Kim Min-seon (24, Uijeongbu City Hall), the ‘Empress of Confidence and Confidence’, failed to overcome her stamina and unfortunately missed out on a medal at the World Championships.
Kim Min-sun climbed to fourth place with a record of 37.56 seconds in the women’s 500m at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Championships in the 2022-2023 season held in Thialp, Heerenvein, the Netherlands on the 4th (Korean time).
Kim Min-seon, who ran with her rival Utah Leyredam (Netherlands) in the group 11 outer course, broke the first 100m in 10.45 seconds, 5th overall.
The loss was great in the start, which was considered a weakness. The first 100m record of Femker Kok (Netherlands), who won the gold medal, was 10.35 seconds, 0.1 second behind Kim Min-sun. Kim Min-seon promoted the second half of the race with her skill in skating, but was unable to turn around due to her stamina.
The winner, Femker Kok, recorded a time of 37.28 seconds, and the silver medal went to Vanessa Herzog (Austria, 37.33 seconds), winner of the 6th ISU World Cup. The bronze medal went to Leirdam, who crossed the finish line in 37.54 seconds. The difference between Kim Min-sun and Laydam is only 0.02 second.
Although she failed to reach the podium, Kim Min-sun posted her best personal performance at the World Championships. Min-sun Kim made her first top-10 appearance at the World Championships, the most prestigious international event after her Olympics. Her best result thus far was 15th, which she achieved in the 2016–2017 season.
Kim Min-seon participated in all the World Cup tournaments this season from the 1st to the 6th, pouring out all his energy. In December of last year, he participated in the ISU Four Continents Championships and won two gold medals. Digested. The fact that Kim Min-sun, who continued her gold medal march in the 1st to 5th World Cup competitions, failed to achieve the former gold medal by winning the silver medal in the 6th World Cup competition, is also in line with her physical problems.
Kim Min-sun plans to pour out all her strength to the end despite her exhausted stamina. On the night of the 4th, she competes in the women’s 1000m and tries to win a medal once again.
Lee Na-hyun (Nowon High School), who competed in the same event that day, ranked 14th with a time of 38.38 seconds, and Kim Hyun-young (Seongnam City Hall) ranked 18th with a time of 38.98 seconds. In the men’s 500m event held on the same day, Kim Jun-ho (Gangwon Provincial Office) placed 12th with 35.01, Cha Min-gyu (Seoul General) 15th with 35.07, and Kim Chul-min (Sports Toto) 21st with 35.29.