Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Los Angeles mayor calls for 2028 Olympics chair Wasserman to resign over Epstein, Maxwell connections

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday said Casey Wasserman should step down as chairman of the committee organizing the 2028 Olympic Games following revelations of his interactions with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

2026-02-17

Veteran short track skater has fourth chance to tie Korea's all-time medals record

Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong will take her fourth crack at winning a record-tying sixth career Olympic medal Wednesday.

2026-02-17

Japan's Miura and Kihara stage comeback to secure country's first-ever Olympic pairs title

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara delivered a thrilling comeback at the Milano Cortina Games, storming back from fifth place after a shaky short program to capture Japan's first Olympic figure skating pairs title on Monday.

2026-02-17

The cameraman who skates backward to capture Olympic triumph and defeat from the ice

Jordan Cowan, a former U.S. competitive ice dancer, is the first on-ice figure skating camera operator in Olympic history, capturing intimate moments that the overhead or sideboard cameras cannot.

2026-02-17

Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin scores twice in win, breaks Olympic women's hockey goals record

Marie-Philip Poulin of Canada broke the Olympic record for goals in women's hockey, scoring twice in a semifinal against Switzerland at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games on Monday to reach 20 for her career.

2026-02-17

Gu's latest silver makes her most decorated woman in freestyle skiing history

China's Eileen Gu added another Olympic medal to her collection on Monday, taking a silver in the big air event with two impressive jumps that made her the most decorated woman in the history of freestyle skiing.

2026-02-17

Figure skater Cha Jun-hwan reminisces on teenage Olympic debut, refuses to label 2026 Games as his last

While three-time Olympian and figure skater Cha Jun-hwan has allowed himself to become a spectator for now in Milan, he is resisting observers' attempts to frame these games as his last.

2026-02-16

Speed skater Kim Min-sun looks to 2030 Games after disappointing third Olympics

Four years ago, Kim Min-sun left the Olympic ice in Beijing in tears. On Sunday, she did not cry, but her disappointment was still palpable.

2026-02-16

Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek makes Olympic debut as oldest figure skater in Games history

Deanna Stellato-Dudek's long road to the Olympics culminated in Milan on Sunday, and the Canadian told reporters she was proud to be the oldest person to compete in figure skating at a Games in nearly a century.

2026-02-16

Korean women's curling team claims victory over Japan, strengthens push for spot in semifinal

The Korean women's curling team claimed a 7-5 win over Japan in the Olympic round-robin play on Sunday, strengthening its push for a semifinal berth.

2026-02-16