Winter Olympics Statistics. The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina represents a historic moment in winter sports, beginning February 6 and running through February 22. Wit

Kim Min-seok Fails to Medal at Olympics After Hungary Naturalization Former South Korean Skater Naturalized After DUI Scandal, Aims for 2030 Olympics

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.

Kim Min-seok finished the race in 11th place, clocking 1 minute, 08.59 seconds in the men's 1,000 meters at the 2026 Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics held at the Milan Speed Skating Stadium in Italy on the 12th (Korea time).

It was reportedly decided in the highest echelons of Fidesz that it would not be a good idea for two Russian-born athletes to carry the Hungarian flag in front of such a large audience.

The bid to win a medal is more elusive for some than others. In fact, 84 of the 122 teams have never won a medal in the Winter Olympics. The United States won its first medal in the 1924 Chamonix Olympics, the first winter games held in modern history, along with seven other teams, including Canada and Great Britain.