I put off until the army and ran...' In the 4th Olympics, "Unauthorized" podium... Kim Junho, 12th in 500m [Milan Olympics]

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Kim Joon-ho (31, Gangwon Provincial Office), a men's speed skating sprint veteran, failed to achieve his dream in his fourth Olympics.

Kim Joon-ho finished the race in men's 500m speed skating at the '2026 Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics' held at Milan Speed Skating Stadium in Italy on the 14th (local time) with a time of 34.68 seconds and 12th place.

It was an Olympic stage where he put off his enlistment in the military. However, Kim Joon-ho failed to reach the podium even in his fourth attempt.

On this day, Kim Joon-ho raced with Gao Ting-yu (China), the gold medalist in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Kim Joon-ho, who ran the 100m in 9.56 seconds, finished the race with little strength until the second half of the race.

Kim Jun-ho, who ranked 21st in 2014 Sochi, his first Olympic stage, and 12th in 2018 Pyeongchang, finished sixth in Beijing 2022. As the difference from the bronze medal at the time was only 0.04 seconds, he was determined to stand in the podium this time. Expectations were high, including one gold medal and two bronze medals at this season's World Cup, but unfortunately, the relationship with the Olympics was not reached.

Meanwhile, "Monster" Jordan Stoltz of the U.S., who is aiming to win four gold medals in this year's event, took the gold medal with a time of 33.79 seconds. With this, he won the gold medal in men's 500m after men's 1,000m. Jennings the Bo (Dutch), who played in Group 13 with Stoltz, won the silver medal with a time of 33.88 seconds. The bronze medal is Laurent Dubreuille of Canada.

Ko Kyung-min (Sports Toto), who participated with Kim Joon-ho, finished 15th with a time of 34.80 seconds.

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