Ski & Snowboard Association Awards 200 Million Won to Kim Sanggyeom and 100 Million Won to Yu Seungeun

First and Second Medalists of the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics
Kim Sanggyeom, Silver in Men's Snowboard Parallel Giant Slalom
Yu Seungeun, Bronze in Women's Snowboard Big Air

The Korea Ski & Snowboard Association will award prize money in the hundreds of millions of won to Kim Sanggyeom and Yu Seungeun.

On the 10th, the association announced that it will grant prize money in the hundreds of millions of won to snowboarders Kim Sanggyeom of High1 and Yu Seungeun of Seongbok High School, who delivered the first and second medals for Team Korea at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Kim Sanggyeom will receive 200 million won, and Yu Seungeun will receive 100 million won.

Kim Sanggyeom is smiling brightly on the podium after winning the silver medal in the men's parallel giant slalom (snowboard) at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Livigno (Italy) = Yonhap News

On the 8th, Kim Sanggyeom won the silver medal in the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom held at the Livigno Snow Park in Italy, and on the 9th, Yu Seungeun claimed the bronze medal in the women's snowboard big air. These are the second and third Olympic medals in the history of Korean skiing and snowboarding. In particular, this is the first time Korean skiing and snowboarding have achieved multiple medals at a single Olympic Games.

Ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the association set prize money at 300 million won for a gold medal, 200 million won for a silver medal, and 100 million won for a bronze medal. There were no medalists at that time, and the association maintained the same prize levels for this Olympics.

Yu Seungeun is seen biting her bronze medal after finishing third in the women's snowboard big air at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Livigno (Italy)=Yonhap News

Since 2014, when Lotte Group assumed the role of chair company for the association, it has steadily increased prize money for various international competitions. For the Olympics, World Championships, World Cup, Youth Olympics, and Junior World Championships, prize money is awarded not only to medalists but also to athletes finishing up to sixth place. At the Olympics, fourth place receives 50 million won, fifth place 30 million won, and sixth place 10 million won. Since 2016, the total amount paid out purely as prize money has approached 1.2 billion won.