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South Korea at the 2026 Winter Olympics

South Korea competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Cha Jun-hwan and Park Ji-woo were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Hwang Dae-heon and Choi Min-jeong were the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

South Korea qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

South Korea qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota. Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, South Korea qualified a further one female athlete.

Distance
Men
Women
Sprint

Curling

Summary

Women's tournament

South Korea qualified a women's team by finishing in the top seven based on the combined points at the 2024 and 2025 World Championships. Team Gim Eun-ji qualified as Korean representatives by winning the 2025 Korean Curling Championships, finishing 9–2 through the event and defeating Team Ha Seung-youn 7–4 in the championship game.

Round robin<br/> South Korea had a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11.

Draw 1<br/> Thursday, 12 February, 9:05

Draw 2<br/> Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Draw 3<br/> Friday, 13 February, 14:05

Draw 5<br/> Saturday, 14 February, 19:05

Draw 6<br/> Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Draw 8<br/> Monday, 16 February, 19:05

Draw 9<br/> Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05

Draw 10<br/> Wednesday, 18 February, 9:05

Draw 12<br/> Thursday, 19 February, 14:30

Mixed doubles tournament

South Korea qualified a mixed doubles team by finishing second at the Olympic Qualification Event. Kim Seon-yeong and Jeong Yeong-seok qualified as Korean representatives by winning the 2025 Korean Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, finishing 9–1 through the event and defeating the pair of Kim Hye-rin and Yoo Min-hyeon 12–6 in the championship game.

Round robin<br/> South Korea had a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, and 11.

Draw 1<br/> Wednesday, 4 February, 19:05

Draw 2<br/> Thursday, 5 February, 10:05

Draw 4<br/> Thursday, 5 February, 19:05

Draw 6<br/> Friday, 6 February, 14:35

Draw 8<br/> Saturday, 7 February, 14:35

Draw 9<br/> Saturday, 7 February, 19:05

Draw 10<br/> Sunday, 8 February, 10:05

Draw 12<br/> Sunday, 8 February, 19:05

Draw 13<br/> Monday, 9 February, 10:05

Figure skating

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, South Korea secured one quota in each of the men's singles, two quota in each of the women's singles, and one quota in each of the ice dance. South Korea earned one quota in men's singles at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China. Furthermore, South Korea qualified to the team event.

Team event

Freestyle skiing

Moguls
Dual moguls
Park & Pipe

Luge

Short-track speed skating

South Korea qualified the maximum team size of ten short-track speed skaters (five per gender) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.

Men

<small>Qualification legend: Q – Qualify based on position in heat; q – Qualify based on time in field; QA – Qualify to medal final; ADV A – Advanced to medal final on referee decision; QB – Qualify to consolation final</small><br/> <small>* – Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.</small>

Women

<small>Qualification legend: Q – Qualify based on position in heat; q – Qualify based on time in field; QA – Qualify to medal final; QB – Qualify to consolation final; ADV – Advanced on referee decision</small>

Mixed

<small>Qualification legend: Q – Qualify based on position in heat; q – Qualify based on time in field; QA – Qualify to medal final; QB – Qualify to consolation final</small><br/> <small>* – Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.</small>

Skeleton

Snowboarding

Alpine
Cross
Park & Pipe

Speed skating

South Korea qualified eight speed skaters (four men and four women) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.

Men
Women
Mass start

Disqualifications

Women's cross country skiers Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin were disqualified from the Women's 50 kilometre classical race for allegedly using fluorinated wax, which is banned, on their skies. South Korea denied the allegations.

See also

References