'10 million won watch + lifetime pension + reward 360 million won' Choi Ga-on's money cushion at the youngest age of 17, 'First 金 on Lunar New Year' What Choi Ga-on will get [Milan Olympics]

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Choi Ga-on (Sehwa Girls' High School), who gave Korea a gold medal for the first time in the history of the winter Olympics snow, will receive a valuable medal.

Choi Gaon won the gold medal with 90.25 points in the women's halfpipe final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics held at Lvigno Snowpark in Italy on the 13th (Korea time), beating Chloe Kim (USA) with 88.00 points.

It is Korea's first gold medal in this event, the youngest (17 years and 3 months) in the history of the event, and the first snow gold medal in the history of the Korean Olympics.

He had to go through a difficult rehabilitation time due to fatal spinal surgery, but he won three World Cups this season and faced a painful moment when he fell headfirst in the first period of the final round, and he also fell in the second round, preventing Chloe Kim, a Korean snowboard star who challenged her to a third consecutive victory with a perfect performance in the third round, marking the birth of a new empress.

It was a feat achieved in front of Chloe Kim, and at the same time, he overcame the dizzying pain of the first period, creating more emotion. The world is also praising the anti-war drama written by Choi Ga-on.

He also received a medal. Choi Ga-on, who climbed to the top of the podium and burst into tears with the gold medal around his neck, will receive a watch currently sold for 9.5 million won on the official website of the "Olympic Official Timekeeper."

Omega said ahead of the opening of the competition, "Omega will present a Speedmaster 38mm Olympic Edition timepiece to one person who won Korea's first individual gold medal, regardless of gender."

With only silver and bronze medals coming out earlier, Choi Ga-on gave South Korea its first gold medal, allowing it to keep the best watch in life.

It is a chronograph watch made of stainless steel with sub-dial, featuring a blue ice pattern on a white dial reminiscent of winter. The emblem of the Milan and Cortina competitions and the Olympic flag were engraved on the back.

Omega explained, "This award is all the more meaningful in that it honors the peak of the Olympic spirit of excellence, precision, and commitment to sports, and celebrates only one athlete who rose to the top first."

Omega's award of the Olympic Edition watch began with the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where Jin Jong-oh, who competed in the 10-meter air pistol in just two days after the opening, became the first gold medalist and became the watch's main character. Later, the men's archery team (Kim Woo-jin, Koo Bon-chan, and Lee Seung-yoon) was awarded the Olympic Edition watch at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, and Oh Sang-wook and Oh Ye-jin, who won gold medals in the men's fencing sabre individual and the women's 10-meter air pistol at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, respectively.

This tradition continued at the Winter Olympics, and Lee Sang-hwa, who won the gold medal in the women's 500m speed skating at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, became the first winter event clock winner. At the 2022 Beijing Games, Hwang Dae-heon and Choi Min-jeong won their first men's and women's gold medals, respectively, and became the main characters of the Olympic edition watch at the time.

Furthermore, Choi Ga-on became a cash cow. Lotte, the chairman of the Korea Ski and Snowboard Association, is actively supporting athletes in snow events, and according to its own reward regulations, it will pay 200 million won to Kim Sang-gyeom, who won the silver medal earlier, 100 million won to Yoo Seung-eun, and 300 million won to Choi Ga-on.

In addition, it has met a large part of the pension standards to be paid for life. Olympic medalists will receive a lifetime pension, with 90 points for gold medalists and a monthly pension of 1 million won or a lump sum of 67.2 million won. It also receives a 63 million won reward from the government.

The pension score is 110 points, and if Choi Ga-on adds a medal to break it in the future Olympics, a lump sum of 5 million won per excess 10 points will be paid if he harvests the gold medal, and 1.5 million won per over 10 points for silver or bronze.

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