South Korea wins silver in men's team pursuit speed skating
Arirang News
2018-02-22
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Good morning, I'm Kim Mok-yeon from the news center here with the latest on the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.
Let's first take a look at the highlights from Wednesday's action.
There were no additional golds to add to South Korea's medal tally at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Day-12,... but the host nation did snag a silver in the men's team pursuit speed skating.
After coming from behind to defeat New Zealand in the semifinals,... the three-man team of Lee Seung-hoon , Kim Min-seok and Chung Jae-won ,... faced off against Norway in the final.
They lost the final,.. finishing in a time of three minutes-38-point-five-two seconds.
The second place finish marks the nation's second straight silver in the event.
Lee also became the first Asian speed skater to win a medal in three consecutive Winter Games,... while 17-year-old Chung became the youngest South Korean speed skater to win an Olympic medal.
Let's first take a look at the highlights from Wednesday's action.
There were no additional golds to add to South Korea's medal tally at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Day-12,... but the host nation did snag a silver in the men's team pursuit speed skating.
After coming from behind to defeat New Zealand in the semifinals,... the three-man team of Lee Seung-hoon , Kim Min-seok and Chung Jae-won ,... faced off against Norway in the final.
They lost the final,.. finishing in a time of three minutes-38-point-five-two seconds.
The second place finish marks the nation's second straight silver in the event.
Lee also became the first Asian speed skater to win a medal in three consecutive Winter Games,... while 17-year-old Chung became the youngest South Korean speed skater to win an Olympic medal.
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