Korea fails to win medal at Short Track World Tour in Netherlands

Korea did not produce any podium finish on the first day of medal races at the final International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Tour event of the season in the Netherlands. Countries are vying for quota places at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics based on results at four World Tour competitions this season, and Korea will not likely earn a maximum three spots in the men's 500 meters after failing to win any medal in the distance during the World Tour. Rim Jong-un and Hwang Dae-heon were eliminated in the quarterfinals at the Optisport Sportboulevard in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, on Saturday (local time), while Shin Dong-min was knocked out of the repechage phase. Olympic quota places will be allocated based on the three best results out of four in each distance at the four ISU World Tour competitions. For both men and women, there are 32 quota places up for grabs in the 500m and 1,000m, and 36 quota places for the 1,500m. The men's 5,000m relay and women's 3,000m relay will each offer eight quota places, and the mixed 2,000m relay event will have 12 quota places. Each countWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times