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Park Ji-won wins lightly in 1,500 meters Women"s Park Ji-won takes second in 500 meters

 

Park Ji-won celebrates her victory.

 

Men"s short track athlete Park Ji-won (Seoul Metropolitan Government) and women"s athlete Park Ji-won (Jeonbuk-do Province) won gold and silver medals, respectively, at the Four Continents Championships.

 

Park won the men"s 1,500-meter final at the International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Quadrennial Championships in Laval, Quebec, Canada, on Friday (June 5) with a time of 2 minutes, 33.158 seconds.

 

After lingering in the back of the field until midway through the race, Park Ji-won broke away to take the lead with seven laps to go.

 

From there, she gradually increased her pace, sapping the energy from her competitors and crossing the line first with plenty of time to spare.

 

In the final lap, she pulled away from the second-place group.

 

Park is a fixture on the Korean short track scene, ranked No. 1 in the World Cup Series for the 2022-2023 season.

 

At the Four Continents Championships, where athletes from Asia, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania compete, she started her gold medal hunt on day one.

 

His compatriot Kim Gun-woo (Sportsnet) took bronze in 2 minutes, 33.324 seconds.

 

Men"s Park Ji-won and Women"s Park Ji-won pose for a photo.

 

Park Ji-won (left) and Park Ji-won, the men"s and women"s national short track teams for the 2023-2024 season [Yonhap].

 

Her eponymous teammate, Park Ji-won (Jeonbuk-do), won a silver medal in the women"s 500 meters, one of South Korea"s weakest events.

 

Park finished with a time of 44.192 seconds, just ahead of Christine Santos-Grizewald of the United States (42.760 seconds). Shim Seok-hee (Seoul Metropolitan Government - 45.873) took bronze.

 

The women"s team was disappointed not to win a medal in their strongest event, the women"s 1,500 meters.

 

Park Ji-won and Shim Seok-hee failed to qualify for the final, while Lee So-yeon (Sportoto) finished fourth.

 

No medals were won in the men"s 500 meters either. All South Korean athletes failed to qualify for the final.

 

The men"s and women"s relays punched their tickets to the final.

 

Park Ji-won, Seo Ira (Hwaseong City Hall), Lee Jung-min (Korea Gymnastics University) and Jang Jang-woo (Korea University) finished first in the men"s 5,000-meter relay semifinals, while Kim A-rang (Goyang City Hall), Lee So-yeon, Park Ji-yoon and Shim Seok-hee finished first in the women"s 3,000-meter relay semifinals.

 

The men"s and mixed 3,000-meter relay and the men"s and women"s 1,000-meter finals will be held at the same venue on Saturday. ??