Lin Xiaojun was the most alert Park Ji-won, Sung-woo, won the men's 500m short track side by side
Feb 08, 2025
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Park Ji-won (Seoul Metropolitan Government) and Jang Sung-woo (Hwaseong City Hall) of the Korean national short track team won silver and bronze medals in the men's 500m short track final at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games held at Harbin Heilongjiang Ice Training Center in China on the 8th.
The men's 500m is not a traditionally strong event for the Korean national team. Both men and women have only won a 500m gold medal at the all-time Winter Asian Games. Lee Jun-hwan is the only player in the 1999 Gangwon competition. Kim Tae-sung (Seoul City Hall) ranked 12th, Park Ji-won 16th, and Jang Sung-woo 45th. The presence of Lin Xiaojun (Im Hyojun), a naturalized Chinese player who changed his main event to 500m, was the No. 1 target of alert.
In the preliminary round on the 7th, Jang Sung-woo in Group 1 ranked first with 42.258 seconds, Park Ji-won in Group 7 ranked first with 41.461 seconds, and Kim Tae-sung in Group 8 ranked second with 41.404 seconds after Chinese naturalized player Liu Xiaoang (41.326).
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Kim Tae-sung and Jang Sung-woo came out together in Group 1 of the semifinals. Kim Tae-sung, who led from the beginning to the end, did not lose his lead until the end and passed first place with 40.509 seconds. Sun Rong came in second and Jang Sung-woo came in third, and Jang Sung-woo had to check the remaining group's record with 40.703 seconds. In Group 2, Lin Xiaojun ranked first, showing his skills as a main event. Park Ji-won came in third after Nikisha Dennis, but Nikisha used her arm to point out an arm push penalty and was disqualified and succeeded in advancing to the final in second place.
In the final, Kim Tae-sung, Sun Long, Jang Sung-woo, Lin Xiaojun and Park Ji-won were at the starting line together. Kim Tae-sung and Sun Loong collided at the same time as they started, even restarting. Later, in the second start, Lin Xiaojun, Sun Long and Kim Tae-sung collided and the game was suspended again. Kim Tae-sung was ruled out for a penalty, pointing to excessive overtaking.
In the third start, Park Ji-won was even seen taking the lead. They beat both Chinese players. However, Lin Xiaojun showed his potential. He showed a tremendous run in his main event, outpacing Park Ji-won on the in-course and taking the lead again. Lin Xiaojun finished first and won the gold medal. Park Ji-won finished second and Jang Sung-woo third, winning silver and bronze medals.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
