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MILAN, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- 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.

By scoring 171.00 points -- the sum of her two best scores after three attempts at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, north of Milan -- Yu became the first South Korean woman to win an Olympic medal in snowboard.

This was the second snowboard medal for South Korea and its second medal, period, following the surprise silver medal by Kim Sang-kyum in the men's parallel giant slalom Sunday.

Before this year, South Korea had won just one medal in snowboard, a silver by Lee Sang-ho in the men's parallel giant slalom at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games.

Yu Seung-eun of South Korea smiles on the podium after winning the bronze medal in the women's big air snowboard event at the Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

Speed skater Lee Na-hyun finished ninth in the women's 1,000 meters at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Monday with a time of 1:15.76. She is the first South Korean to end up inside the top 10 in this event.

Lee's teammate Kim Min-sun ranked 18th at 1:16.24.

Also on Monday, South Korea dropped its final match of the mixed doubles curling tournament.

Yu Seung-eun of South Korea celebrates after finishing her second run during the final of the women's big air snowboard event at the Winter Olympics at Livigno Snow Park in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

Kim Seon-yeong and Jeong Yeong-seok fell to Kristin Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten of Norway by 8-5 at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo, some 260 kilometers northeast of Milan. South Korea led the match 5-2 through five ends, but then Norway scored six unanswered points to deny South Korea its fourth straight victory.

Kim and Jeong finished the competition in ninth place among 10 teams with a 3-6 record, better than only Estonia.

In figure skating, Hannah Lim and Quan Ye ranked 22nd, second from last, with a career low 64.69 points. By failing to crack the top 20, they will not get to perform their free dance.

Lee Na-hyun of South Korea competes in the women's 1,000-meter speed skating race at the Winter Olympics at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

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