[Olympics] Lee Yubin and Choi Minjeong Advance to Women's 1000m Semifinals (Comprehensive)
Yubin Lee Faces Suzanna Swielting in Semifinal Group 1
Minjeong Choi Rematches Santos in Semifinal Group 2
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Lee Yubin (Yonsei University) and Choi Minjeong (Seongnam City Hall) advanced to the women's 1000m semifinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
On the 11th, Lee Yubin finished first in the women's 1000m quarterfinal heat 2 at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium with a time of 1 minute 29.120 seconds. She comfortably outpaced Mami Baini (USA), Natalia Maliszewska (Poland), Yekaterina Yefremenkova, and Anna Bostrikova (both ROC).
Choi Minjeong crossed the finish line in 1 minute 28.722 seconds in quarterfinal heat 4. She advanced to the semifinals in second place behind Christine Santos (USA), who recorded 1 minute 28.393 seconds. In this competition, the top two finishers in each heat and the two fastest third-place finishers advance to the semifinals.
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Lee Yubin will compete in semifinal heat 1 against athletes including Suzanne Schulting (Netherlands), who set a world record of 1 minute 26.514 seconds that day. Choi Minjeong will compete in semifinal heat 2 against Santos, Arianna Fontana (Italy), and others for a spot in the final.
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