[Olympics] Women's Short Track 3000m Relay Silver Medal (Update 2)

Successful in Winning Olympic Medals for 3 Consecutive Games

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The women's short track speed skating team won the silver medal in the 3000m relay at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The team, consisting of Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), Kim A-lang (Goyang City Hall), Lee Yu-bin (Yonsei University), and Seo Hwi-min (Korea University), recorded a time of 4 minutes 3.627 seconds in the final held on the 13th at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. They finished second behind the Netherlands, who set an Olympic record (4 minutes 3.40 seconds), earning the silver medal. With this, the team succeeded in winning medals in this event for the third consecutive Olympics, following gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Games and the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. China (4 minutes 3.863 seconds) took third place, and Canada (4 minutes 4.329 seconds) finished fourth.

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Starting from the outermost lane, the team fell behind to fourth place early on but rose to third place with fifteen laps remaining. The athletes were pushed back to fourth place with eight laps left due to a fierce chase by Canada. However, the final skater, Choi Min-jeong, demonstrated fierce stamina and quickly moved up to second place. Overcoming evaluations that the team was weaker than in previous years, they continued their medal streak and upheld the pride of a short track powerhouse. Since this event was officially adopted at the 1992 Albertville Olympics, the team has won six times.

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