Cha Min-gyu, the silver medalist in the Olympics, won silver in the 1,000m, not the main event!

Feb 11, 2025

Cha Min-gyu, Harbin AG's ice speed silver medal

Cha Min-gyu (Dongducheon City Hall), who won the silver medal for the second consecutive Olympics, won the men's 1,000m silver medal at the Harbin Winter Asian Games.

Cha Min-gyu crossed the finish line with a time of 1:09.63 in the men's 1,000m at Harbin Heilongjiang Ice Skating Center in China on the 11th (Korea time) after Ning Zhongyan (1:08:81, Asian New Record).

Running Cha Min-gyu

1000m silver medal Cha Min-gyu

Cha Min-gyu, who competed with China's Lian Ziwen in the Group 10 out course, ran the first 200m section in 16.50 seconds, the fastest among all athletes. He ranked first in the 600m with 41.71 seconds. Cha Min-gyu, who won two consecutive silver medals in the 500m at the 2018 Pyeongchang and 2022 Beijing Olympics, was unbeatable up to 500m. However, he lacked a sense of hindsight in the 1,000m event. He missed the gold medal by falling behind in the final spurt.

Cha Min-gyu, who is focusing on training with the goal of winning three consecutive medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympics next year, only competed in the 1,000m and team sprint instead of the main sprint events to avoid overdoing the timing of equipment replacement. In the national team selection match at the Winter Asian Games, he was listed only on the preliminary list as fifth in the 500m.

Cha Min-gyu was also strong in the big competition, although he missed the right to compete in the 500m in the main event. Following the men's team sprint silver medal the previous day, he won his second silver medal in the 1,000dm and went to the podium without fail.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Cha Min-gyu, the silver medalist in the Olympics, won silver in the 1,000m, not the main event!

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