President Lee praises short track 'powerhouse' women's team on win 작성일 02-19 20 목록 <div class="ab_photo photo_center ab_zoom"> <div class="image"> <span class="end_photo_org"><img src="https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/640/2026/02/19/0000084606_001_20260219152210814.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">Team Korea celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter relay race at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 18, 2026. From left are: Shim Suk-hee, Noh Do-hee, Lee So-yeon, Kim Gil-li and Choi Min-jeong. [NEWS1]</em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> President Lee Jae Myung congratulated the Korean team after it won gold in the women’s 3,000-meter relay in short track speed skating at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday. <br> <br> “I congratulate our country, a powerhouse in short track, on winning its first gold medal,” Lee said in a Facebook post on Thursday. “The national team proudly proved the competitiveness of Korean short track on the world stage.” <br><br>The gold medal came in the final of the women’s 3,000-meter relay at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Korea crossed the finish line first with stable race management and a late sprint. The team maintained a leading position from the early stages and secured the top spot with a successful overtake in the final leg. <br> <br> “Short track relays are a team sport in which trust in one another determines victory or defeat,” Lee said. “Each athlete’s outstanding skills, combined with teamwork built over a long period, produced a valuable result.” <br> <br> He mentioned members of the women’s national team — Choi Min-jeong, Kim Gil-li, Noh Do-hee, Shim Suk-hee and Lee So-yeon — saying, “Teamwork added to the athletes’ abilities proved their competitiveness.” <br> <br> <div class="ab_photo photo_center ab_zoom"> <div class="image"> <span class="end_photo_org"><img src="https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/640/2026/02/19/0000084606_002_20260219152210939.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a meeting with senior aides at the Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 12. [YONHAP] </em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> “This gold medal marks Korea’s seventh victory out of 10 Olympic finals held since the event was adopted as an official Olympic sport,” Lee said, adding, “It is an achievement that proves the title ‘short track powerhouse’ is no exaggeration.” <br> <br> The president singled out Choi who "recorded six career Olympic medals, joining the ranks of Korea’s most decorated Olympians." <br> <br> “With her fourth career gold medal, she also tied the record for the most individual gold medals by a Korean athlete at the Winter Olympics," Lee Jae Myung said. "I also applaud the coaches, staff and officials who worked hard behind the scenes. I wish the national team health and happiness in the days ahead.” <br><br><i>This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.</i> 관련자료 이전 KOSA "GPU 수명 짧고 수요 부족…산업 현장 활용에 집중해야" 02-19 다음 스키복 입고 ‘360도 회전’, 200㎞ 속도로 활강…정식종목 데뷔 못한 겨울스포츠는? [아하 올림픽] 02-19 댓글 0 등록된 댓글이 없습니다. 로그인한 회원만 댓글 등록이 가능합니다.
