[ROAD TO BEIJING] Alpine skiing
![Jung Dong-hyun competes in the men's slalom event at the FIS Ski World Cup in Val d'Isere, France in December last year. [REUTERS/YONHAP]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2022/01/28/4bd7627a-1696-4ea1-956e-340d94a7feb5.jpg)
Jung Dong-hyun competes in the men's slalom event at the FIS Ski World Cup in Val d'Isere, France in December last year. [REUTERS/YONHAP]
Alpine skiing is one of the best-known Olympics sports, with competitors reaching hair-raising speeds as they zoom down the side of a mountain navigating a course of tight turns and jumps.
There are six alpine events, five individual and one team, running from Feb. 6 to 19 in Beijing, with over 300 athletes competing for 11 gold medals.
Korea has never won a medal in alpine skiing, but Jung has given it a good try. This will be his fourth Olympics, having competed at the 2010 Vancouver Games, 2014 Sochi Games and 2018 PyeongChang Games. Kang will be making her third Olympic appearance in Beijing.
BY YUN SO-HYANG AND JIM BULLEY [yun.sohyang@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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