Cha Min-kyu wins surprise silver in men's 500m speed skating
- 6 years ago
Good afternoon, I'm Kim Mok-yeon from the news center with the latest on the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.
Let's first take a look at the highlights from Monday's action.
Fans are calling him "Min-derella",... as South Korean speed skater Cha Min-kyu pulled the surprise of the night,... winning silver in the men's five-hundred meter event in his first Olympic stage.
The 24-year-old, ranked 9th in the 2017-2018 World Cup rankings,... flew round the track in a time of 34-point-four-two seconds... setting an Olympic record in the process.
In a razor-close finish,... Norway's Havard Lorentzen (Ha-VARD LO-RENT-SIN) beat Cha's time by one-hundredth of a second to snatch the gold.
The silver is South Korea's third medal in speed skating following Kim Min-seok's bronze in the men's 15-hundred meter event,... and Lee Sang-hwa's silver in the women's 5-hundred meters.
Let's first take a look at the highlights from Monday's action.
Fans are calling him "Min-derella",... as South Korean speed skater Cha Min-kyu pulled the surprise of the night,... winning silver in the men's five-hundred meter event in his first Olympic stage.
The 24-year-old, ranked 9th in the 2017-2018 World Cup rankings,... flew round the track in a time of 34-point-four-two seconds... setting an Olympic record in the process.
In a razor-close finish,... Norway's Havard Lorentzen (Ha-VARD LO-RENT-SIN) beat Cha's time by one-hundredth of a second to snatch the gold.
The silver is South Korea's third medal in speed skating following Kim Min-seok's bronze in the men's 15-hundred meter event,... and Lee Sang-hwa's silver in the women's 5-hundred meters.