Korean athletes who contributed to the nation's best-ever Winter Olympics performance in Vancouver will return home Tuesday.

Led by chief Park Seong-in and figure skating gold medalist Kim Yu-na as the flag bearer, the 58-member team of athletes and staff will arrive at Incheon International Airport around 5:30 p.m.

They will hold a news conference at the airport and officially separate at the Korea National Training Center on Wednesday.

Team Korea won six gold, six silver and two bronze medals at the Vancouver games, its best Winter Olympics performance yet.