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Redefining limits: photo essay of Korea at Winter Paralympics
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- korea.net
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- 2026.03.20
The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics in Italy on March 15 wrapped up after 10 days of intense competition. Korea won seven medals including two gold to post its best showing in the tournament at 13th overall. Most memorable, however, is the sweat and persistence of every athlete not captured on leaderboards. The following photos show the country's para athletes at their most brilliant moments during the tournament.
By Hong Angie
National athletes, coaches and staff on Feb. 2 pose for photos while holding banners inscribed with the team's official slogan for the competition, "Endless Challenge, Forging Fighting Spirit into Gold," at the athletes' launch ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics in Italy at Olympia Hall of Olympic Parktel in Seoul's Songpa-gu District. (Lee Jeongwoo)
The mixed doubles wheelchair curling team of Lee Yongsuk (left) and Baek Hyejin on March 6 remain calm after soundly beating the U.K. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Hailed as the hero of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics, skier Shin Eui Hyun on March 7 sprints on seated skis with his teeth clenched in the biathlon. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Para sports superstar Kim Yunji on March 7 shoots in the women's seated 7.5-km sprint final of the biathlon at the Tesero Cross-country Skiing Stadium in Tesero. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Won Yoomin on March 7 overcomes exhaustion in the men's biathlon sprint sitting race. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Lee Hwan Kyung on March 13 competes in the men's seated alpine skiing event. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Lee Chungmin on March 13 speeds down the slope in the men's upper limb disability (SB-UL) snowboard banked slalom at the Cortina Para Snowboard Park in Cortina d'Ampezzo. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Choi Sara with guide Eo Eunmi on March 14 races in the final of the women's alpine combined vision impaired race at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Hwang Mingyu with guide Kim Junhyeong on March 15 races in the final of the men's visually impaired slalom at the Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Chae Hwi-young (standing third from left) and a cheering squad for Korea on March 14 brave bad weather and wave the national flag Taegeukgi to encourage athletes descending from the women's slalom event at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Cortina d'Ampezzo. (Korea Paralympic Committee)
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