Lee Sang-hwa's successor Lee Na-hyun set a record for the first time in Korea Korea! Not the main event, but the 女 1000m top 10 → 500m podium Jung Jo-joon [Milan Olympics]

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He was indeed the successor of Lee Sang-hwa (37, retired). Next-generation ace Lee Na-hyun (21, Korea National Sport University) has entered the top 10 in the 1,000m, not the main event. It is the first record in the history of Korean women's ice skating.

Lee Na-hyun ranked ninth with a time of 1:15.76 in the women's 1,000m speed skating at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics at Milan Speed Skating Stadium in Italy on the 10th (Korea time).

Lee Na-hyun is the first Korean athlete to be listed in the top 10 in the women's 1,000m speed skating event at the Olympics. The previous highest ranking was 11th, recorded by Yoo Sun-hee at the 1992 Albertville Games.

On the day, Lee Na-hyun ran with Elia Smeding (England) from the outside of Group 13. Starting with passing the initial 200m with a record of 17.90 seconds, he steadily maintained his speed and succeeded in entering the final top 10. Kim Min-sun (Uijeong City Hall), who participated together, ranked 18th with a time of 1:16.24.

Utah Leirdam of the Netherlands, who set an Olympic record of 1:12.31, won the title. Traditional powerhouse Miho Takagi (Japan) won his eighth Olympic medal in 1:13.95.

Lee Na-hyun's entry into the top 10 of the 1,000m is meaningful because she is an outpost of the 500m, the main event. Lee Na-hyun showed strength in short distances by harvesting a 100-meter gold, 500-meter silver, and 1,000-meter bronze at the Harbin Winter Asian Games last year.

Lee Na-hyun, who will compete in the women's 500m with Kim Min-sun, will aim for her first Olympic medal on the 16th.

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