Jang Sung-woo's first individual competition, men's 1,000m short track gold medal → Emperor Park Ji-won's support controversy Lin Xiaojun failed to advance to the final

Feb 09, 2025

Running Jang Sung-woo

(Harbin = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Dong-joo = Korean Jang Sung-woo (72) runs in the men's 1,500m quarterfinal at the Harbin Heilongjiang Ice Training Center Multipurpose Hall in China on the 7th. 2025.2.7

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The world's best Korean short track team won the gold medal in the men's 1,000m.

Korean short track team Jang Sung-woo (Hwasong City Hall) won the gold medal in the men's 1,000m short track final at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games held at the multipurpose hall of the Harbin Heilongjiang Ice Training Center in China on the 9th.

The men's 1,000m was one of the traditionally strong events for the Korean national team. In the past, Kim Ki-hoon won gold medals in Sapporo in 1990, Chae Ji-hoon in Harbin in 1996, Ahn Hyun-soo in Aomori in 2003, Changchun in 2007, and Seira in Sapporo in 2017. The current players were also spectacular. Park Ji-won (Seoul City Hall), who is ranked No. 1 in the world, Jang Sung-woo (No. 3), and Kim Gun-woo (Sports Toto), who are ranked No. 11 all ranked high in the world rankings.

Park Ji-won participated in the quarterfinals as a group 1 and finished second in 1:26.657 to settle for the semifinals. Jang Sung-woo in Group 2 reached the semifinals with 1:27.208, ranking second behind Sun Long (1:27.099), and Kim Gun-woo, who competed with Lin Xiaojun in Group 3, took the lead with four laps to go and recorded 1:28:269, beating Lin Xiaojun (1:28:347) to advance to the semifinals as first place.

Park Ji-won sprinting toward the finish line

(Harbin=Yonhap News) Reporter Seo Dae-yeon = Park Ji-won runs in the men's 1,000m short track semifinal at the Harbin Winter Asian Games held at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Harbin Heilongjiang Ice and Training Center in China on the 9th. 2025.2.9

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Park Ji-won joined Lin Xiao-jun in Group 1 of the semifinals. Park Ji-won also fell to fourth place until four laps were left, but she did not lose her concentration until the last minute and advanced to second place after Sun Rong and advanced to the final of 1:26.625. Lin Xiaojun was pushed to the bottom at the end of the game, and he was later confirmed to have interfered with Japan's Matsuzu Shuta during the overtaking process and was given a penalty. Lin Xiaojun was previously criticized for his controversy over pushing even after winning the gold medal in the 500m final, but failed to reach the final in the 1000m.

Jang Sung-woo and Kim Gun-woo, who played together in Group 2, also hit first and second place in the beginning. Jang remained in first place and reached the final. Kim Gun-woo was pushed back by Liu Xiaoang with three laps to go, and unfortunately failed to advance to the final, finishing fifth.

In the final, Park Ji-won, Jang Sung-woo, Liu Xiaoang, Matsuzu Shuta, and Sun Long stood together at the starting line. In the beginning, Liu Xiaoang and Sun Rong took the lead, forming the first and second places. Jang Sung-woo rose to second place with seven laps to go. Jang Sung-woo won the gold medal in first place, maintaining the lead until the end with two laps to go. Park Ji-won struggled in third place until the second half, but won the silver medal as Sun Lung fell and moved up to second place in the process.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.