[Olympics] Kim Min-woo 62nd in Men's Cross-Country... Gold Goes to Russia

On the 6th, Kim Min-woo (No. 61), who participated in the men's 15km+15km skiathlon cross-country skiing event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, held at the National Cross-Country Ski Center in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, is competing in the race. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Kim Min-woo (Pyeongchang County Office) finished 62nd in the men's 30km skiathlon cross-country skiing event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

On the 6th, Kim Min-woo competed in the men's 30km skiathlon cross-country skiing event held at the National Cross-Country Center in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, finishing in 62nd place. There were 70 participants in the event.

The 30km skiathlon combines the two main cross-country skiing techniques, classic and free, with each technique used for half the distance. The classic technique involves skis moving parallel in a fast walking motion, while the free technique allows for skating movements side to side.

Kim Min-woo completed the initial 15km classic section in 46 minutes 24.3 seconds, ranking 61st. He took 33.8 seconds to change skis for the free section, but during the free portion, he fell more than a lap behind the leader and did not finish the race.

The gold medal was won by Russia's Alexander Bolshunov with a time of 1 hour 16 minutes 09.8 seconds. Due to doping-related sanctions, Russia was not allowed to participate as a nation in this competition, and its athletes competed under the ROC designation.

The bronze medal went to Iivo Niskanen (Finland), who finished with a time of 1 hour 18 minutes 10.0 seconds.

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