[Olympics] Kim Bo-reum Advances to Women's Mass Start Final

Passed second at the finish line in Semifinal Group 2

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Speed skater Kim Bo-reum (Gangwon Provincial Office) advanced to the women's mass start final. On the 19th, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, Kim Bo-reum earned 40 sprint points and finished in 2nd place in the second heat of the women's mass start semifinals at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Although she did not earn any points until the twelfth lap, she crossed the finish line in 2nd place. The mass start is an event where multiple skaters compete over sixteen laps. Sprint points are awarded to the skaters who pass the 4th, 8th, and 12th laps in 1st to 3rd place, with 3 points for 1st, 2 points for 2nd, and 1 point for 3rd, respectively. At the finish line, points are given as follows: 60 points for 1st place, 40 points for 2nd, 20 points for 3rd, 10 points for 4th, 6 points for 5th, and 3 points for 6th. The final race will be held at the same venue at 6 p.m. Meanwhile, Park Ji-woo (Gangwon Provincial Office), who competed in the first heat of the semifinals, failed to earn any sprint points and was eliminated from advancing to the final.

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