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.

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.

Teenage athletes shone for Korea at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday. The 17-year-old snowboarder Choi Ga-on delivered the gold medal in the women's halfpipe event at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno,

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.

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.

Stream every moment and every medal of the 2026 Milan Cortina Games on Peacock. Read more NBC News coverage of the Olympics and the athletes competing. Max Naumov struggled to get back on the ice after his parents were killed in a plane crash.

The 23-year-old used to be part of South Korea’s national figure skating reserve team. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday congratulated alpine snowboarder Kim Sang-kyum on winning a silver medal at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. "I extend my warm congratulations," Lee wrote on Facebook after Kim clinched the silver medal in the men's parallel giant slalom,