'Enhancing Skills of National Team and Rising Stars': Ice Sports Federation Conducts Summer Joint Training

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Promising young athletes who will lead the future of Korean ice sports have gathered at Taereung Athlete Village to conduct a summer joint training program aimed at improving their skills.

The Korea Ice Sports Federation announced on the 18th via a press release that it is conducting summer joint training for 2026 targeting national team candidates, youth national representatives, and rising star representative teams.

According to the federation, this joint training involves a total of 216 promising athletes across three ice sports disciplines: speed skating, short track, and figure skating. The athletes are working hard at Taereung Athlete Village and Taereung Indoor Ice Rink, following sport-specific schedules to undergo systematic ice training and physical conditioning programs.

By discipline, a total of 83 participants in speed skating — including 27 national team candidates, 24 youth national representatives, and 32 rising star representatives — completed their sequential training from last month's 19th through the 8th of this month. In short track, 78 athletes — comprising 29 national team candidates, 28 youth national representatives, and 21 rising star representatives — finished all summer training schedules from June 27th to the 15th of this month.

In figure skating, 22 rising star representatives completed their training last month, while 19 national team candidates finished their first-round training by the 17th. The national team candidate squad will continue with second-round training from the 21st to the 23rd, and 14 youth national representatives are also scheduled to begin joint training from the 21st through the 1st of next month.

This training was planned to help promising athletes elevate their competitive performance through professional and systematic training, and to foster growth through mutual exchange and friendly competition.

Furthermore, the Korea Ice Sports Federation stated, "We will continue to provide sustained training and support based on a phased development system so that national team candidates, youth, and rising star athletes can grow into excellent resources capable of leading Korean ice sports."

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