He crossed Beijing with his young blood' The three Milan Olympic athletes returned home... 13th place overall. Finishing the long journey

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The main team of the South Korean team returned home on the 24th after completing the schedule of the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics.

The main team, consisting of short-track speed, speed, and figure skating athletes, including Yoo Seung Min, president of the Korean Olympic Committee, Lee Soo-kyung, arrived at Incheon International Airport through Passenger Terminal 2.

According to Newsis and News 1, short track Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) and Hwang Dae-heon (Gangwon Provincial Office), who were the flag bearers at the closing ceremony, took the lead in the arrival hall. At the airport, a welcome crowd gathered early welcomed the team home.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports and Tourism Organization held a welcoming ceremony immediately after entering the country and encouraged the team. Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young, who visited the site, welcomed, saying, "The perseverance and the spirit of challenge shown by the players have become the pride of the people."

The chairman of the Yoo Seung Min Sports Council said, "Thank you for the support of the family and the people, and we will continue to support the challenges of the players in the future." General manager Lee Soo-kyung also said, "I am proud of the teamwork shown by the team rather than the number of medals."

Won Yoon-jong, who was elected as the new athlete member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) during this competition, also accompanied him and expressed his willingness to engage in sports diplomacy in the future.

South Korea won three gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals to rank 13th in the overall ranking. Although it did not reach its original goal of "ranking 10th overall," it harvested three gold medals, improving its performance from the previous competition, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (gold 2, silver 2, bronze 2, 14th overall). Two gold medals were secured in short track, a traditional strong event, and one gold medal was also won in snow events.

In particular, young players in their teens and early 20s were outstanding. Short track Kim Ki-li (Sungnam City Hall) won two gold medals and one bronze medal, and snowboard Choi Ga-on (Sehwa Girls' High School) topped the halfpipe. In addition, men's short track Lim Jong-eon (Goyang City Hall, Eun1 and Dong1) and snowboard Big Air Yoo Seung-eun (Sungbok High School, Dong1) also added medals, respectively.

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