Choi Min-jeong was pushed back in the quarterfinals... Kim Ki-li's 'Kim Challenge' to advance to the final [the scene of Milan]

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The joys and sorrows of the Korean national team's "New Ace" were mixed. In the women's 1,000m short track semifinals, Kim Ki-li (Seongnam City Hall) reached the final despite the bad luck of the collision, and Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), who was aiming for her third consecutive Olympic victory, suffered

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In the first group of the women's 1,000m semifinals at the 2026 Milan-Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics held at the Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy on the 16th (Korea time), Kim Ki-li suffered a bad fall during the race, but was rescued by the referee's decision (Advance) and succeeded in advancing to the final.

Kim Ki-li's race was truly rough. Kim Ki-li, who started in fifth place and was in a search race, hit the out course with an explosive speed with eight laps to the finish line and took the lead at once.

However, the crisis of the second half of the game came. Kim Ki-li, who was pushed to second place with five laps to go, came into contact with Harner Desmut (Belgium), who was following him with four laps to go, lost his balance and fell on the ice.

However, the results of the video review ruled in favor of Kim Ki-li. The umpires admitted Desmutte's foul and gave Kim Ki-li an advance to the final.

On the other hand, Choi Min-jeong, who played in Group 2 of the semifinals, unfortunately failed to cross the final threshold. Choi Min-jeong, who started from the back, went around the out course from the beginning and raised her ranking to third place.

However, the top-ranked players did not give up any space, and it was difficult to overtake any more. In the end, Choi Min-jeong tried to come from behind until the last lap, but eventually crossed the finish line in fourth place in the group, swallowing regret.

As a result, the Korean women's short track speed skating will hunt for the 1,000m gold medal on the final stage with Kim Ki-li at the forefront.

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