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'Figure Empress'Kim Yu-na has a famous legend'GIF' It is also talked about as 'Kim Yeon-ah Eo-rok'. What are you thinking about to her during stretching training?When I ask ', he laughs "What are you thinking, let's just do it " I met Oh Sang-wook (Daejeon Metropolitan City Hall, No. 1 in the world) at the Media Day ahead of the Fencing Federation (FIE) SK Telecom Fencing Grand Prix (Sabre) to be held at SK Handball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul from the 2nd to the 4th. Last year, he won two individual and group gold medals at the Paris Olympics and asked the 'Grand Slammer', an all-time world gold medalist. 'You've achieved all your goals, but what do you think about working out these days?' Oh Sang-wook replied. "I'm just doing it." It was 'deja vu'. "I've always just done it before. There's no such thing as 'Tougher' during the Olympic season. I just play every game every moment, every day." Whether it goes well or not, just doing it, fun or hard, no matter what anyone says, the path of the top 0.001% 'Walkle' that commanded the world seemed different.
Oh Sang-wook is training at his team Daejeon City Hall after returning the national flag this season to recharge after the Paris Olympics. This year's competition will also be a match between professional players, not the national team, and Pares Perjani (Tunisia, world No. 3), and Sebastian Patrice (France), who are ranked 2nd in the world. Oh Sang-wook is not a member of the national team, but he came out as a member of the Korean national team"I am determined. Earlier this year, he won the gold medal immediately at the Plovdiv World Cup in Bulgaria, where he returned, and showed off his strong performance by winning the bronze medal at the Padua World Cup in Italy and fifth place at the Budapest World Cup in Hungary. Regarding keeping the No. 1 spot in the world even during the resting season "In fact, I think I'm maintaining it because there aren't many games. I would be so happy if I could win first place even after missing the gold medal points at the Paris Olympics," he said, expressing his humble feelings.
After the Paris Olympics, he also had various experiences such as broadcasting, commercials, and fashion shows. Oh Sang-wook, who only played fencing 'Just \', met various worlds for the first time and became deep and broad. I also experienced and experienced various sports such as baseball, soccer, volleyball, and golf. He is a fan of the Hanwha Eagles in the professional baseball league. After returning the national flag this season, he visits the ballpark in his spare time after training at Daejeon City Hall. "If a good player takes the batter's box with a full base chance, everyone is looking forward to it. But it's hard to do well all the time. There are also a lot of people cursing. But just because he's struck out doesn't make him a bad player. That at-bat is not the end. Another at-bat is coming. You can hit a home run. A good player doesn't become a bad player just because he's struck out once, and a first place doesn't change his life. It's all just a process." The experience of cheering someone on was also the first time in my life. "When I was in the audience, I could understand how the fans felt. Fans wait for the moment when their favorite player waves their hands. I couldn't express it well because I was shy to the fans who came to the pen singing room, but I thought I should do better in the future," he said with a smile. Confidence in fencing grew stronger through the 'external affair'. "I didn't like life outside because I was doing an affair that wasn't even close to me. "Players who work out, eat, and sleep are the best," he said with a smile.
Next season, when the Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games are held, they plan to enter Jincheon Training Center. When I heard that the juniors of the national team miss 'Sangwook hyung', Oh Sang-wook said, `There are things that help me, but I hope the juniors will have more courage"I hoped. "They are talented juniors enough. What I learned from seeing the sky-like brothers is 'Doggi'Grit'. (Kim) Jung-hwan once broke the knife while playing a practice game with me, saying it didn't go his way. There was no way to lose or let him go because he was a junior. I thought it was really cool. I need that kind of venom. (Kim) Jung-hwan is so desperate, but I learned that juniors have to bump into each other, bite more, and compete more strongly than their seniors.' "I think Sangwon (world's 5th) will be able to attack him now, but I don't think I can break the knife as hard as JUNG HWAN."," he said with a smile.
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The world has changed, and even though street sign attacks have become a daily reality, Oh Sang-wook's mind is no different from the beginning. "I don't really care much about it. If you wear a hat, you'll just look like a tall man." However, Oh Sang-wook was also surprised by the media coverage on this day. Perijani's 'You made our fencing famous' after realizing the 'Oh Sang-wook effect'I was more than proud of the words '.
The Olympic champion still has a lot of at-bats left. He won the SK Grand Prix in 2019 and 2023 and was eliminated in the quarterfinals last year. This tournament is just a 'process' and there is no pressure. 'Family Month'In May, more family fans hoped to 'intuitively' SKT Grand Prix. "The more you come, the better." I saw a child brought by my mom and dad saying 'I want to play fencing too' and it was so good. It's natural to play hard for the fans, and I hope that SK Grand Prix will help more young athletes grow."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
