[Olympics] Kim Minseon Speed Skating Women's 500m 7th Place

Erin Jackson, First Black Female Athlete to Win Olympic Gold Medal

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Kim Minseon (Uijeongbu City Hall) finished 7th in the women's 500m speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

On the 13th, Kim Minseon recorded a time of 37.60 seconds in the women's 500m speed skating event held at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China. She placed 7th out of thirty competitors. She easily beat Arisa Go (Japan, 37.983 seconds), who raced alongside her, but failed to enter the medal ranks. After the race, she said, "This was my second Olympics, and my goal was to win a medal, so I am disappointed that I couldn't achieve it." She added, "My back hurt a lot, and it was mentally tough, but I am proud that I did not give up and did not put down my skates."

Erin Jackson (USA) recorded a time of 37.04 seconds, becoming the first Black female athlete to win a gold medal in Olympic speed skating history. Miho Takagi (Japan) won the silver medal with 37.12 seconds, and Angelina Golikova (Russian Olympic Committee) took the bronze with 37.21 seconds. Nao Kodaira (Japan), who won the gold medal in this event at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, finished 17th with a time of 38.09 seconds.

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