South Korean ice queen Kim Min-sun (25, Government of Korea) finished second in the second race of the women's 500 meters at the Sprint World Championships to finish sixth overall.
Kim crossed the finish line in 37.11 seconds in the second race of the women's 500 meters at the 2023-2024 International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating Sprint World Championships at the Insel Max Eicher Arena in Germany on Monday (Sept. 9).
The South Korean skater set a personal best in the 500 meters this season, finishing second behind Pemker Kock (NED), who clocked 37.07.
Racing with junior Inahyun Lee (KOR) in Heat 8, Kim completed the first 100 meters in 10.35 seconds. She was the fastest of the 26 athletes in the second 500-meter race.
It was a good start for Kim, whose strength lies in the latter stages of the race rather than the start.
Kim continued to run a steady race from there. She exited the final bend smoothly and then made a final sprint to the line.
Kok, who raced in the last heat, 토토사이트 just missed out on the top spot as she posted a good time. Kok set a track record on the day.
Erin Jackson of the United States was third in 37.13 seconds.
South Korean ice sprint hopeful Inahyun In-hyun finished ninth in 37.83 and Kim Min-ji (Seoul General) was 17th in 38.56.
Kim finished fifth in the second women's 1000-meter race in 1:14.69.
Inahyun finished 12th in 1:16.37 and Kim Min-ji was 20th in 1:17.73.
After four races over two days, Kim finished the competition in sixth place overall with 150.490 points.
Kim finished third and 18th in the first races of the 500 and 1000 meters, respectively, on Aug. 8.
At the Sprint World Championships, athletes run two 500-meter and two 1,000-meter races over two days, converting their times into points and ranking them according to their combined scores. The lower the score, the higher the ranking.
Although she didn't medal in the overall standings, it was significant for Kim to stand on the podium in her main event, the 500 meters, for the second consecutive day.
Last season, Kim struggled with low stamina and had a disappointing World Championships at the end of the season.
This season, he changed his training regimen to focus on the end of the season, when major international events like the World Championships and Olympics are held.
He had a disappointing start to the 2023-2024 season due to a change in his training regimen and problems with his skating shoes, but he showed improvement towards the end of the season.
At the World Championships last month, Kim won a silver medal in the 500 meters.
At the World Sprint Championships, she finished third and second in the first and second 500 meters races, respectively.
After the 2023-2024 season, Kim will return home to rest and prepare for the next season.
In the all-around standings, Inahyun was 12th with 152.690 points and Kim was 18th with 154.680 points.
Japan's Miho Takagi won the all-around title with a score of 147.545. Kok was second with 148.100 points and Utta Leirdam (NED) was third with 148.265 points.
In the second men's 500m race on the same day, Kim Jun-ho (Gangwon Provincial Office) finished seventh in 34.72, Cho Sang-hyuk (SportsToto) was 13th in 34.81 and Kim Gory-min (Pangok Go) was 14th in 34.86.
In the second race of the men's 1000 meters, Gyong-min finished seventh in a personal best of 1:07.93. He was the highest-placed South Korean athlete.
Cho Sang-hyuk was 12th in 1:08.14 and Kim Jun-ho was 25th in 1:10.15.
In the all-around standings, Cho finished ninth with 138.070 points, Gyongmin took 10th with 138.185 points, and Kim finished 20th with 140.375 points.
