Lee Jung-su said he was able win his second gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics in the men’s 1,000-m short track speed skating final thanks to a sudden burst of speed in the middle of the race by teammate Lee Ho-suk. The two Lees took the gold and silver medals for a perfect victory for Team Korea on Sunday.
The first part of the race was led by Charles and Francois Hamelin, brothers from Canada, and Apolo Anton Ohno of the U.S. But with three laps to go, Lee Ho-suk pushed to the lead with a remarkable surge from the outside, and Lee Jung-su accelerated behind him to take the second spot. With a last minute spurt, the 21-year-old Lee Jung-su passed his teammate to take his second gold of the Games.
In the women’s 1,500-m short track final, Lee Eun-byul and Park Seung-hi took silver and bronze. The gold medal went to Zhou Yang of China, who did not relinquish her lead from the middle of the race.
Korea’s new speed skating hero Mo Tae-bum finished fifth in the men’s 1,500-m with a time of 1:45;47, just 0.34 seconds behind bronze medalist Havard Bokko of Norway.
source: english.chosun.com
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