have agreed to pay previously unpaid allowances, ending a 22-day effort to block new CEO Jang Min-young from reporting to work. The union said Feb. 13 it reached a final agreement with management on the 2025 wage negotiations and related issues, and called off the blockade. The deal includes normalizing the handling of overdue compensatory leave, increasing the employee stock ownership plan, expanding practical compensation, improving managemen February 13, 2026
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  KORAIL Moves Toward Tender to Replace Aging KTX-I Fleet KORAIL is moving up the timeline to replace KTX trains that have been in service for more than 20 years, with bidding procedures expected to begin as early as this summer. The project is expected to total about 5 trillion won, raising the stakes for rail manufacturers. According to the rail industry on Thursday, KORAIL is working through administrative steps to launch the KTX-I replacement project. After finalizing details such as the tender method, it plans to post the procurement notice February 13, 2026
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  Actress Hwang Jung-eum’s Itaewon home hit with court-ordered provisional seizure Actress Hwang Jung-eum’s former agency, Y.One Entertainment, has sought a provisional seizure of a luxury single-family home she owns in Itaewon. In a statement released on the 13th, Y.One said it “respects the court’s decision” regarding the ongoing legal process. It added that it is difficult to confirm or comment on specifics at this stage because doing so could affect judicial proceedings, and said it would continue to respond in good faith in line with the process. Earlier on the 13 February 13, 2026
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  Olympic Gold Medalist Choi Ga-on to Receive Omega Watch Worth 9.5 Million Won Choi Ga-on (Sehwa High School), the first gold medalist for South Korea at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, is set to receive an Omega watch valued at 9.5 million won. Competing Feb. 13 (Korea time) at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Choi scored 90.25 to win the women’s snowboard halfpipe final, beating Chloe Kim of the United States, who scored 88.00. The victory made Choi South Korea’s first gold medalist of these Games and delivered the first Winter Olympic gold medal in Ko February 13, 2026
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  Park Bo-gum Shares Milan Photos During Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Actor Park Bo-gum posted photos from Milan, where the 2026 Winter Olympics are being held. Park Bo-gum shared several images on social media on Feb. 13 with the caption, “IT’s Milano – IT’s My Vibe.” He also added the hashtag “Milano Cortina 2026.” In the photos, Park wears casual outfits and looks into the camera. Online commenters responded with messages such as “So lovely,” “Seeing you happy makes me happy,” and “Park Bo-gum, you’re so cute.” Park is appearing on the tvN variet February 13, 2026
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  KAI explores space industry cooperation with Saudi Arabia at WDS 2026 Korea Aerospace Industries, known as KAI, said Feb. 13 it discussed potential cooperation on space projects with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment at the World Defense Show WDS 2026 in Riyadh. KAI CEO Cha Jae-byeong met Feb. 10 (local time) with Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih to discuss cooperation in future industries that could align with the Saudi government’s Vision 2030 project, including space, satellite communications and aviation. KAI said it has been steadily str February 13, 2026
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  Chungju’s ‘ChungTV’ YouTube channel dips below 970,000 subscribers after Kim Seon-tae signals resignation News that 'Chungju Man' Kim Seon-tae has submitted a resignation letter has been followed by a decline in subscribers to Chungju City's YouTube channel, 'ChungTV.' As of 4 p.m. on the 13th, ChungTV had about 968,000 subscribers. Before the news, the channel had topped about 970,000. The decline continued after Kim, who has led ChungTV, posted a video titled 'Final Greeting' that day. In the video, Kim said, "After 10 years in public service and s February 13, 2026