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With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy only days away, South Korea on Thursday vowed to make its new winter sports history next month. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) held the launch ...

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Figure skater Lee Hae-in posted her best short program score of the season in China on Thursday at her final event before her Olympic debut. Lee earned 67.06 points in the short program at the ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and No. 1-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lead the men's field at the 2026 Australian Open. The year’s ...

SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Yonhap) -- With the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy only days away, South Korea on Thursday vowed to make its new winter sports history next month. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee ...

Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Chae Hwi-young (C), Ryu Seung-min (2nd from L), president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, and others attend a ceremony in Seoul on Jan. 22, 2026, to ...