Kim Ki-li, a two-time high school rookie Im Jong-eon Harbin winner, returns to Milan as No. 1 in the selection match, Hwang Dae-heon returns to the national team for the first time in a year → Ace Park Ji-won failed to advance to the Olympics
Apr 13, 2025
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Lim Jong-eon, a prospect who is considered the future of short track, also stood out in this selection after winning four gold medals at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Junior World Championships in February. During the first round of selection, he ranked first in the men's 1,500m and second in the 1,000m, and in the second round of selection, he ranked first in the men's 1,500m and third in the 500m, eventually confirming the overall ranking, and it was decided to advance to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo.
Hwang Dae-heon (Gangwon Provincial Office) also returned to the national team for the first time in a year. He ranked second with 89 points in total in the first and second trials. Last year, Hwang Dae-heon ranked 11th in the selection match due to the aftermath of the collision with Park Ji-won. He showed good performance again in the selection match, which came back after a year, and wore the national flag. Hwang Dae-heon will advance to the Olympics for the third time in a row following the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Following Hwang Dae-heon, Shin Dong-min (Korea University) finished the selection match with 55 points in ranking and third place.
Park Ji-won (Seoul Metropolitan Government), who played as an ace until last season, failed to advance to the Olympics. On the 13th, he failed to reach the final, finishing third in the first group of the 1,000m semi-final, and finishing second in the final B, failing to make it into the top eight.
In the women's category, `two-time winner of the Harbin Winter Asian Games' Kim Ki-li laughed. Kim Ki-li ranked second in the 1,500m and first in the 500m and 1000m in the first round of the first round of the competition, and also solidly maintained the first place in the 1,500m and fifth in the 1,000m in the second round of competition, winning the overall title with 128 points in ranking. He confirmed his trip to Milan, dispelling his regret for failing to win an individual medal at the World Championships. Following Kim Ki-li, Noh Do-hee (Hwaseong City Hall), Lee So-yeon (Sports Toto), and Shim Suk-hee (Seoul City Hall) finished the selection match from second to fourth overall.
In this selection match, the top eight players in the men's team and the top seven players in the women's team wore the next season's national flag. For the women's team, Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) secured her national team qualification early with the gold medal at the 2025 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships, so there was one less person. The top three men and women will be given priority to individual competitions in international competitions, including the Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics. In the men's team, Im Jong-eon and Hwang Dae-heon and Shin Dong-min earned priority tickets for the individual competition. The women's team was won by Choi Min-jeong and Kim Ki-li Noh Do-hee. Lee Jung-min, Lee Joon-seo (Seongnam City Hall), Lee So-yeon, and Shim Suk-hee, who ranked 4th and 5th in the men's divisions, will play as members of the Olympic relay. Kim Tae-sung (Hwaseong City Hall), Hong Kyung-hwan (Koyang City Hall), and Kim Gun-woo (Sports Toto), and Seo Hwi-min (Seongnam City Hall), Choi Ji-hyun and Noh Ah-reum (Jeonbuk Provincial Government), who are ranked 6th to 8th in the men's division, will serve as candidates for the national team.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
