"Last lap storm spurt." Lim Jong-eon, 1,000m worth of bronze... Korea won his first medal in short track speed skating. [the scene of Milan]

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"Shin Sung" Lim Jong-eon (Goyang City Hall) won a valuable bronze medal.

Im Jong-eon crossed the finish line with a time of 1:24.611 and third place in the men's 1,000m short track final at the '2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics' held at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy on the 12th (Korea time).

Im Jong-eon, who started the race with world-class players such as William Dandanu (Canada), Sun Long (China), Robert Cruzberg (Latvia), and Jens VanTbout (The Netherlands), sought an opportunity in the background in the beginning. Just who maintained the lead. Im Jong-eon tried to overtake the out course by raising the spurt on the remaining three laps, but it was not easy. However, in the last lap, I came in third with as much strength as I could.

The first place was won by Vantbout and the second place by Sun Rong. Danji, who had been in the lead all the time, allowed a last-minute overtaking.

Lim Jong-eon, who graduated from high school this year, surprised the Korean short track world by winning the overall title in the national team selection competition held in April last year when he was just a high school student. In the first to fourth competitions of the International Skating Union (ISU) short track world tour in the 2025-2026 season, he won five gold medals, three silver medals, and one bronze medal, becoming the ace of the Korean men's national team at once.

She sought a gold medal at the Olympics, which she first participated in at the age of 19, but unfortunately failed. Instead, he gave the first medal for the Korean short track team in this competition with a valuable bronze medal. Im Jong-eon, who gained momentum, will start hunting for gold again in the 1,500m, another main event, on the 14th.

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