Banner Congratulating Choi Gaon on Gold Medal Hung at That Banpo Complex... Standard Unit Priced at 4.7 Billion Won?

Yonhap News Agency

A banner congratulating Choi Gaon, gold medalist in snowboard at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, has been hung at a luxury apartment complex in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, drawing attention.

On the 16th, photos of the banner that had been hung since the previous day at the entrance of "Raemian Wonpentaseu" in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, spread across various online communities.

The banner, posted in the name of all residents, read, "The pride of Raemian Wonpentaseu, athlete Choi Gaon! Congratulations on winning South Korea's first Olympic gold medal in a snow event." However, the banner has since been taken down.

A banner that had been hung in front of Raemian Onepentas in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Online community

Raemian Wonpentaseu, where Choi Gaon is reportedly residing, is one of the most expensive complexes even within Banpo-dong. According to real estate big data firm Asil, a unit with an exclusive area of 84 square meters (17th floor), the standard size preferred by many households, was traded for 4.7 billion won in March last year. As for units smaller than this standard size, there are currently no listings on the market.

For larger units with an exclusive area of 200 square meters (approximately 60 pyeong), listings are currently in the 9 billion to 11 billion won range. In the case of penthouse-level units with an exclusive area of 245 square meters (74 pyeong), asking prices reach between 12 billion and 15 billion won.

On the 13th, in the women's snowboard halfpipe final held in Livigno, Italy, Choi Gaon overcame injuries suffered in her first and second runs and scored 90.25 points in her final third run to take the victory. This is South Korea's first-ever Olympic gold medal in a snow event, and at 17 years and 3 months of age, she also set a new record as the youngest winner in this discipline.

With this victory, Choi Gaon will receive 300 million won in prize money from the Korea Ski and Snowboard Association alone. She will also receive 63 million won in government prize money, as well as a performance enhancement research pension from the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation. The pension is paid according to evaluation scores, and an Olympic gold medalist can receive either 1 million won per month or a lump sum of 67.2 million won.

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