'하필 美 때문에' 韓 사고, 혼성 계주 최종 6위→'결승행' 中 포디움 실패... Host country Italy 金 [Milan Olympics]

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The South Korean short track team finished the mixed relay event at the 2026 Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics in sixth place.

South Korea crossed the short track mixed relay 2000m Final B (ranking match) at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy on the 10th (Korea time) in second place in the group after the Netherlands.

Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), Noh Do-hee (Hwaseong City Hall), Hwang Dae-heon (Gangwon Provincial Office), and Shin Dong-min (Korea University) worked together in Final B. First runner Choi Min-jeong formed the lead by finishing second at the start of the race, but she was briefly pushed to third place in the inherited Noh Do-hee section. In the meantime, the U.S. pushed South Korea to second place, but the U.S. once again fell on the ice and broke out of the race ranks.

South Korea finished the race with the last runner Hwang Dae-heon coming in for the second time after the Netherlands. With this, Korea finished the event sixth in the overall ranking.

In the semi-finals, South Korea was unlucky to have an inevitable accident. The fall of the U.S. runner, who was a leading runner, caused fatal damage to the Korean race that followed.

South Korea, which ranked first in the group with its seasoned race operation in the quarterfinals, also strengthened its commitment to the finals by operating the best member in the semifinals. After runner Choi Min-jeong started the race in third place, Kim Ki-li immediately climbed to second place and seemed to be cruising. Since then, Hwang Dae-heon and Lim Jong-eon have exhausted the ice in turn to see the opportunity, and Kim Ki-li has stepped up the pace as a runner again ahead of the match.

However, an unexpected major accident in the middle of the race hampered Korea. The U.S. player, who was running earlier, suddenly lost his balance and fell while turning a corner, and Kim Ki-li, who was closely chasing after him, tangled with the U.S. player and bent over the ice. In other words, the accident caused by the U.S. has had a fatal impact on Korea.

Meanwhile, in the ensuing Final A, host Italy won the gold medal with enthusiastic support from home fans. Canada won the silver medal, and Belgium won the bronze medal. China, which had high expectations, failed to enter the podium by staying in fourth place.

South Korea's short track team, which has swallowed its disappointment in the mixed relay, will clean up its battle lines and continue its medal hunt in the men's and women's individual events and relay events.

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