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.

North Korea has had a turbulent relationship with the Winter Olympics in the past few years. They last competed at the Winter Games at the 2018 PyeongChang edition and were absent from the 2020 Tokyo and 2022 Beijing Games, citing travel restrictions and after receiving a ban, respectively.

Two South Korean cross-country skiers, Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin, have been disqualified from the Winter Olympics after reportedly using a banned item.

SEOUL, Feb 6 (Reuters) - North Korea has opened its national winter games, state media reported, as athletes from the reclusive state sit out the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after failing to secure qualification spots.

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

The 2026 Winter Olympics continues Thursday with several high-stakes events from the worlds of skiing, luge, speed skating, curling, and hockey.

South Korea entered the medal race of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, the second day of action after the opening ceremony, as the alpine snowboarder Kim Sang-kyum came through with a shocking silver medal.

South Korean teen Gaon Choi scored a 90.25 to win gold Thursday in the Olympic halfpipe, denying Chloe Kim of a record third consecutive victory.