Snowboarder Yoo Seung-eun finishes 12th in Olympic women’s slopestyle

Yoo Seung-eun reacts after missing her landing on her second run in the women’s snowboard slopestyle final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Italy, Feb. 18 (local time). [Photo=Yonhap]

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 in all three runs kept her from moving up the standings.

“I feel like I rode really badly. It’s so frustrating,” Yoo said after the event. “I’m sorry I couldn’t show a good performance to everyone who supported me.”

Looking back, she said, “Everything is disappointing. I tried to play it safe early on, but I made a mistake. After that, I kept making mistakes, and I felt I’m still lacking a lot in skill.”

She pointed to the rail section as a weakness. “I think I was more nervous than in qualifying,” she said. “My condition was fine today. I felt my rail skills are very lacking.”

Yoo also contrasted slopestyle with big air. “In big air, I could try a lot of new techniques, so it was a really good experience,” she said. “In slopestyle, I realized how much I’m lacking in the rail section.”

After her first Olympics, Yoo said, “Overall, it was a really fun Olympics,” adding, “I’m set to return home tomorrow, but I’m a little disappointed because the final result wasn’t good.”

* This article has been translated by AI.

Jang Suna