Good afternoon, I'm Kim Mok-yeon from the news center with the latest on the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.
South Korea has just celebrated its Lunar New Year holiday, and over the four day break, Korean athletes were able to grab a total of four medals, bringing its overall rank to 9th.
Now, let me give you a brief rundown of the highlights so far and what to look out for on Day 10.
Two-time Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa aiming for her third consecutive gold medal in the women's 500 meter speed skating event on Sunday, fell just short,.. winning a silver medal,... in what may or may not be her final Olympic race.
Starting on the outside lane with Arisa Go of Japan in the 15th group,... Lee sprinted the first 100-meters in ten-point-two seconds,... the fastest time among the 16 groups,... but slowed after flinching slightly on the last corner,... and would finish with a final time of 37-point-three-three seconds.
Japan's Nao Kodaira won the gold with a new Olympic record time of 36-point-nine-four seconds.
Despite the silver medal finish, Lee becomes the first Asian speed skater to win a medal in the women's 500 meter event in three straight Olympics.
South Korea's male speed skating team made it to the semifinals in the team pursuit event on Sunday.
The three-man team of Lee Seung-hoon , Chung Jae-won and Kim Min-seok finished the quarterfinals race at 3 minutes thirty-nine-point two-nine seconds, the best finish time among eight participating countries.
The Netherlands, Norway and New Zealand also made it to the next round.
South Korea will race alongside New Zealand later on Wednesday.
Many are looking forward to the trio's performance as Lee Seung-hoon, showed an incredible performance at the men's 10-thousand meter individual event, as well as Kim Min-seok who won the 15-hundred meter bronze.
Looking to win South Korea's second gold medal in the sledding competitions,... the two-man bobsleigh duo of Seo Young-woo and Won Yun-jong went into their first two heats on Sunday.
Despite the high expectations,... the two posted 49-point-five seconds on their first run,... to sit in 11th place,... but improved in their second try after clocking in at 49-point-three-nine seconds,... and are currently in 9th place overall.
The two-man bobsleigh event, which consists of four heats over two consecutive days,... will see the South Koreans try to improve their times tonight,... for a chance at a podium finish.
Now, let's take a closer look at what's ahead of us on Day Ten.
1- Tonight, we are looking forward to the quarterfinals for the women's Team Pursuit in speedskating at 8 p.m.
Team Korea will race alongside world number four Netherlands, the winner of the women's team pursuit at the Sochi Olympics.
2- Another eye-catching event slated for tonight is the men's 500 Meter speedskating event, where three South Korean athletes, including former Olympic Champion Mo Tae-bum , will compete.
3- And... the final two heats
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