Choi Ga-on wins South Korea's 1st Winter Olympic snow gold
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No, North Korea is not at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It's not actually because of a ban, though. The North Koreans simply didn't have anyone qualify for these Games. North Korea last competed in the Winter Olympics in 2018.
Two South Korean cross-country skiers, Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin, have been disqualified from the Winter Olympics after reportedly using a banned item.
SEOUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - North Korea has opened its national winter games, state media reported, as athletes from the reclusive state sit out the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after failing to secure qualification spots.
Teenage athletes shone for Korea at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday. The 17-year-old snowboarder Choi Ga-on delivered the gold medal in the women's halfpipe event at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno,
The 2026 Winter Olympics continues Thursday with several high-stakes events from the worlds of skiing, luge, speed skating, curling, and hockey.