South Korea’s Gaon Choi, after scary falls on her first two runs, came back with a monster score of 90.25 to jump in front of Kim, whose 88.00 on the first run looked for a long time like it would hold up as riders struggled with difficult, slick, snowy conditions.

The Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 500-meter speed skating final, while her countryman Jens van T'wout won gold in the men’s 1,000-meter in a thrilling photo finish. Van T'wout overcame heavy favorite William Dandjinou late to claim the victory. No Americans raced for a medal in either event.

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It’s a busy Day 6 of the Winter Olympic Games in Milan Cortina as Chloe Kim and Breezy Johnson go for gold and the fallout of the Ukrainian slider disqualification continues. Follow for CNN for live updates.

South Korea has been projected to grab three gold medals and finish 14th in the medal table at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

The U.S. women’s curling team had five stolen points in an 8-4 victory over South Korea on Thursday, day 1 of the women’s curling competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

"Amid pressing international conflicts, the Olympics is one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year."

Chinese snowboarder Liu Jiayu had a scary crash on Wednesday during the Olympics and was rushed to the hospital.

No, North Korea is not at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It's not actually because of a ban, though. The North Koreans simply didn't have anyone qualify for these Games. North Korea last competed in the Winter Olympics in 2018.