"Biathlon Gold Medalist Yoonji Kim Adds Silver in Cross-Country"

Yoonji Kim, Korea's first female Winter Paralympic gold medalist, has added a silver medal in the women's sprint sitting cross-country skiing event.

On March 10 (local time), Yoonji Kim won the silver medal with a time of 3 minutes 10.1 seconds, finishing behind Oksana Masters of the United States in the final of the women's sprint sitting event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics, held at Tesero Cross Country Stadium in Italy.

Yoonji Kim is seen celebrating with a silver medal at the women's sprint sitting cross-country skiing final medal ceremony of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics held at Tesero Cross-Country Stadium in Italy on the 10th (local time). Photo by Yonhap News

On March 8, Yoonji Kim made history by becoming the first Korean female athlete to win a gold medal in a Winter Paralympics, achieving this feat in the women's 12.5km individual biathlon.

With this silver medal, Yoonji Kim became the first Korean athlete to win multiple medals at a Winter Paralympics since Sin Euihyeon earned one gold and one bronze at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics.

Yoonji Kim, who finished second in the preliminary round behind the "living legend" Masters, delivered a dominant performance in the semifinals. Competing in heat 2, Kim recorded a time of 3 minutes 1.1 seconds, which was 5.7 seconds faster than Masters, the winner of heat 1, and advanced to the final as the top overall qualifier.

In the final, Yoonji Kim led the race at one point, but was overtaken by Masters in the final uphill section and crossed the finish line in second place.

Yoonji Kim will continue her quest for additional medals in the cross-country 10km interval start event on March 11.

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