Even with a late start, there is a difference of 0.27 seconds from the runner-up… landslide win
‘New Empress of Ice’ Kim Min-seon (Uijeongbu City Hall) showed off her spirit by winning the gold medal in the women’s 500m in the second World Cup following the first competition.
Kim Min-sun won the 2022-2023 International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup 2nd Competition Women’s 500m Division A (first division) held in Heerenveen, the Netherlands on the 20th (Korean time) with a record of 37 seconds and 21 seconds.
Kim Min-seon, who surprised the Korean skating world by winning the women’s 500m and women’s 1,000m silver medals in the first competition, showed off her world-class skills in the second competition.
He competed with Utah Leyredam (24) of the Netherlands, a strong candidate for the championship, in the last group of 10 in-courses.
Leyredam is the biggest rival of Kim Min-sun, who won the women’s 500m silver medal and the women’s 1,000m gold medal in the first World Cup.
Kim Min-sun’s start was not so good.
The starting gunshot response time was slightly delayed.
Kim Min-seon fell one step behind Leyredam, but turned around immediately.
Running on the ice with explosive energy, he broke the 100m in 10 seconds and 43 seconds, the second place overall.
Kim Min-sun ran vigorously.
After raising the speed with great power, it endured by overcoming the centrifugal force on the final curve.
And on the last straight line, he was the first to break the finish line, widening the gap with Leirdam.
Kim Min-seon showed a whopping 0.27 second gap with Austrian Vanessa Herzog (37 seconds 48), who won the silver medal.
Leyredam (37.51), who won the bronze medal, was beaten by 0.30 seconds.
Kim Min-seon, who scored 120 World Cup points, also held onto the top spot in the women’s 500m world rankings this season.
/yunhap news
