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The 22nd National Winter Sports Festival for the Disabled has completed a four-day battle.
The overall winner was Gyeonggi (29,050.60 points), Seoul (28,806.80 points), and Gangwon (27,691.76 points). Gyeonggi Province regained the top spot in five years after winning the 17th overall tournament.
There was a great game until the end. Gyeongnam won the mixed wheelchair curling four-man final at Gangneung Curling Center, beating Chungbuk 5-3. The two teams were 3-3 by the 7th end. After a tense game, Gyeongnam scored two points in the last eight ends and reached the top. With this, South Gyeongsang Province's Jung Tae-young and Cho Min-kyung also won the four-man event following the two-man event. She won two wheelchair curling medals at the Winter Sports Festival. Jung Tae-young and Cho Min-kyung, a couple player, have proved their skills on the international stage by winning the 2024 World Wheelchair Mix Double Curling Championship.
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In the men's snowboarding competition held at Phoenix Park in Pyeongchang, Lee Je-hyuk (Seoul) took first place in both the competition and snowboarding cross. He has won two gold medals in three consecutive winter sports competitions. Lee further raised expectations for his performance at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.
In the mixed ice hockey final held at Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangwon beat Jeonbuk 12-1. Gangwon, which came up without losing a single point until the final, proved its strong performance once again. On the other hand, Jeonbuk had to settle for scoring the only point against Gangwon.
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The MVP award went to Chung Tae-young and Cho Min-kyung of Gyeongnam, who won two wheelchair curling medals in this competition. The two said, `I'm really happy to win both the duo and the quartet in the Winter Sports Festival, which is the first competition of the year. I think this is the first step toward the best goal of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics. I'll do my best to go higher." The two players are scheduled to participate in the 2025 Korea Wheelchair Curling League, which will start in April. The team that won the league's two-man match will be selected for the national team. He will participate in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics.
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Nordic ski rookie Shin Ji-hwan (Kangwon) received the Rookie of the Year award. He competed in the Winter Sports Festival for the first time and finished fourth in all events. Shin said, `I'm really happy to win the Rookie of the Year award at the Winter Sports Festival, which was my first competition. I want to train harder, grow into a national team, and become a great athlete who wins a prize at the Paralympics."
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The first outstanding partner award established at this competition is for game partners who act as guides for blind athletes. Kim Joon-hyung (Seoul), a guide to Alpine ski player Hwang Min-gyu, was chosen as the first winner. "It is a great honor to receive the newly established award for the first time," Kim Jun-hyung said. I am happy and grateful to be recognized as a guide that opens the way for a player. I'm in my fourth season with Hwang Min-gyu. I will train harder and do my best to get good results in Milan."
◇ List of all winners of the 22nd National Winter Sports Festival for the Disabled
▶No. 1 overall = Gyeonggi-do
▶2nd place overall = Seoul Metropolitan Government
▶3rd place overall =Gangwon State
▶Best player award =Gwangju Metropolitan City
▶ Fair Competition = Korea Curling Association for the Disabled
▶Leap Prize = Chungcheongbuk-do
▶ Passion Award = Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
▶Challenge Prize = Gyeongsangnam-do
▶Best Player Award = Gyeongnam Curling Team (Jeong Tae-young Cho Min-kyung)
▶Best Dongho In-sang = Park Ga-eun (Chungbuk·Iceang)
▶Leader's Award = Baek Jong-cheol (Seoul, Curling) Lim Sung-min (Gyeonggi, Curling)
▶New Player Award =Shin Ji-hwan (Kangwon, Nordic Ski)
▶ Judgment Award = Cho Han-soo (Korea Nordic Ski Association for Persons with Disabilities)
▶ Outstanding Partner Award = Kim Jun-hyung (Seoul, Alpineski)
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
