Gold, 6th, 4th, and 3rd. Korea swept all of them! Short Track, Harbin AG Achieves Highest Performance Ever
Feb 11, 2025
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In this competition, the Korean team won six gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals, including Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) in the women's 500m and 1,000m, three gold medals, Kim Ki-li's two gold medals in the 1,500m and mixed relay, Park Ji-won (Seoul City Hall) in the men's 1500m and mixed relay, and Jang Sung-woo's 1,000m and mixed relay. This is the tie record for the most short track speed skating gold medals ever won at the Winter Asian Games, and when the number of silver and bronze medals combined, the national team achieved the largest medal win ever in this competition. Earlier, he recorded six gold medals at the 1999 Gangwon Winter Asian Games and the 2003 Aomori Winter Asian Games, but in total medals, this tournament recorded the most medals.
The competition was held in China, one of the biggest short track rivals, and there were many difficulties, including the host country's home turf, but the national team proved its overwhelming ability by sweeping all men's and women's individual gold medals except for the men's 500m event, starting with the first medal in the mixed relay. Host China and Kazakhstan, one of Asia's short track powerhouses, also performed well with strong performances, but did not exceed the skills of Korean athletes. China won two gold medals, winning the men's 500 m and women's relay, while Kazakhstan won one gold medal in the men's relay.
Yoon Hong-geun, chairman of the Korea Skating Union, congratulated the players by sending congratulatory messages, saying, `I am happy and proud that the sweat drops and efforts the players have shed so far have paid off.' The short track team, which returned to Korea via Incheon International Airport on the 10th, will depart for Milan, Italy, on the 11th, the next day to participate in the sixth ISU short track world tour in the 2024-2025 season. The 6th World Tour event will be held at the venue "Forum Assago", where short track events for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will be held, and will be an important test stage for athletes ahead of the Olympics.
In this competition, Kim Min-sun (Uijeong Government) and Lee Na-hyun (Korea National Sports University) won two gold medals in speed skating as well as short track speed skating, and won gold in women's team sprint, showing the appearance of an ice powerhouse by winning a number of gold medals. In the figure skating event, Cha Jun-hwan (Korea University), Kim Hyun-gyeom (Han Advertising), Kim Chae-yeon and Kim Seo-young (hereinafter Suri High School) will compete to win additional gold medals.
Meanwhile, the federation has dispatched executives, including executive vice-president, additional mandatory trainers, video power analysts, equipment leaders, and secretariat staff to provide both sides of the water so that players can perform at their best.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
