Choi Min-jeong Wins Second Straight 1,000m Short Track Gold as Lee Hae-in and Shooting Duo Claim International Bronzes
South Korean athletes delivered podium finishes across short-track speed skating, ISU Senior Grand Prix figure skating, and the ISSF Shooting World Championships.
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South Korean winter and Olympic sports national team athletes recorded multiple international podium finishes during the first week of November 2026.
In figure skating, Lee Hae-in landed a clean triple axel to capture the bronze medal at the season’s opening ISU Senior Grand Prix event on November 8, 2026, while fellow South Korean skater Shin Jia placed sixth in the short program. On the short-track speed skating circuit, Olympic champion Choi Min-jeong secured her second consecutive women’s 1,000-meter gold medal.
Meanwhile, at the ISSF World Shooting Championships on November 5, 2026, Olympic medalists Ban Hyo-jin and Park Ha-jun teamed up to win the bronze medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team competition.