🏂 Yoo Seung-eun's Dopamine-Fueled Interview & Shin Ji-a's New Challenge! - 2026.03.24🏂 Yoo Seung-eun's Dopamine-Fueled Interview & Shin Ji-a's New Challenge! - 2026.03.24

Hello, fans who love the Milano Olympics! 😆 It's your Milano Adventurer!

The lingering excitement of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, which ended last month, is still with us, right? The Olympics are over, but our athletes' shining stories continue, so I've brought plenty of fruitful news today! ❄️

🥉 "Dopamine Rush!" Yoo Seung-eun's Honest Interview

We have a welcoming interview with Yoo Seung-eun, the women's snowboard Big Air bronze medalist who brought great joy to our snow sports! ^[1] Yoo Seung-eun shared that she started snowboarding in the 3rd grade of elementary school and began her athletic career in earnest in the 6th grade. She also revealed the behind-the-scenes story that she chose Big Air and Slopestyle over Halfpipe for the practical reason that they are cheaper to train for. ^[1]

Although she emerged as a rising star by winning a silver medal at the 2023 World Junior Championships, she went through such a difficult time that she cried every night after suffering major fractures in her wrist and ankle in October 2024. ^[1] She competed with the determination that "if I don't win a medal at this Olympics, I will end my athletic career," so we can only imagine how much emotional distress she went through 😭.

However, stepping onto the Milano stage with an empty mind, her dopamine actually exploded! Do you all remember that thrilling celebration where she received a total of 171.00 points with a perfect performance, hung the bronze medal around her neck, and threw her board? She said she threw the board out of joy for achieving her goal and to repay those who helped her overcome her injury. ^[1] She expressed her bold ambition to focus on recovering from her injury and to win a gold medal at the 2030 Alps Winter Olympics. Let's all continue to support Yoo Seung-eun's amazing flights! 🏂✨

⛸️ Shin Ji-a, "Perfectly at the World Championships!"

We also have news about national figure skater Shin Ji-a, who gained valuable experience on the Olympic stage! ^[2] It's great news that Shin Ji-a, having finished the Milano Olympics, will compete in the upcoming Figure Skating World Championships.

Shin Ji-a has solidified her firm will to make up for the regrettable mistakes she made during the Olympics and perform perfectly in her first Figure Skating World Championships! ^[2] Isn't it wonderful to see her sharing her Olympic impressions alongside snowboard gold medalist Choi Ga-on and preparing for the next step? Please give a big round of applause to Shin Ji-a, who will once again deliver beautiful performances on the ice! 👏

💰 Solid Support for Snow Heroes & Broadcasting Rights Issues

Everyone knows that Korean snow sports achieved their best-ever results at this Olympics, right? Choi Ga-on's gold medal, Kim Sang-gyeom's silver medal, and Yoo Seung-eun's bronze medal! ^[3] Following this, we have heartwarming news that Shin Dong-bin, Chairman of Lotte Group and head of the Korea Ski & Snowboard Association, encouraged the medalists by awarding special prize money totaling 205 million won. ^[4]

Lotte generously donated over 1 billion won in rewards to the medalists and coaching staff of this Olympics, and if you include the support funds since the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, they have been continuing an investment of a whopping 80 billion won! ^[3] Such solid support that allows athletes to focus solely on their training is highly commendable! 👍

Lastly, I'll share one slightly serious piece of news. Regarding JTBC's exclusive broadcasting of the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, the issue of guaranteeing 'universal viewing rights' is emerging as a hot topic in the broadcasting industry. ^[5] At the National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee plenary session on the 4th, it was pointed out that government-level guidelines and comprehensive support measures are needed for the broadcasting of national-level sports events. ^[5] Discussions surrounding systems such as mandatory real-time broadcasting by public broadcasters are ongoing, so as fans, I think we should keep a close eye on this issue as well!

That's all the news I have prepared for today. Cheering for the athletes' next challenges, your Milano Adventurer will return next time with more exciting Olympic news! Bye~ 👋

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Next-Generation Snow Sports Star Yoo Seung-eun, Starting the Engine Towards Gold in the Alps

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Lotte Chairman Shin Dong-bin, Special Reward for Gold Medalist Choi Ga-on

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