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Shim Suk-hee leads the pack during the 1,000-meter race at the KB Financial Group ISU World Short Track Championships at Taereung Ice Rink in northern Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Shim Suk-hee to compete with Korea's national short track team again next season

Shim Suk-hee will compete next season with the Korean national team. Shim qualified for the national short track team on Sunday after taking an overall second place at the KB Financial Group ISU World Short Track Championships.

2022.5.8

Kwak Yoon-gy acknowledges fans at Incheon International Airport before jetting off for the 2021-22 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships that start Friday in Montreal, Canada. [NEWS1]

Kwak to lead Covid-stricken squad at World Championships

Olympic short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy will lead the men’s team at the 2021-22 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships without teammates Hwang Dae-heon and Park Jang-hyuk, who have both tested positive for Covid-19.

2022.4.5

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Shim Suk-hee waits at Incheon International Airport on Sunday to jet off to Canada for the 2021-22 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships that will start Friday in Montreal. [NEWS1]

Shim Suk-hee rejoins Korean team for World Championships

Shim Suk-hee has rejoined the national team and will be competing at the World Championships in Montreal, Canada starting on Friday.

2022.4.5

Park Jang-hyuk feels he has more to offer after Beijing Games

Beijing Olympic silver medalist short track speed skater Park Jang-hyuk sat down with the Korea JoongAng Daily to discuss his experience in Beijing, his career so far and the crash that nearly took him out of the Games.

2022.3.4

Shim Suk-hee reacts after the women's 3,000-meter short-track speedskating relay in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, Gangwon. [AP/YONHAP]

Shim Suk-hee to rejoin Korean short track team on Wednesday

Short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee will return to the national short track team starting Wednesday to prepare for the ISU World Championships now that her two-month suspension has been lifted.

2022.3.1

Shim Suk-hee races during the 2020 National Winter Sports Festival on Feb. 18, 2020 at Tancheon Sports Complex in Seongnam, Gyeonggi. [YONHAP]

Shim unable to compete at National Winter Sports Festival

Short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee will not be competing the National Winter Sports Festival that starts Friday at Uiam Ice Rink in Chuncheon, Gangwon.

2022.2.24

Kwak Yoon-gy shows a different side of Korean short track

Veteran short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy picked up his second Olympic medal at the Beijing Games, but it was as much his antics off the ice as his success on it that caught the eye of sports fans around the world.

2022.2.23

Shim Suk-hee arrives at the Korean Skating Union headquarters in Songpa, Southern Seoul on Dec. 21, 2021. [NEWS1]

Shim Suk-hee suspension ends as Beijing Games close

Short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee's two-month suspension from the Korean short track team ended Monday, a day after the 2022 Beijing Olympics closed.

2022.2.21

Choi Min-jeong reacts after winning the women's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday in Beijing. [AP/YONHAP]

Choi helps Korea achieve goal of 'one or two' golds in Beijing

Short track speed skater Choi Min-jeong won her third medal at the Beijing Games, winning the women's 1,500-meter gold medal on Wednesday at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing after setting a new Olympic record in the semifinal race.

2022.2.17

From left to right, Hwang Dae-heon, Lee June-seo, Kwak Yoon-gy, Kim Dong-wook, and Park Jang-hyuk celebrate after their second-place finish in the men's 5,000-meter relay at Capital Indoor Stadium at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Wednesday. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

Korea takes silver in men's 5,000-meter relay

Korea won the men's 5,000-meter relay silver medal at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Wednesday after Park Jang-hyuk, Kwak Yoon-gy, Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon crossed the finish line with a time of 6:41.679.

2022.2.16