Para cross-country skier wins record 3rd medal for Korea 작성일 03-12 6 목록 <div class="ab_photo photo_center ab_zoom"> <div class="image"> <span class="end_photo_org"><img src="https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/640/2026/03/12/0000085568_001_20260312100817464.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">Korean para cross-country skier Kim Yun-ji celebrates after winning silver in the women's 10-kilometer interval start sitting event at the 2026 Winter Paralympics at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Tesero, Italy, on March 11. [YONHAP]</em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> Para cross-country skier Kim Yun-ji captured her third medal of the ongoing Winter Paralympics in northern Italy on Wednesday. <br> <br> By taking the silver medal in the women's 10-kilometer interval start sitting event at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Tesero, Kim also set the record for the most medals by a Korean athlete at a single Winter Paralympics. <br><br>Shin Eui-hyun had the previous mark with two medals, a gold and a bronze, in para cross-country skiing at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Paralympics. <br> <br> In Wednesday's event, Kim took second place with a time of 26:51.6, 20 seconds behind the champion, Oksana Masters of the United States. <br> <br> Cross-country skiing is a sport where athletes ski at high speeds on a course built on snow-covered mountains and fields.The race was held with athletes starting at 30-second intervals and completing four laps of the 2.5-kilometer course. <br><br>Kim started 16th out of 19 athletes, following the interval start system, which places higher-seeded athletes later in the starting line. She dominated the race from the outset. <br> <br> Kendall Gretsch of the U.S. finished 36 seconds behind Kim for the bronze. <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/640/2026/03/12/0000085568_002_20260312100817588.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">Korean para cross-country skier Kim Yun-ji races during the women's 10-kilometer interval start sitting event at the 2026 Winter Paralympics at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Tesero, Italy, on March 11. [YONHAP]</em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> Kim had earlier won gold in the women's individual sitting event in para biathlon and silver in the women's sprint sitting event in para cross-country skiing. <br> <br> With Kim's silver, Korea has also set its own Winter Paralympics medals record with four total medals. <br> <br> In addition to Kim's three medals, Lee Je-hyuk won a bronze in para snowboard. <br> <br> With just five days remaining before the end of the Winter Paralympics, the Korean team has already easily surpassed its initial goal of one gold medal, one bronze medal and a top 20 finish in the overall standings. <br> <b> </b> <br> Kim, who has been active across both biathlon and cross-country, will pursue another medal in the biathlon sprint pursuit on Friday. <br> 관련자료 이전 AI 시대, ‘대경 CISO·정보보호 협의회’ 출범 기지개 03-12 다음 [밀라노·코르티나 동계 패럴림픽] 이틀 만에 또 메달... 김윤지, 크로스컨트리 은메달로 한국 여자 첫 '동계 패럴림픽 멀티 메달' 03-12 댓글 0 등록된 댓글이 없습니다. 로그인한 회원만 댓글 등록이 가능합니다.
