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Choi Ga-on, the national snowboard player who gave Korea its first gold medal at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, received a special gift from Omega, the official timekeeper of the Olympics.
According to Omega, Choi Ga-on visited Omega Boutique on the second floor of Lotte Department Store's Avenuel Jamsil branch in Seoul on the 26th and received the Speedmaster 38mm Milan and Cortina 2026. We took a commemorative photo with the watch on. Following the symbolic award ceremony held in Milan, the event was arranged to officially deliver the actual product, adding significance.
Earlier, Choi Ga-on shared the emotion of the gold medal at the Omega House in Milan. This visit to the boutique in Korea adds meaning as a chance to reflect on the historical moment once again and a meaningful time to share the meaning of Korea's first gold medal with domestic fans.
Choi Ga-on overcame two regrets in the women's snowboard halfpipe final at the 2026 Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics and completed a dramatic reversal drama in the final third period, giving the Korean team its first gold medal of the tournament. He maintained his unshakable concentration even when the burden and tension reached its peak, completely succeeding in high-level techniques and instantly scoring the highest score to achieve a golden leap.
Choi Gaon, who wore the watch himself, said, "I still remember the moment in Milan. When I received the watch again in Korea, I remembered the feeling of that time. This watch feels like a gold medal to me and a symbol of continuing to challenge myself," he said, adding, "I thank everyone for their support."
The "Speedmaster 38mm Milan/Cortina 2026" received by Choi Ga-on features a blue ceramic bezel ring with a white enamel tachimeter scale in a stainless steel case, and the white lacquer dial has a subtle blue frosting effect and a pattern inspired by the competition emblem. Milan and Cortina 2026 Medallion are engraved on the case bag to commemorate a historical moment. It is on sale for 9.5 million won on Omega's official website.
Since the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Omega has delivered the Olympic edition watch to the first gold medalist of the South Korean team. At that time, Jin Jong-oh, who won the gold medal in the shooting 10-meter air pistol, received the watch for the first time.
The men's archery team (Kim Woo-jin, Koo Bon-chan, and Lee Seung-yoon) held the Olympic edition watch in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and Oh Sang-wook of the men's fencing sabre individual event and Oh Ye-jin of the women's 10m air pistol in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
At the Winter Olympics, Lee Sang-hwa, who won the gold medal in the women's 500m speed skating at the 2014 Sochi Games, won the clock for the first time in a winter event. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Hwang Dae-heon (Gangwon Provincial Government) and Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) won their first gold medal, respectively, and became the main characters of the Olympic edition watch.
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