[2022 베이징 동계올림픽] South Korea won silver medal in men's 5000m in short track (overall)

The friendly Korean male short track speed skaters. [사진=연합뉴스]

The Korean short track team won a silver medal in the men’s 5000m relay.

The finals of the men’s 5000m relay short track ice skating at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics were held on February 16 (Korean time) at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China.

As a result of the final, Korea won the silver medal with a time of 6:41.679. It was 00.422 seconds behind Canada (6:41.257), which won the gold medal.

In the 5000m relay, Hwang Dae-heon (Gangwon Provincial Office), Lee Jun-seo (Korea National Sports University), Park Jang-hyuk (Sports Toto), and Kwak Yun-ki (Goyang City Hall) participated.

Korea took the lead from lap 1. It went back and forth between 1st and 2nd until rap 10, and fell to 3rd by lap 11. Recovery was quick.

The ice quality was not good. The Chinese athlete fell alone during the final.

After that, Korea moved back and forth between 1st and 2nd places. Last lap 45 Canada crossed the finish line in first place. 2nd place is Korea.

3rd place, bronze medalist, went into photo reading. This is because the difference between Italy and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) was not large. As a result of the reading, Italy was third with a time of 6:43.431, and ROC was fourth with a time of 6:43.440. Italy won the bronze medal by a difference of 00.009.

China, whose player fell, finished the game in 5th place at 6:51.654.

South Korea won a medal for the first time in 12 years since the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Same silver medal.

Dongwook Kim (Sports Toto), who played in the semifinals, also received a silver medal.

After the game, Kwak Yoon-gi said, “I wanted to win a gold medal, but it’s a pity. I am grateful to my colleagues who did not give up and ran to the end. Thank you for running with me.”

Park Jang-hyuk, who showed his fighting spirit despite the injury, said, “I feel like I couldn’t do my part properly.

Hwang Dae-heon could not hide his regret. Still, he said, “I think there was a valuable result because I had good teammates. The present moment is more valuable than the color of the medal. I am so happy. Thank you for your warm interest and support.”

Lee Jun-seo said, “The men’s division is now over. It’s a pity. I’m sorry it’s a silver medal. I’ll come back with a more developed image.”