Short track Kim Ki-li tries to win three gold medals..JTBC topped all the channels with ratings in all time zones

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With the women's curling team's fighting spirit, which has not given up until the end, leaving a deep echo on the home turf, Choi Min-jeong, the "Ice Empress" who is challenging to win the most medals by Koreans alone, and the men's short track relay team, who are seeking to recapture gold for the first time in 20 years, will make their last run toward milestone hunting.

The ratings of the women's curling preliminary match against Canada at the '2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics', broadcast by JTBC on the 19th (Korea Standard Time), soared to an average of 6.9% for households in the metropolitan area and up to 10.5% per minute. Target viewership in the Seoul metropolitan area topped all channel programs on Thursday, averaging 2.8% and up to 4.3%. (Based on Nielsen Korea paid households)

Interest in JTBC's "Newsroom," a special feature that vividly conveys the emotion and heat of Italy, was also hot. The "Newsroom" recorded an average viewership of 6.6% and up to 8.6% for households in the metropolitan area. Target viewership in the metropolitan area averaged 2.0% and up to 3.0%, gaining an overwhelming advantage at the same time.

At the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, which is only two days away from closing, South Korean athletes will go on a medal hunt with all their lives until the end. Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ki-li and Noh Do-hee will compete in the women's 1,500m short track race, which will be broadcast live from 4:15 a.m. on the 21st (Saturday), to challenge another golden run of joy. In particular, attention is focusing on whether Choi Min-jeong, who set the record for the most medals (6 medals) for South Koreans in the East and Summer Olympics with the previous relay gold medal, will be able to become a "legend" by adding a medal to the top spot in this event. In addition, Kim Ki-li, the "next-generation empress," is also drawing attention to whether she can achieve the feat of winning three gold medals following the 1,000m and 3,000 relay races by adding a steep rise. The overwhelming race of Taegeuk Women is expected to take place in the midst of a push from the quarterfinals to the finals.

The final of the men's 5,000-meter relay will be held with the pride of the Korean short track. The men's national team, which is joined by Shin Dong-min, Lee Jung-min, Lee Joon-seo, Lim Jong-eon and Hwang Dae-heon, will retake the gold medal for the first time in 20 years since the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics. In particular, as this competition is held in Italy, which seeks to reproduce its glory 20 years ago, it is determined to complete the "Italian Miracle" once again.

Prior to this, speed skating Park Ji-woo and Lim Ri-won will compete in the 1,500m event at 12:20 p.m. today (Friday the 20th). Park Ji-woo and Lim Ri-won, the ice-speed long-distance star who have spread from long distances to medium distances, are aiming to make a surprise medal entry.

The freestyle ski men's halfpipe, which was postponed due to bad local weather, will be held at 6:10 p.m. tonight in the preliminary round. Lee Seung-hoon, the "oldest brother" of the Korean frisky, and Moon Hee-sung, a spirited rookie, aim for tickets to the finals with their seasoned game management and high-level skills, respectively. If the two players pass the preliminary round, they are expected to perform a fantastic aerial performance for the first medal in Korean freeski history on the final stage at 3:30 a.m. on the 21st (Saturday).

Meanwhile, the South Korean women's curling team failed to overcome Canada, which was the last crisis of the preliminary round on the 20th, and lost 7-10 after a close race, and unfortunately failed to advance to the semifinals. Jung Jae-won, the star of Korean ice speed, finished preheating by adjusting his sense of practice by ranking 14th in the 1,500m speed skating, a day before the main event, mass start. Figure skating Lee Hae-in succeeded in entering the "Top 10" and kept the pride of Korean figure skating, while Shin Ji-ah finished in the final 11th place with her brilliant come-from-behind performance in free skating.

Viewers are also reacting hotly to our athletes' fighting spirit regardless of the event. JTBC recorded an average of 3.4% of households in the Seoul metropolitan area and 1.1% of targets in the daily viewership rankings during the entire time period on the 19th (Thursday), thanks to the broadcast of major Olympic games, ranking No. 1 in all channels in both households and targets.

JTBC

Freestyle Skiing Men's Halfpipe Qualification at 6:10 p.m. on the 20th (Friday)

On the 20th (Friday) 12:20 p.m. Speed Skating Women's 1500m

Freestyle Skiing Men's Halfpipe Final at 3 a.m. on the 21st (Saturday)

At 4:15 a.m. on the 21st (Saturday), short track women's 1500m quarter-final, men's 5000m relay final

JTBC SPORTS

On the 20th (Friday) at 7:50 p.m., Freestyle Skiing Women's Cross Final

On the 20th (Friday) at 10:05 p.m., Biathlon Men's 15km Team Departure

Freestyle Skiing Men's Halfpipe Final at 3 a.m. on the 21st (Saturday)

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