‘Empress of Faith’ Kim Min-seon (24, Uijeongbu City Hall) failed to overcome her stamina and unfortunately missed out on a medal at the World Championships.
Kim Min-seon ranked fourth with her record of 37 seconds 56 in the Women’s 500m at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Championships in the 2022-2023 season held in Heerenvein Tialp, Netherlands on the 4th (Korean time).
Min-sun Kim, who ran alongside her rival Utah Ley Leydham (Netherlands) on her Group 11 out course, broke her first 100 m in 10.45, her fifth-place record overall.
The loss was great in her start, which had been cited as her weakness. Femker Kok (Netherlands), who took her gold medal that day, set her first 100m record of 10.35 seconds, 0.1 second behind Kim Min-sun.
Min-sun Kim helped her finish the race with her skill in skating, but her fitness problems prevented her from succeeding in the reverse.
The winner, Femker Kok, recorded a time of 37.28 seconds, and the silver medal went to Vanessa Herzog (Austria, 37.33 seconds), winner of the 6th ISU World Cup.
The bronze medal was held around her neck by Ley Ledam, who crossed the finish line in 37.54.
The difference between Kim Min-sun and Laydam is only 0.02 second.
Although she failed to reach the podium, Kim Min-sun posted her best personal performance at the World Championships. 바카라사이트
Min-sun Kim made her first top-10 appearance at the World Championships, the most prestigious international event after her Olympics.
Her best result thus far was 15th, which she achieved in the 2016-2017 season.
It is also meaningful in that it is a good result in a difficult schedule.
Kim Min-sun poured all her energy into all the tournaments from the 1st to the 6th World Cup this season.
In December of last year, he won two gold medals at the ISU Four Continents Championships, and in January this year, he participated in the 2023 Lake Placid Winter World University Games and the 104th National Winter Sports Festival (Winter Sports Festival), winning three gold medals, respectively. Digested.
There was a difference from other competitors preparing for the World Championships by arranging competitions.
The fact that Kim Min-seon, who continued her gold medal streak in the 1st to 5th World Cup competitions, failed to achieve the previous gold medal by winning the silver medal in the 6th World Cup competition, is also in line with her physical problems.
Kim Min-sun plans to pour out all her strength to the end despite her exhausted stamina. He competed in the women’s 1,000m on the fourth night and challenged her to win her medal once again.
Lee Na-hyun (Nowon High School), who competed in the same event that day, ranked 14th with a time of 38.38 seconds, and Kim Hyun-young (Seongnam City Hall) ranked 18th with a time of 38.98 seconds.
In the men’s 500m event held on the same day, Kim Jun-ho (Gangwon Provincial Office) placed 12th with 35.01, Cha Min-gyu (Seoul General) 15th with 35.07, and Kim Cheol-min (Sports Toto) 21st with 35.29.