[Olympics] Choi Min-jeong and Lee Yu-bin Advance in Short Track 1000m Heats... Kim Ah-rang Eliminated (Summary)

Korean short track speed skating national team member Choi Min-jeong advanced to the quarterfinals in the women's 1000m preliminary heat 1 at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on the afternoon of the 9th at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo Mideum] Short track women's national team stars Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) and Lee Yu-bin (Yonsei University) have advanced through the women's 1000m heats. Kim A-lang (Goyang City Hall) unfortunately was eliminated in the heats.

Choi Min-jeong, who was in Heat 1, set a new Olympic record of 1:28.053 in the women's 1000m heat 1 held on the 9th at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium during the Beijing Olympics. With this, she secured a spot in the quarterfinals.

Starting in 3rd place, Choi Min-jeong immediately targeted the outside lane and took the lead. She did not relinquish the lead even once during the remaining race and crossed the finish line first. Although Choi set a new Olympic record, Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands), who raced in Heat 2, soon set a new Olympic record of 1:27.292.

Korean short track speed skating national team member Lee Yu-bin advanced to the quarterfinals in the women's 1000m preliminary heat 1 at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on the afternoon of the 9th at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Photo by Yonhap News

Lee Yu-bin (Yonsei University), who raced in Heat 5, finished 2nd in her heat with a time of 1:27.862. She was in 3rd place with 3 laps remaining but made a bold outside lane move with 2 laps left to attempt an overtake. Lee, battling for 2nd and 3rd place, moved up to 2nd as Canada's Kim Boutin fell on the final curve. After video review, Mami Bainy (USA) was awarded 1st place.

On the afternoon of the 9th, Kim A-rang, who competed in the 6th heat of the women's 1000-meter short track preliminary at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, expressed disappointment after crossing the finish line in 3rd place in her heat. Photo by Yonhap News

Kim A-lang (Goyang City Hall), who raced in Heat 6, was unfortunately eliminated in the heats. She surged to 1st place with 4 laps remaining but lost stamina and finished 3rd in Heat 6 with a time of 1:28.680 behind Courtney Sarault (Canada) and Hanne Desmet (Belgium).

In the women's 1000m, the top 2 athletes from each of the 8 heats and the 4 fastest 3rd-place finishers advance to the quarterfinals. The women's 1000m medal races will be held on the 11th at the same venue.

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