I did it again! Kim Min-sun Shines for 500m World Championships!

Mar 15, 2025

I did it again! Kim Min-sun Shines for 500m World Championships!



'New Skating Empress' Kim Min-sun (Uijeong Government) won a brilliant bronze medal at the 2025 International Skating Union (ISU) World Speed Skating Championships.

Kim Min-sun crossed the women's 500m at Hamar Olympic Hall in Norway on the 15th (Korea time), finishing in 37.73 seconds, followed by Femke Kok (1st, 37.50 seconds) and Utah Letham (2nd, 37.69 seconds). Kim Min-sun, who competed side by side with Poland's Angelica Wojcick in the 12th in-course, finished first with a target of 10.39 seconds in the first 100m section, got off to a good start, and remained in the background and ranked third out of 24. Kim Min-sun, who won a silver medal at the event last year, showed off her strong performance by reaching the podium for the second consecutive year. Lee Na-hyun (Hanche University), who showed remarkable growth at the Harbin Asian Games, ranked eighth with 38 seconds and 12 seconds.

I did it again! Kim Min-sun Shines for 500m World Championships!
Kim Min-sun races in the women's 1,000m speed skating at the Harbin Winter Asian Games (AG) speed skating Oval at the Harbin Heilongjiang Ice and Training Center in China on the 11th. 2025.2.11

Meanwhile, veteran Kim Joon-ho (Gangwon Provincial Office) finished 10th with 34.73 seconds, Cho Sang-hyuk (Uijeong City Hall) finished 12th with 34.91 seconds, and Kim Tae-yoon (Seoul City Hall) finished 22nd with 35.53 seconds.




South Korea will challenge for additional medals in the women's 1,000m and men's mass start events, which will take place from the 15th to the 16th (Korea time).

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.