South Korean teenager Kim Gil-li completed her sweep of women's 1,500-meter titles at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating on home ice Sunday. Kim won the second of two 1,500m finals at Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul on Sunday, some 24 hours after winning the first one, with a time of 2:23.746. Kristen Santos-Griswold of the United States finished second in 2:23.968, followed by H.
Korean teen short track sensation Kim Gil-li grabbed a gold and a bronze at the International Skating Union (ISU) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event on home ice Saturday.
South Korean stars breezed through the opening phases of the International Skating Union World Cup Short Track Speed Skating in Seoul on Friday. There were few upsets on Day 1 of the three-day competition at Mokdong Ice Rink in the capital city. Kim Gil-li, who leads all female skaters this season with 615 World Cup points, won Heat 3 in the quarterfinals of the first 1,500-meter race and then finished first in Heat .
Lin Xiaojun, a South Korean-born Chinese short track speed skater, will miss an international competition in Seoul this week due to an injury, the national skating federation here said Wednesday.