South Korea's Kim Yun-ji just made history

South Korea's Kim Yun-ji just made history — winning Korea's first-ever individual women's gold at the Winter Paralympics on International Women's Day, March 8. Yet most fans couldn't tell you where to watch it live or which sports Korea is even competing in. Here's your complete guide to following Team Korea at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Paralympics (March 6–15).

This guide covers Korea's five sports, key schedules, how to watch for free, and the wheelchair curling rules you need to understand the action.

Korea's Five Paralympic Sports at a Glance

Team Korea sent 20 athletes (including a record six women) across five of the six Winter Paralympic sports. The only sport Korea skipped? Para ice hockey — a surprising absence for a country that reached the bronze medal game at the 2018 PyeongChang Paralympics.

Korea's official goal is to finish in the top 20 overall, targeting one gold and one bronze medal. Kim Yun-ji already exceeded that target with her para biathlon individual sitting gold — and the Games still have a week to go as of March 10, 2026.

How to Watch: Every Free Option

Here's the counter-intuitive part: the Paralympics are actually easier to watch for free than the Olympics were. KBS has allocated a massive 2,780 minutes of broadcast time — more than double the 1,110 minutes they gave the 2022 Beijing Paralympics, and even surpassing the 2,155 minutes from the 2018 PyeongChang home Games.

Korean Viewers

KBS holds exclusive Korean broadcast rights but made a deliberate decision to lower access barriers. They've resold rights to digital platforms and allowed essentially unlimited YouTube uploads. This "open access" policy is a model other broadcasters should study.

International Viewers

The best free option for international viewers is the IPC's official streaming page, which provides live coverage of all events.

Pro tip: All events start between 3 PM and midnight Korean time (KST) since Italy is 8 hours behind Korea. Prime-time viewing in Korea lines up perfectly with afternoon competition in Italy.

Wheelchair Curling: Rules You Need to Know

Wheelchair curling is Korea's strongest medal contender and the sport most people have questions about. Here's what makes it different from regular curling.

The Big Difference: No Sweeping

Forget the frantic sweeping you see at the Olympics. In wheelchair curling, no sweeping is permitted — once a player releases the stone, nobody can influence its path. This single rule change transforms the entire strategy: every delivery must be precise because there's no "fixing" a slightly off shot.

Players use a delivery stick (called a "cue" or "extender") instead of sliding across the ice. A teammate holds the wheelchair steady from behind during each delivery.

Game Format

• Team event: 4 players per team, must include at least one man and one woman
• Mixed doubles (new for 2026): 2 players — one man, one woman — delivering 5 stones per end
• Ends: 8 per game (vs. 10 in Olympic curling), with extra ends for ties
• Classification: Single class — athletes must have significant lower limb or trunk impairment requiring daily wheelchair use

The mixed doubles event is making its Paralympic debut at Milano-Cortina 2026, giving Korea two chances at medals.

Korea's Wheelchair Curling Schedule (Remaining Key Dates)

The mixed team round robin runs through March 11, with semifinals on March 13 and finals on March 14. Mixed doubles began on March 4 and wraps up on March 10. Check the official Team Korea schedule for exact times, as the daily session times shift.

Beyond Wheelchair Curling: Three More Sports to Watch

Para Biathlon & Cross-Country Skiing

Kim Yun-ji competes in both disciplines — a common doubling-up since both are Nordic sports held at the same Tesero venue. Her gold in the para biathlon individual sitting event on March 8 was groundbreaking: Korea's first women's individual Winter Paralympic gold medal in history. She still has multiple cross-country and biathlon events remaining through March 15.

Para Alpine Skiing

Park Chae-yi competes in slalom, giant slalom, super-G, and downhill events in Cortina d'Ampezzo — the same legendary slopes that hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics. Events run from March 7 through March 14.

Para Snowboard

Lee Chung-min and Lee Je-hyuk compete in snowboard cross and banked slalom. Lee Je-hyuk already competed in the SB-LL2 (lower limb impairment) snowboard cross event. Banked slalom events are scheduled later in the Games.

What to Do Right Now

The 2026 Milano-Cortina Paralympics run until March 15, so there's still time to catch the action. Here's your game plan:

1. Bookmark the Team Korea Paralympic schedule — it shows every remaining event with Korean athletes, updated with results in real time.
2. Subscribe to the KBS Sports YouTube channel for free live streams and replays of Korean athlete events. International viewers can use the IPC live stream page.
3. Follow the wheelchair curling standings — Korea's mixed team is still in the round robin and the medal rounds start March 13. This is Korea's highest medal probability sport.
4. Watch for Kim Yun-ji's remaining events — she's already proven she can win gold, and she has more races to come in both para biathlon and cross-country skiing.

With 2,780 minutes of free KBS coverage, there's genuinely no excuse to miss Team Korea's run at the Paralympics. The access barriers have never been lower — now it's just about tuning in.

Information accurate as of March 10, 2026. Schedules and results are subject to change. Check official sources for the latest updates.

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