"Three World Cups in a row" Choi Ga-on goes head-to-head with world legend Chloe Kim..an explosion of global interest

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The public's keen interest in short track, which ranks at the top of the world rankings with overwhelming skills, has been proven.

JTBC's 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics broadcast on the 10th (Korea time) recorded an average viewership of 7.7% and a target of 3.8% based on paid households in the metropolitan area of Nielsen Korea. It topped the target audience, including all channels. Immediately after the semi-final, when the Korean short track mixed relay swallowed the tears, the scene showed the highest household ratings per minute soaring to 13.8%, and the target highest ratings also rose to 6.4%, proving explosive interest in the Winter Olympics.

In the semifinals of the 2000m relay in short track held on the evening of the 10th, Kim Ki-li failed to advance to the final due to a bad luck collision in which she was caught up in a slipped U.S. player and collapsed.

The medal hunt for the South Korean team is really starting now. Snowboarding and traditional powerhouse speed skating, which have emerged as the new beneficial events of the Olympics, are ready to deliver thrilling victories on Wednesday and Thursday, the 11th and the 12th.

In the snowboard women's halfpipe event, which will be broadcast at 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, the 11th, Choi Ga-on and Lee Na-yoon, the "future" of South Korea's snowboard, will begin their fate. The biggest point to watch in this preliminary round is by far Choi Ga-on and Choi Ga-on's role model and world-class legend Chloe Kim's head-to-head match. In a recent interview, Chloe Kim, who is aiming to win her third consecutive Olympics, expressed strong caution and affection toward Choi Ga-on, saying, "It's like looking at me." The match between "Legendary" Chloe Kim, who plays with a shoulder injury, and "Shinsung" Choi Ga-on, whose momentum is at its peak by winning three World Cups this season, is making the hearts of snowboard fans around the world beat beyond simple games.

At 2:10 a.m. on the 12th (Thursday), Kyung-min, the "next-generation ace" of the Korean ice speed skating men's 1,000m, will go on a medal hunt. Gu Kyung-min, who proved his explosive early speed and unruly hindsight at the World Cup this season, emerged as a strong "dark horse" in this tournament. Attention is focusing on whether spectators, who have completed 1,000m of endurance while maintaining short-range explosiveness, will be able to announce the birth of a new short-range power by winning their first Olympic medal on the ice in Milan.

At 3:30 a.m. on the same day, the men's halfpipe qualifying round for snowboarding will be held. Starting with Lee Chae-woon, the first world championship gold medalist in the history of Korean snowboarding, Kim Gun-hee and Lee Ji-oh will join the team. The world's attention is focused on every gesture of Lee Chae-woon, who seeks to confirm his advance to the finals with overwhelming skills from the preliminary round with his main weapon, the high-level 1440-degree rotation technology.

JTBC

February 11 (Wednesday) 6:20 p.m. / Snowboard Women's Halfpipe Qualifier

February 12 (Thursday) 2:10 am / Speed Skating Men's 1000 m

February 12 (Thursday) 3:30 a.m. / Snowboard Men's Halfpipe Qualifier

JTBC SPORTS

February 11 (Wednesday) 7:20 p.m. / Alpine Skiing Men's Super Competition

February 12 (Thursday) 3:30 a.m. / Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance

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