Winter Olympics: Austria beat South Korea in alpine skiing

South Korea lost to Austria in the alpine skiing team event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday

South Korea's Kang Youngseo competes in the Alpine Skiing Team Event 1/8 finals at the Jeongseon Alpine Center during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. Pic/AFP

South Korea lost to Austria in the alpine skiing team event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Saturday. The team, comprising Kang Young-seo, Kim Dong-woo, Gim So-hui and Jung Dong-hyun, failed to reach the semi-finals after losing to top-seeded Austria 4-0 at Yongpyong Alpine Centre in PyeongChang, Yonhap news agency reported.

The team event features 16 teams of four athletes each -- two men and two women -- in brackets and knockout format. The skiers compete in a series of head-to-head slalom races and if the two teams are tied 2-2, the aggregate time of the four runs determines the winner.

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