The world's best Korean short track team failed to win a medal in the women's 3,000m relay.
The Korean national short track team failed to win a medal in the women's 3,000-meter relay final at the Harbin Winter Asian Games held at the Harbin Heilongjiang Ice Training Center in China on the 9th. China has won the gold medal in first place.
The women's 3,000m relay is one of the events that the Korean national team has consistently shown its strength. He has won gold medals in Gangwon in 1999, Aomori in 2003, and Sapporo in 2017. The Korean national team also ranked second in the world rankings, consistently outperforming its rival China (5th).
South Korea consisted of Noh Do-hee (Hwaseong City Hall), Lee So-yeon (Sports Toto), Kim Gun-hee (Seongnam City Hall), and Shim Suk-hee (Seoul City Hall) in the semifinals. Unlike two teams from Kazakhstan and China in Group 1, South Korea had three teams from Japan and India in Group 2 of the semifinals. South Korea, which has consistently maintained its lead from the start of the semifinals, continued the race with Kim Gun-hee, Noh Do-hee, and Lee So-yeon again Shim Suk-hee in order. With 16 laps to go, he showed an overwhelming run that widened the gap with second-place Japan to one lap. With 10 laps to go, he virtually finished the game with a solo run and confirmed his progress to the final with 4:13.94.
South Korea competed against China, Japan, and Kazakhstan in the final. China has formed a team around Pankusin 'Foul King'. South Korea's Kim Ki-li, Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), Kim Gun-hee and Lee So-yeon participated. Choi Min-jeong was the first runner, followed by Kim Ki-li, Lee So-yeon, and Kim Gun-hee to speed up. China continued to aim for Korea's gaps in the second place until the 15th lap was left, but Korea did not let the flow to China by checking both the in-course and out-course. China took the lead with eight laps to go, but Kim Ki-li, pushed by Choi Min-jeong, took the lead with two laps to go. However, during the last lap, Kim Ki-li collided with China and collapsed. The judges said there was no problem with the collision and finished fourth.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
