South Korea has failed to win an Olympic speed skating medal for the first time in 24 years. South Korea ended Saturday, the final day of speed skating races at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, without reaching the podium,

South Korea's Kim Gil-li won the women's 1,500 metres short track speed skating final at the Winter Olympics on Friday, while Italian Arianna Fontana missed out on what would have been a record-equalling medal.

MILAN (AP) — Athletes at the Milan Cortina Winter Games elected a South Korean bobsled pilot and an Estonian biathlete on Thursday to represent them at the International Olympic Committee. The eight-year terms for Yunjong Won and Johanna Talihärm will include voting with IOC members to pick a host for the 2036 Summer Games.

Kim, 26, switched allegiance to Hungary in 2024, after grabbing three medals over the two previous Winter Games for South Korea. He competed for the European country at the Milan-Cortina Games this month but ended his third Winter Olympics on Saturday without a medal.

The heat is on for South Korea's women's curling team who need to defeat top-ranked Canada in their final round-robin match to ensure a semi-final spot at the Winter Olympics, but skip Gim Eun-ji is determined to keep smiling under pressure.