On February 8, Beijing time, the Beijing Winter Olympics speed skating men's 1500 meters competition, South Korea's Kim Min Seok won the bronze medal, which was the first medal of the South Korean delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Soon, South Korea was in a frenzy, and they were so happy. Kim Min Seok is indeed very strong, and he is only 1.01 seconds behind champion Ness after winning the bronze medal. In addition, the Dutch player Ness won the gold medal in the project, which also made China lose the top position in the medal table, the Netherlands reached the top, and China ranked 2nd!
Four years ago, in the event, Kim Min-seok won the bronze medal, becoming the first Asian in the project to win an Olympic medal.
Today, Kim Min Seok has won a medal again, which is not easy, and he has become the only athlete in Asia to win a medal in the event for two consecutive Olympic games.
South Korea fell into a carnival, in the short track speed skating this strong point, the South Korean team has been hit hard, has produced 3 gold medals, the South Korean team has not been lucky, and did not get a medal.
Now, in the speed skating event, South Korea has finally won the first medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Korean media KBS praised, "Kim Min Seok held up the golden ice pier, the first person in South Korea!" ”
After the game, Kim Min Seok said, "To be honest, my goal is to become an Olympic champion, and before the game, I was a little nervous. Unexpectedly, my opponents performed very well, showing amazing skills and abilities, of course, I have done well enough that I am satisfied with my results. Thank you all for your support of me, preparing for the Olympic Games is not easy. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, I didn't expect to be the first athlete in South Korea to win a medal, and then, I have a team competition, and the 3 members of our team are ready! ”
In the medal table, the Korean team finally made the list, they won 1 bronze medal, ranking tied for 20th place! Of course, the South Korean team's greater ambition is still in short track speed skating, and after the appeal, the Korean team is actually a kind of pressure. Next, the Korean short track speed skating team will do its best to win more gold medals.
After the Dutch star Nes won the gold medal, China also lost the top position in the medal table, the Dutch team ranked 1st with 3 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze, and China ranked 2nd with 3 gold and 2 silver! In Asia, Japan ranked 12th with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze!