President Li celebrates the gold medal in the women's short track relay, "Everyone's efforts come together to bear the fruits of gold." [Milan Olympics]

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President Lee Jae-myung said, "I deeply congratulate our national team for winning the gold medal in the women's 3,000m relay at the 2026 Milan/Cortina D'Ampezzo Winter Olympics."

President Lee Jae-myung said on Facebook on the 19th, "Short track relay is a team sport in which trust in each other determines victory or defeat. On top of the outstanding skills of each of Choi Min-jeong, Kim Ki-li, Noh Do-hee, Shim Suk-hee, and Lee So-yeon, he proudly proved the competitiveness of Korean short track to the world."

President Lee then said, "This gold medal is the seventh victory that South Korea has achieved out of the 10 finals since the adoption of the official Olympic sport. It is a feat that proved that the modifier "short track powerhouse" is by no means an exaggeration, he added.

President Lee said, "In particular, Choi Min-jeong won six medals in the Olympic history of the Republic of Korea through this competition, ranking as the most medalists in the history of the Korean Olympics," adding, "She won her fourth gold medal in her personal career and was also honored to tie the record for the most gold medals in the Korean Winter Olympics."

"I also applaud the coach, the coaches, and the officials who sweated out of sight. Everyone's efforts have come together and finally come to fruition in gold. "You did a great job," he said. "Once again, I sincerely congratulate the Korean national short track team on winning the women's 3,000m relay gold medal, and I hope our national team will be full of health and happiness in the future."

In the women's 3,000-meter relay final held at the Ice Skating Arena in Milan, Italy, the women's short track team won the title in eight years, beating Italy (4:04:107) and Canada (4:04:314). It is the second gold medal for the Korean team in this competition and the first gold medal in a short track competition since snowboarding Choi Ga-on.

In particular, the women's national team won the gold medal with Choi Min-jeong rising to second place with four laps left before the finish line, and the last runner Kim Ki-li won the gold medal with two laps to go. The BBC, a British public broadcaster, said, "The short track women's 3000m relay final seemed as if Italy was on the verge of a gold medal, but South Korea succeeded in turning the tables at the end of the race and kept the lead until the end to win the championship. It was a dramatic finale," he said.

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