South Korean speed skater Choi Min-Jeong successfully defended her women's 1,500m Olympic title in Beijing on Wednesday
Choi was pictured in tears after the Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting secured back-to-back 1,000m titles via a dramatic photo finish, missing out on gold by just 0.052 seconds.South Korea fumes over cultural appropriation and 'biased judgments' at Beijing 2022The 23-year-old Choi responded emphatically with her 1,500m title defense on the line, setting a new Olympic record in her semifinal heat before taking gold in the final in 2:17.789.
"After crying a lot, I was able to pull myself together to prepare myself for the relay and today's race. I think that helped me get better results." Choi was pipped to the 1000m title by Schulting.Nicknamed the 'Queen of Korean Short Track,' Choi arrived in the 1,000m as the world record holder for the event, having set a blistering time of 2:14.354 in Salt Lake City in 2016.
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