South Korea won its third medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Short track speed tracker Choi Min-jung won another medal for South Korea. In the women’s 1000m short track event held on Friday, the 11th, Choi Min-jung finished second and won her silver medal. With this, Choi Min-jung won her two consecutive medals following her two gold medals in the 1500m and 3000m relay at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, proving her name and reality once once more in the world’s strongest class.
Choi Min-jung’s performance in the final match was absolutely overwhelming. Min-jung Choi, who started as the 4th out of the 5 players, calmly pursued opportunities without rushing, leaving only the last two laps to beat the leading players one following another with her specialty, the out-course, crossing the finish line by only 0.052 seconds from No. 1 Susan Schulting of the Netherlands. passed Choi Min-jung’s last-minute spurt was the moment when the skills she had been honing for this Olympics properly shined.
In particular, the scene of crying in the arms of the director and coach, unable to hold back the tears that overflowed at the moment of finalizing the silver medal, made even the viewers cry. MBC commentator Ahn Sang-mi, who relayed this, also burst into tears and sent her heartfelt consolation and encouragement to Choi Min-jung, who must have felt more pressure and burden than anyone else while preparing for the Olympics, and doubled her warm emotion.
Commentator Ahn Sang-mi said, “The ability to put all energy at once with the last two laps left was amazing. He did a really good job until the very end and showed the most wonderful race.” Then, commentator Ahn Sang-mi, who shed tears with Choi Min-jung’s tears, said, “As the team’s ace, preparing for the Olympics, I came with too much expectations, so the pressure and pressure must have been great. Now, I want you to let go of all those weights and enjoy the rest of the Olympic Games and make you feel comfortable.” “This is the first time I’ve seen Choi Min-jung cry. She has endured it so well so far, so I hope she pours out all the hardships she’s been through.” Finally, she said, “It is a precious medal and precious tears,” and she left a legend relay once more, reminding me once more that ‘After all, the short track commentary is Ahn Sang-mi’.
On the other hand, in the women’s 1000m short track event, where Choi Min-jung won the silver medal, the men’s 500m preliminary round and the men’s 5000m relay semifinals also saw the Korean national team perform well. In the men’s 500m, Daeheon Hwang advanced to the quarterfinals, and Yunki Kwak, Daeheon Hwang, Dongwook Kim, and Junseo Lee participated in the men’s 5000m also successfully advanced to the final, heralding a run in the Korean medal race.
Kim Hye-young / Photo courtesy of MBC
