Keeping #1 in the world ranking “I will manage my physical strength well and show good looks in the 4th competition”
“New Empress of Ice” Kim Min-seon (23, Uijeongbu Township) went on to win the World Cup three times in a row.
Kim Min-sun won the gold medal with a personal best of 36 seconds 972 in the women’s 500m division A (1st division) at the 3rd competition of the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup 2022- 2023 held at Calgary Olympic Oval in Canada on the 10th (Korean time).
Kim Min-seon, who started the eighth group course, played the game under unfavorable circumstances. Michelle Deyong (Netherlands), who was in the race together, made a false start and the flow collapsed.
Back on the starting line, Kim Min-seon cleared the first 100 meters in 10.46 seconds, fourth overall.
Afterwards, Kim Min-sun ramped up her speed with tremendous explosive power and won the championship by a large margin over 2nd place Vanessa Herrchok (37s 261, Austria).
After the 1st and 2nd World Cup competitions, Kim Min-sun continued her golden run in this competition and accomplished the splendid feat of winning the World Cup three times in a row.
Including the ISU Four Continents Championships held last month, it is the record streak across four ISU international competitions.
It is also significant to set a record of 36 invites. Kim Min-sun was the only one to set a record of 36 seconds in this competition, shortening his previous personal best (37 seconds 200) by 0.228 seconds.
It is the first time since Lee Sang-hwa (retired) that a Korean player sets the 36th record. Lee Sang-hwa is one step closer to the world record set in 2013 (36 seconds 36).
On this day, Kim Min-seon added 60 World Cup points and secured first place in the world rankings with a total of 180 points. He opened up a 29-point gap with the hair choke in second place.
Kim Min-sun will challenge for a fourth consecutive championship via the fourth World Cup tournament to be held next week.
After finishing the match, Kim Min-sun said through the Korea Ice Skating Federation, “I’m proud to have set a new race record of 36 seconds 972 (this season) along with the gold medal.” good figure in the 4th competition.”
The record for most consecutive World Cup wins among Korean players is 10 by Lee Sang-hwa. From the second race of the World Cup Finals in March 2013 to the second race of the first World Cup in November 2014, Lee Sang-hwa had 10 consecutive World Cup victories.
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