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More than 15 days before the opening of the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, the South Korean team gathered together to strengthen their will to win.
On the afternoon of the 22nd, the Korean Olympic Committee held the "2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics Korean Team Determination Ceremony" at Olympic Parktel Olympia Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul. More than 100 people attended the event, including Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young, President of the Korea Sports Council Yoo Seung Min, and athlete head Lee Soo-kyung.
"The persistence, passion, and teamwork of the players are already a great pride of South Korea," Minister Choi Hwi-young said in an encouraging speech. "The government will support the team to finish the tournament safely in its best condition." Chairman Yoo Seung Min then asked, "Please believe in the sweat and the weight of time you have shed so far and run a race without regret."
"As a senior who has experienced the Olympic stage first, I know the weight of sweat and time you have spent standing here," said Yoo Seung Min, president of the Korean Olympic Committee, a former gold medalist in table tennis at the 2004 Athens Olympics. "Now, believe in the preparation process and focus on your games and time."
Lee Soo-kyung, chairman of the Korea Skating Union, who headed the tournament's athletes, said in his trip that the safety and health of the team are the top priority and promised all-round support so that players can focus only on the game.
At the event, the introduction of the team, screening of cheering videos, short-term awards, sending messages of encouragement, and celebrations of propaganda were held.
South Korea will send a total of 140 athletes, including 70 athletes in six events, to the tournament. Starting with short track and speed skating, which are traditional filial piety events, they will hunt medals in snow events and other events. The goal is to win five to six gold medals and enter the top 10 in the overall ranking.
After the decision ceremony, the squad will leave for Italy, the final destination, via Incheon International Airport on the 30th. The Winter Olympics will open on February 6th local time and continue for 17 days until the 22nd.
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