[Olympics] Choi Min-jeong Advances to Women's 1000m Final on Last Chance

3rd Place After Semifinals for Santos and Fontana
Advances to Finals Ahead of Lee Yubin in Records

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Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) advanced to the women's 1000m final at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. On the 11th, Choi Min-jeong crossed the finish line in 1 minute 26.850 seconds in the second semifinal heat of the women's 1000m short track at the Beijing Capital Indoor Stadium in China. She finished third behind Kristen Santos (USA, 1 minute 26.783 seconds) and Arianna Fontana (Italy, 1 minute 26.811 seconds). She secured the last spot for the final by having a better time than Lee Yu-bin (Yonsei University, 1 minute 28.170 seconds), who finished third in the first semifinal heat. In this competition, the final includes the first and second place finishers from each heat and one third-place finisher with the best time among all heats.

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