Choi Won-suk is a photojournalist at The Korea Times. Before joining the newspaper, he also worked as a photojournalist with AFP and St. Joseph News-Press in Missouri. He spent 13 years in the United States, graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Cum Laude) from the University of Missouri - Columbia and a Master of Arts in Photography from Ohio University - Athens. Over the past 11 years, Choi covered various news events such as presidential elections, the 2019 North Korea-United States Hanoi Summit and 2022 Qatar World Cup. But above all, Choi believes in local journalism and finds a lot of joy telling life stories of ordinary citizens in small neighborhoods.
Team Korea's decisive moments at the Winter Olympics

South Korea's Hong Su-jung takes part in the women's skeleton training session at Cortina Sliding Centre during the 2026 Milan Corina Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 11. Reuters-Yonhap
South Korea's Jung Hye-sun starts for a women's luge training session at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 5. AP-Yonhap
Jung Hye-sun of South Korea competes during the women's singles luge event at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 9. EPA-Yonhap
Hannah Lim and Yê Quan of South Korea compete during the figure skating ice dance team event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Feb. 6. AP-Yonhap
Hannah Lim and Ye Quan of South Korea compete during the rhythm dance in figure skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Feb. 9. AP-Yonhap
Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea competes during the men's figure skating team event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Feb. 7. AP-Yonhap
Felix Roussel of Canada, Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea, Teun Boer of the Netherlands and Thomas Nadalini of Italy compete during the short track speed skating men's 1000 meter at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Feb. 12. AP-Yonhap
Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea, right, and Felix Roussel of Canada compete in the men's 1000 meter short track speed skating heats at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Feb. 10. AP-Yonhap
Corinne Stoddard of the United States crashes into Kim Gil-li of South Korea while competing in the team mixed relay short track speed skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Feb. 10. AP-Yonhap
Corinne Stoddard of the United States crashes into Kim Gil-li of South Korea while competing in the team mixed relay short track speed skating at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Feb. 10. EPA-Yonhap
South Korea's Yun Shin-Ee competes in the freestyle skiing women's moguls qualification 2 during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 11. AFP-Yonhap
South Korea's Choi Ga-on practices before the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 12. AP
South Korea's Choi Ga-on competes during the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 12. AP-Yonhap
Gold medalist Choi Ga-on of South Korea reacts on the podium after winning the women's snowboarding halfpipe finals at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 12. Reuters-Yonhap
South Korea's Kim Sang-kyum competes against Slovenia's Zan Kosir during the men's snowboarding parallel giant slalom finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 8. AP-Yonhap
South Korea's Kim Sang-kyum celebrates during the men's snowboarding parallel giant slalom finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 8. AP-Yonhap
South Korea's Kim Sang-kyum celebrates with his silver medal after the men's snowboarding parallel giant slalom finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 8. AP-Yonhap
South Korea's Yu Seung-eun competes during the women's snowboarding big air finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9. AP-Yonhap
South Korea's Yu Seung-eun throws her board as she celebrates during the women's snowboarding big air finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9. AP-Yonhap
Bronze medalist Yu Seung-eun of South Korea celebrates after the women's snowboarding big air finals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 9. AP-Yonhap