The Korean team placed second in the overall standings at the 31st Winter Universiade, which concluded in Lake Placid, New York, USA.
The Korean team won 12 gold medals, 8 silver medals, and 9 bronze medals, the most tied in the history of the Winter Universiade, with a total of 29 medals, second only to Japan (total of 48 medals, including 21 gold, 17 silver, and 10 bronze). The contest was successfully completed.
127 Korean athletes participated in 5 events, 16 in short track (7 golds, 4 silvers, 5 bronzes), 9 in speed skating (4 golds, 3 silvers, 2 bronzes) in short track, 2 in snowboarding (1 Gold, 1 Bronze), 1 Curling (1 Silver), and 1 Figure (1 Bronze) medals collected. 헤라카지노도메인
Lake Placid is the first place where Korea won a medal at the Winter Universiade, and it is the place where Jeon Seon-ok won the gold medal in the 1,000m women’s speed skating at the 7th event in 1972.
Choi Min-jeong, a Korean short track speed skater, swept the women’s 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m, and women’s relay 3,000m, becoming the only one to win four gold medals in this event.
In the men’s short track, Jang Seong-woo (Korea University) and Kim Tae-seong (Dankook University) won two gold medals.
Kim Min-seon (24, Korea University), who won the first gold medal for a Korean team, won three gold medals in the 500m, 1,000m, and mixed relay.
Lee Min-sik (23, Korea National Sport University) of skiing and snowboarding showed the possibility of winning a gold medal for the first time in slopestyle history.