International Events

The ninth Asian Winter Games runs from Feb. 7-14 in Harbin, China. Last held in 2017 in Sapporo, Japan, the competition has returned this year with about 1,300 competitors from 34 countries. 

Korea's 222-member national team has 148 athletes and 74 coaches and staff in six events: those on ice (figure, short track and speed skating), skiing (alpine, cross country, freestyle and snowboard), biathlon, curling, ice hockey and mountain skiing.


Korea wins 16 golds, finishes 2nd at Harbin Winter Asiad

Korea wins 16 golds, finishes 2nd at Harbin Winter Asiad

Team Korea has finished as the overall runner-up in the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, with 45 medals. Read more here

Feb 17,2025

Korea clinches 2nd place at Winter Asiad with 3 more golds

Korea clinches 2nd place at Winter Asiad with 3 more golds

Korea will finish as runner-up in the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, after adding three gold medals in figure skating and snowboarding.

Feb 14,2025

Freestyle skiing posts best Winter Asiad result with 5 medals

Freestyle skiing posts best Winter Asiad result with 5 medals

Team Korea on Feb. 12 added one silver and one bronze medal in freestyle skiing at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China.

Feb 13,2025

Naturalized athlete wins Korea's 1st biathlon gold at Winter Asiad

Naturalized athlete wins Korea's 1st biathlon gold at Winter Asiad

Ekaterina Avvakumova, a naturalized athlete from Russia, is the country’s first gold medalist in the biathlon of the Winter Asian Games. Click the link for more

Feb 12,2025

Winning weekend earns Korea 11 golds at Winter Asian Games

Winning weekend earns Korea 11 golds at Winter Asian Games

The national team over the weekend presented a dominating performance at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China.

Feb 10,2025

Mixed doubles curling team wins playoff for semifinal berth

Mixed doubles curling team wins playoff for semifinal berth

The national mixed doubles curling team on Feb. 7 defeated Hong Kong in a playoff to clinch a semifinal berth at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China.

Feb 07,2025

Curling duo wins 2nd at Winter Asiad, contingency team deployed

Curling duo wins 2nd at Winter Asiad, contingency team deployed

The mixed doubles curling team of Kim Kyungae and Seong Jihoon has won two straight after losing the opener at the Winter Asian Games in Harbin, China.

Feb 06,2025

Ice hockey teams win opening games at Harbin Winter Asiad

Ice hockey teams win opening games at Harbin Winter Asiad

The country's national ice hockey teams have won their opening matches at the Winter Asian Games in Harbin, China.

Feb 05,2025

National team’s launch ceremony for Harbin Asian Winter Games

National team’s launch ceremony for Harbin Asian Winter Games

The launch ceremony for the national team competing in the 2025 Winter Games in Harbin, China was held on Jan. 24, two weeks before the games begin, at the Seoul Olympic Parktel in the Songpa-gu District of the capital.

Jan 24,2025