Lim Jong-eon, a short track speed skater, won her first competition! 1st world tour 1500m 金...The women's national team is the 3,000m relay
Oct 12, 2025
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Lim Jong-eon was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 2:16.141 in the men's 1,500-meter final on the third day of the competition at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on the 12th (Korea time). Following this, Hwang Dae-heon (Gangwon Provincial Office) became the silver medal winner with a time of 2:16.593, 0.452 seconds behind Im Jong-eon.
Im Jong-eon previously ranked first in the men's team in the national team selection match in April, and won his first adult national team selection and the individual qualification for the 2026 Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics. After winning four gold medals at the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Junior World Championships in February, he also stood out in this selection. Im Jong-eon stayed in third to fourth place at the beginning of the race and finished first by leading on the 12th lap.
Gold news was also reported in the women's 3,000-meter relay. The women's national team, which includes Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ki-li (Sungnam City Hall), Shim Suk-hee (Seoul City Hall), and Noh Do-hee (Hwaseong City Hall), crossed the finish line with a time of 4:07:318 in the 3,000-meter final, beating the Netherlands (4:07:350) by 0.032 seconds to finish first. In a fierce ranking battle with the Netherlands and Canada, Kim Ki-li took the lead with eight laps to go, and then continued the race to complete the golden run.
Kim Ki-li, who won the gold medal in the relay, also added a silver medal in the women's 1,000m event. She won a silver medal in the event, losing 0.065 seconds to Canada's Courtney Saro (1:28:185).
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
