Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Holds Winter Sports Cooperation Meeting in Preparation for 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a winter sports cooperation meeting on the 31st at the Seoul Olympic Parktel in preparation for the '2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics.'

Minister Yoo In-chon and Second Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran discussed support measures and listened to on-site opinions with about 20 leaders and coaches from seven winter sports organizations, including ice skating, skiing & snowboarding, biathlon, bobsleigh & skeleton, luge, curling, and alpine skiing.

Yoo In-chon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism March 6, 2025 Photo by Jo Yong-jun

This cooperation meeting was organized to continue the achievement of second place overall at the Harbin Winter Asian Games in February and to seek necessary support measures by listening to field voices to achieve excellent results at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will first support training, equipment purchase, and information gathering, which can have a short-term and direct impact on improving winter sports performance this year. Long-term support such as facility construction and renovation of the athletes' village will be sequentially promoted through budget reflection for 2026. In addition, a consultative body will be formed with winter sports organizations and the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee to continuously discuss and communicate necessary matters for the development of winter sports.

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