107th National Winter Sports Festival Opens Feb. 25 in Gangwon; Yu Seung-eun, Cha Jun-hwan to Compete

Short-track preliminary races at the 107th National Winter Sports Festival. [Photo provided by the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee]

The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee said Tuesday it will hold the 107th National Winter Sports Festival, the country’s largest winter sports event, from Feb. 25-28 across Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province.

Competition will be held in eight sports: skating, ice hockey, skiing, biathlon, curling, bobsleigh and skeleton, mountaineering, and luge.

A total of 4,380 people — 2,797 athletes and 1,583 officials — from 17 cities and provinces will take part across five divisions: under 12, under 15, under 18, university and general.

Speedskating (Jan. 12-14) and short-track (Jan. 15-18) were staged as preliminary events. The main competition begins on the opening day, Feb. 25.

The opening ceremony is set for 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at Mona Yongpyong Bliss Hill Stay.

The committee said the event is expected to carry the momentum of the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics at home.

Competitors are to include Yu Seung-eun, who won bronze in women’s snowboard big air at the Winter Olympics, along with South Korea’s figure skating stars Cha Jun-hwan and Lee Hae-in.

Detailed information, including schedules and results, will be provided in real time on the official website. Figure skating will be televised live on KBS N SPORTS, while ice climbing (mountaineering) and luge will be streamed via YouTube on the official site.