Gyeonggi-do achieved 20 consecutive victories in the 104th National Winter Sports Festival.
As of 6:00 p.m. on the 3rd day of the competition held in Suwon, Uijeongbu, Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Ulsan Metropolitan City, etc. on the 19th, Gyeonggi-do has completed ice skating and curling among the 5 official events, with 90 gold medals, 94 silver medals, and 79 bronze medals, with a total score of 1189. By acquiring points, they easily beat rivals Seoul City (782 points, 61 gold, 45 silver, 45 east) and Gangwon-do (689 points, 29 gold, 35 silver, 28 east) and firmly kept their leading position since the pre-game.
As a result, following winning the overall championship at the 83rd competition in 2002, Gyeonggi-do puts the task of winning the 20th consecutive championship, excluding the 102nd competition in 2021, which was canceled due to the spread of Corona 19.
Gyeonggi-do is aiming for the top spot in 19 years since biathlon won the event at the 85th event in 2004 on the last day of the competition, and skiing is also challenging for first place in the event in 13 years since the 91st event in 2010. After the 101st tournament in 2013, he made a reservation to return to the top in three years.
In Gyeonggi-do, ice skating, a tradition of the National Winter Sports Festival, took first place in speed skating (286 points, 35 golds, 32 silvers, 31 bronzes) and figure skating (77 points, 7 golds, 11 silvers, 2 bronzes) and short track speed skating. (219 points, 19 gold, 18 silver, 19 bronze medals), Ormer won 582 points with 61 gold, 61 silver, and 52 bronze medals, Seoul City (472 points, 49 gold, 49 silver, 30 silver, 29 bronze) and Incheon City (169 points, 6 gold, 7 silver, 2 bronze) and won the event for 19 consecutive times.
In addition, curling, a new filial sport, scored 140 points with 5 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal, beating Gangwon-do (132 points, 3 gold and 4 silver) and Gyeongbuk (104 points, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals) and winning 5 consecutive events. kept normal
The province produced a total of 28 multiple crowns, including 3 with 4 crowns, 8 with 3 crowns and 17 with 2 crowns, and made 25 new records in the competition, producing rich results in terms of content.
On this day, in the 30km relay in the men’s cross-country race, Jeong Jong-won, Byeon Ji-young, Lee Kun-yong (above Gyeonggi Provincial Office), and Kim Yong-gyu (Pocheon City Hall) teamed up to start in Gangwon with a time of 1 hour 26 minutes 00 seconds 2 (1 hour 28 minutes 51 seconds 6). ) and Busan starter (1 hour 29 minutes 07 seconds 3) to win the championship, and Byeon Ji-young, who previously won three gold medals in the classic 10km, free 15km, and combined, won four gold medals in the competition.
In the 4km biathlon women’s 13-year-old and under individual event, Yoo Yoo-yoon (Pocheon Ildongcho) won the championship with a time of 22:23:1, winning three gold medals following first place in the mixed relay and 3km sprint.
Short track speed skating Kim Do-hee (Sunaecho, Seongnam), under the age of 13, took first place in the 1500m and also won the 1000m in 1:37.235, winning two gold medals. ) contributed to winning the event with a time of 51 minutes 52 seconds 6, and won the second gold medal following winning the biathlon 18km relay.
In addition, in the ice short track speed skating men’s 1000m final under the age of 13, Park Joo-won (Pyeongtaek Godeok Elementary School) reached the top with a record of 1:33.682 (previously 1:34.303), and Figure Skating Women’s Under 19 Single A Group Kim Chae-yeon (Gunpo Suri High School, 212.09 points) and female under 16 single group B Kim Yoo-seong (Anyang Pyeongchon Middle School, 175.98 points) also won gold medals side by side.
Meanwhile, in the women’s under-19 15km relay race, the starters, consisting of Kim Hyun-joo (Pyeongtaek Girls’ High School), Oh Ye-bin, and Jung Hye-rim (above, Suwon Gwonseon High School), recorded 1 hour 10 minutes 31 seconds 2, beating the Jeonbuk starter (1 hour 23 minutes 22 seconds 6). ostracized and seized the supremacy.
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