South Korea at the 2026 Winter Olympics

South Korea at the 2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of South Korea
IOC code	KOR
NOC	Korean Olympic Committee
Website	www.sports.or.kr  (in Korean)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors	37 (15 men and 22 women) in 6 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Korea (2018)

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

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	1	2	3
Curling	1	6	7
Figure skating	3	3	6
Short-track speed skating	5	5	10
Speed skating	4	5	9
Total	15	22	37

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

South Korea has so far qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota. ^{[1] [2]}

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

South Korea has qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota so far. ^{[3] [4]} Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, South Korea has qualified further one female athlete. ^[5]

Curling

Main articles: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage										Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Gim Eun-ji Kim Min-ji Kim Su-ji Seol Ye-eun Seol Ye-ji	Women's tournament	JPN	ITA	GBR	DEN	USA	CHN	SUI	SWE	CAN
Kim Seon-yeong Jeong Yeong-seok	Mixed doubles tournament	SWE	ITA	SUI	GBR	CZE	USA	EST	CAN	NOR

Women's tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – 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. ^[6] 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. ^[7]

Team v t e	Skip	Pld	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	S%	DSC	Qualification
Canada	Rachel Homan	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00	Playoffs
China	Wang Rui	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Denmark	Madeleine Dupont	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Great Britain	Sophie Jackson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Italy	Stefania Constantini	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Japan	Sayaka Yoshimura	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
South Korea	Gim Eun-ji	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Sweden	Anna Hasselborg	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Switzerland	Silvana Tirinzoni	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
United States	Tabitha Peterson	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00

Source: Official website

Round robin
South Korea had a bye in draws 4, 7 and 11. ^[8]

Draw 1
Thursday, 12 February, 9:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Gim)											0
Japan (Yoshimura)											0

Draw 2
Thursday, 12 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Italy (Constantini)											0
South Korea (Gim)											0

Draw 3
Friday, 13 February, 14:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Great Britain (Jackson)											0
South Korea (Gim)											0

Draw 5
Saturday, 14 February, 19:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Gim)											0
Denmark (Dupont)											0

Draw 6
Sunday, 15 February, 14:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
United States (Peterson)											0
South Korea (Gim)											0

Draw 8
Monday, 16 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Gim)											0
China (Wang)											0

Draw 9
Tuesday, 17 February, 14:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
South Korea (Gim)											0
Switzerland (Tirinzoni)											0

Draw 10
Wednesday, 18 February, 9:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Sweden (Hasselborg)											0
South Korea (Gim)											0

Draw 12
Thursday, 19 February, 14:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
Canada (Homan)											0
South Korea (Gim)											0

Mixed doubles tournament

Main article: Curling at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament

South Korea qualified a mixed doubles team by finishing second at the Olympic Qualification Event. ^[9] 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. ^[7]

Team v t e	Athletes	Pld	W	L	W–L	PF	PA	EW	EL	BE	SE	S%	DSC	Qualification
Canada	Jocelyn Peterman / Brett Gallant	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00	Playoffs
Czech Republic	Julie Zelingrová / Vít Chabičovský	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Estonia	Marie Kaldvee / Harri Lill	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Great Britain	Jennifer Dodds / Bruce Mouat	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Italy	Stefania Constantini / Amos Mosaner	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Norway	Kristin Skaslien / Magnus Nedregotten	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
South Korea	Kim Seon-yeong / Jeong Yeong-seok	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Sweden	Isabella Wranå / Rasmus Wranå	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
Switzerland	Briar Schwaller-Hürlimann / Yannick Schwaller	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00
United States	Cory Thiesse / Korey Dropkin	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0.00

Source: Official website

Round robin
South Korea had a bye in draws 3, 5, 7, and 11. ^[8]

Draw 1
Wednesday, 4 February, 19:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Sweden (Wranå / Wranå)									0
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0

Draw 2
Thursday, 5 February, 10:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0
Italy (Constantini / Mosaner)									0

Draw 4
Thursday, 5 February, 19:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Switzerland (Schwaller-Hürlimann / Schwaller)									0
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0

Draw 6
Friday, 6 February, 14:35

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0
Great Britain (Dodds / Mouat)									0

Draw 8
Saturday, 7 February, 14:35

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Czech Republic (Zelingrová / Chabičovský)									0
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0

Draw 9
Saturday, 7 February, 19:05

Sheet A	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0
United States (Thiesse / Dropkin)									0

Draw 10
Sunday, 8 February, 10:05

Sheet B	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0
Estonia (Kaldvee / Lill)									0

Draw 12
Sunday, 8 February, 19:05

Sheet D	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Canada (Peterman / Gallant)									0
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0

Draw 13
Monday, 9 February, 10:05

Sheet C	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
Norway (Skaslien / Nedregotten)									0
South Korea (Kim / Jeong)									0

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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. ^[10] South Korea earned one quota in men's singles at the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 in Beijing, China. ^{[11] [12]} Furthermore, South Korea qualified to the team event. ^[13]

Athlete	Event	SP/SD		FP/FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Men's singles
	Women's singles
	Ice dance

Team event

Athlete	Event	Short program / Rhythm dance						Free skate / Free dance				Total
		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance	Total		Men's	Women's	Pairs	Ice dance
		Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points Team points	Points	Rank
(M)  (W) no entries (P)  / (ID)	Team event

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

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. ^[14]

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

South Korea qualified nine speed skaters (four men and five women) through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup. ^[15]

See also

• South Korea at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

References

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2. "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
3. "Women's Sprint Free Qualification" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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5. "Olympic Winter Games 2026 Quota List Cross-Country". International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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10. Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union . Retrieved 4 April 2025.
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15. "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.