No, North Korea is not at the 2026 Winter Olympics. It's not actually because of a ban, though. The North Koreans simply didn't have anyone qualify for these Games. North Korea last competed in the Winter Olympics in 2018.

Two South Korean cross-country skiers, Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin, have been disqualified from the Winter Olympics after reportedly using a banned item.

North Korea has had a turbulent relationship with the Winter Olympics in the past few years. They last competed at the Winter Games at the 2018 PyeongChang edition and were absent from the 2020 Tokyo and 2022 Beijing Games, citing travel restrictions and after receiving a ban, respectively.

South Korea has been projected to grab three gold medals and finish 14th in the medal table at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

The U.S mixed doubles curling team of Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin lost their two matches on Saturday, first falling to Great Britain's Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat, 6-4, then taking a narrow defeat versus Kim Seonyeong and Jeong Yeongseok o f South Korea in an extra end, 6-5.

Unpredictable conditions are limiting where it’s physically and financially possible to host the Winter Olympics.

Day 1 of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina saw competition heat up across several team sports while the first five gold medals of the games were handed out. Canada women's hockey secured a 4-0 win over Switzerland to cap off its long-awaited debut in Milan after its first game was postponed due to a norovirus outbreak among Finland.

Size isn’t everything at the Winter Olympics, where the perennial favorite to win the most medals is sending about a third as many athletes as the United States. Over 90 nationa

South Korea won a medal in snowboard for the second straight day at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday, with the 18-year-old Yu Seung-eun claiming the bronze medal in the women's big air event.