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"Lamborgili" went wild again! Kim Ki-li won the 1,500m as well as 'two gold medals'... Im Jong-Eon's 2 "Fun with Men and Women"

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Park Jaeho

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Kim Ki-li of the Korean women's national short track speed skating team. /Photo = Newsis
Kim Ki-li of the Korean women's national short track speed skating team. /Photo = Newsis

South Korean short track stars Kim Ki-li (Seongnam City Hall) and Lim Jong-eon (Goyang City Hall) won two gold medals side by side at the 2026 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships.

Kim Ki-li won the women's 1500m final in Montreal, Canada on the 16th (Korea time) with a time of 2:31.003. Following the 1,000-meter gold medal the previous day, he won two gold medals in this competition and won two consecutive 1,500-meter gold medals. In the second half of the game, he took first place by targeting the out course with a spurt at the last minute amid collision variables of the top contenders.

Im Jong-eon also added a gold medal with 1:25.805 in the men's 1,000m final, winning his first world championship title after winning the 1,500m the day before. After a fierce contest with William Dandanu (Canada) at the finish line, he came in second by a hair's breadth, but a video review found Dandanu's foul (cancer block) to be in first place.

However, the two failed to win a medal in the relay team event. In the mixed relay final, he finished fourth in the aftermath of a collision caused by a Dutch player's foul.

Lim Jong-eon, Lee Jung-min, Hwang Dae-heon, and Shin Dong-min were the first to cross the finish line in the men's 5,000m relay final, but the video review showed that they were disqualified after receiving a penalty for obstructing their path at the last minute.

Lim Jong-eon of the Korean men's national short track speed skating team. /Photo = Newsis
Lim Jong-eon of the Korean men's national short track speed skating team. /Photo = Newsis

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