The South Korean curling mixed doubles team, serving as the vanguard of the country’s delegation to the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, concluded their first match with a disappointing defeat. Kim Sun-young (33,
"Amid pressing international conflicts, the Olympics is one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year."
The main contingent of South Korea’s delegation for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics departed for Italy via Incheon International Airport on the 30th. The Games will run from the 6th of next month for 17 days,
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics' sports programme began on Wednesday with the curling mixed doubles, which started two days before the opening ceremony in Milan. Four matches will be held at the Cortina Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo on Wednesday in the first sporting event at the 2026 Games which officially run between February 6-22.