Speed skater goes for 3rd straight Olympic medal in Italy

At age 24, when many other athletes prepare for their Olympic debut, Korean speed skater Chung Jae-won is gearing up for his third consecutive Winter Games already. On top of that, Chung is also going for his third straight medal, after winning the men's team pursuit silver in 2018 and a mass start silver in the men's mass start four years later. For the Milan-Cortina Olympics next month, Chung said he will only compete in the mass start, dropping the team pursuit from his schedule to focus on his main event. "I will be up against some great skaters from around the world," Chung told reporters in a recent media availability in Seoul. "But I also have a ton of experience, and I am pretty confident." Chung made his first Olympic appearance as a 16-year-old high school student on home ice at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, and teamed up with Lee Seung-hoon and Kim Min-seok for the team pursuit silver. Chung became the youngest Korean speed skater ever to win an Olympic medal. Also in PyeongChang, Chung served as a pacemaker of sorts for Lee in the mass start, helping the veteran win the gWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times