Yoo Seung-eun's Multi-Medal Bid Delayed as Snowboard Slopestyle Final Postponed Due to Heavy Snow

The women's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, in which Yoo Seung-eun (Seongbok High School) was set to compete, has been postponed due to heavy snowfall.

The Olympic organizing committee announced on the 17th, "The women's snowboard slopestyle final has been postponed due to severe weather. A new date and time will be determined later today."

The event was originally scheduled to take place at Livigno Snow Park in Italy starting at 9 p.m. Korean time. However, persistent inclement weather, including heavy snowfall in Livigno, an Alpine region of Italy, disrupted the competition schedule.

Yoo Seung-eun claimed bronze in the women's snowboard big air on the 10th, delivering Team Korea's second medal of these Olympics. She advanced to the final, where 12 athletes compete for final rankings, after finishing third overall in the slopestyle qualifying round with a score of 76.8 points.

Slopestyle is an event where athletes ride their boards through a course featuring various obstacles including rails, with rankings determined by judges' scores on technical performance. Having become the first Korean female snowboard Olympic medalist with her podium finish in big air, Yoo is now pursuing Korea's first "multi-medal" achievement in slopestyle.