"Hey, I won a gold medal" Choi Ga-on met idol Choi Min-jeong... "Snow and Ice." The queens' "Surprise Meeting." [the scene of Milan]

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'Snow and ice' queens met. Snowboard women's halfpipe gold medalist Choi Ga-on (Sehwa Girls' High School) and short track legend Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) smiled brightly at each other.

According to the Korea Sports Association, Choi Ga-on and Choi Min-jeong met at the athletes' village in Milan, Italy, on the morning of the 15th (Korea Standard Time).

Choi Ga-on, who came to Milan after winning a gold medal in Rivigno, asked to meet Choi Min-jeong, who he usually regarded and respected as an idol, and Choi Min-jeong readily agreed, resulting in a meeting between the two "Empress."

An official from the sports association said, "Choi Min-jeong welcomed Choi Ga-on very happily. As soon as the two players met, they hugged each other and congratulated each other with joy, he said. "The atmosphere on the spot was very warm."

Choi Ga-on is said to have wished Choi Min-jeong well by showing her a gold medal.

Choi Gaon won the gold medal by ranking first 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.

With this, Choi Ga-on wrote a new history of the first Winter Olympics gold medal in Korean ski and snowboarding history. Choi Ga-on, who was born in November 2008, also broke Chloe Kim's record for the youngest gold medal in the event (17 years and 10 months) at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.

Choi Min-jeong is in the middle of the Olympics. Choi Min-jeong, who missed the medal in the women's 500-meter and mixed 2,000-meter relay, aims for gold in the remaining 1,000-meter, 1,500-meter, and women's 3,000-meter relay. Choi Min-jeong, who won a total of five Olympic medals, including three gold medals and two silver medals, at the 2018 Pyeongchang and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, showed affection, saying, "Choi Ga-on is a really great player."

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