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Quiet Day for South Korea at Milan Games as Lee Takes 10th, Kim Eyes 2030

The national tally remains one gold, two silver, two bronze after mixed outcomes across speed skating, curling, freestyle.

Members of the South Korean women's curling team celebrate their win over Japan in the round-robin match of the women's curling tournament at the Winter Olympics at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, 260 kilometers northeast of Milan, on Feb. 15, 2026, in this Reuters photo. (Yonhap)
Lee Na-hyun of South Korea competes in the women's 500-meter speed skating race at the Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 15, 2026. (Yonhap)
Lee Na-hyun of South Korea reacts after finishing her race in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 15, 2026. (Yonhap)
Kim Min-sun of South Korea reacts after finishing her race in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 15, 2026. (Yonhap)

Overview

  • Femke Kok of the Netherlands won the women’s 500 meters in 36.49 seconds, setting an Olympic record.
  • Lee Na-hyun placed 10th in the 500 meters in 37.86 after a ninth in the 1,000, saying the two top-10s bolster her 2030 podium hopes.
  • Kim Min-sun finished 14th in the 500 meters in 38.01 and vowed to refocus her training toward the next Olympics.
  • South Korea’s women’s curling team beat Japan 7–5 to move to 3–2 in round-robin play, with skip Gim Eun-ji delivering pivotal takeouts in the eighth and 10th ends.
  • Snowboarder Yu Seung-eun qualified third for the women’s slopestyle final with 76.80 points in Livigno, and freestyle skier Jung Dae-yoon exited the dual moguls in the quarterfinals against eventual champion Mikael Kingsbury after skidding off course.