Future short track speed skater Kim Gil-ri runs for gold in the second World Cup

Kim Gil-ri, a promising short track speed skater. AP = photo of the Yonhap News file
Korean women’s short track prospect Kim Gil-ri (Seo Hyun-go) won the gold medal at the World Cup.

Gil-li Kim recorded 2: 26.530 in the women’s 1500m final in the second event of the “International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Cup 2022-2023” held at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, Utah, Use the 6th (Korean time). In a situation where they were pushed to 3rd place, with 9 laps to go, they passed the exit and took the lead, and the race they maintained until the end was exceptional.

He rose a step from the silver medal in the first World Cup. Kim Gil-ri is currently in first place in the women’s overall standings of the World Cup and 1500 meters this season.

Choi Min-jung (Seongnam City Hall) also added a bronze medal. Choi Min-jung finished 4th, but moved up to 3rd place due to the disqualification of Hanne Desmet (Belgium) earlier.

In the men’s 1500m final, Jiwon Park (Seoul City Hall) won the silver medal after Jens Pantbaut (Netherlands, 2: 11.909) with a time of 2: 12.204. Park Ji-won won two gold medals in the first individual competition. In the first men’s 500m race, Lee Jun-seo (Korea National University) won the bronze medal with a time of 41,350.

The Korean national team together won a silver medal in the 2000 mixed medal. Hong Kyung-hwan (Goyang City Hall), Kim Tae-seong (Dankook University), Shim Seok-hee (Seoul City Hall) and Lee So-yeon (Sports Toto) took second place after China (2: 37.153 ) with a time of 2: 37.181.

The national team reached the final in both the women’s 3000m and the men’s 5000m. The second men’s and women’s 500m race and the 1000m relay finals will be held on the 7th in Korean time.