Choi Min-jeong, the 'race gold medal,' has set a milestone for the 'most medals' in the Olympics... Now, the unprecedented challenge of 'three consecutive individual matches' is to be challenged [the scene of Milan]

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Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), the "living legend" of Korean short track, left another big milestone in Olympic history.

The Korean women's national team, consisting of Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ki-li (Sungnam City Hall), Noh Do-hee (Hwasong City Hall), and Shim Suk-hee (Seoul City Hall), crossed the finish line in the women's 3,000m relay at the '2026 Milan·Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics' held at the Milan Ice Skating Arena in Italy at 8:50 p.m. on the 18th (local time). Italy is in second place and Canada is in third place.

As a result, Choi Min-jeong won her sixth Olympic medal (Gold 4, Silver 2) and matched the most medal winners of Koreans in the East and Summer Olympics, including Kim Soo-nyeong (Archery), Jin Jong-oh (Shooting), and Lee Seung-hoon (Speed Skating). The four gold medals are also a milestone tied with the 'short track legend' Lee Jeon-kyung.

Choi Min-jeong, who first won the national flag in 2014, has maintained her ace position all the time. He has dominated the world by sweeping two gold medals at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games and the 1,500m gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Games. However, the process was not smooth.

Conflict and injury with fellow Korean Shim Suk-hee ahead of the Beijing Olympics was a big ordeal. After the 2022-2023 season, he suffered a severe burnout, saying, "Even tying the skate string was suffocating."

In the end, Choi Min-jeong gave up last season's national team tryouts and had time to recharge. After returning from the comma, he revived splendidly, showing off his skills, including winning three gold medals at the last Harbin Winter Asian Games.

The relay gold medal in this competition is even more special. Leaving the past behind, he decided to work directly with Shim Suk-hee for the "team victory," and as a result, the Korean women's national team succeeded in retaking the top spot for the first time in eight years by building its best power.

Now, Choi Min-jeong's eyes are on 1,500 meters, the main event. If he wins in this event, he will set an unprecedented record of three consecutive individual events for the first time in Olympic short track history.

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