Kim Gil-li, who won gold in the women’s 3,000-meter relay in short track, said she wants to add an individual title as well.
After official training at the Milan Ice Skating Arena on Feb. 19, Kim said she is aiming for two gold medals. “I’m hungry for two titles,” she said. “After the team event, I want to go for gold in the individual races, too.”
South Korea’s women’s team won the 3,000-meter relay final, with Kim skating the anchor leg and finishing a late comeback. With her bronze medal in the women’s 1,000 meters, she has become a multiple medalist at these Games.
Kim now turns to the individual events, including the 1,500 meters on Feb. 21. “I’ll deliver the best performance I can,” she said.
She also said she hopes to face teammate Choi Min-jeong in the final. “I’ve always competed with Min-jeong, and I’ve grown a lot watching her,” Kim said. “I want us to reach the final together and compete in good spirit.”
Looking back on the relay, Kim said she had carried guilt after falls in earlier races. She said she fell in the women’s 3,000-meter relay final at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, and also went down in the mixed 2,000-meter relay semifinals at these Olympics after getting tangled with American skater Corinne Stoddard. “I felt really sorry to my older teammates, but winning gold in the women’s 3,000-meter relay let me put that weight down,” she said.
Kim said the individual races feel different. “In the individual events, I can focus only on my own race, so I feel more at ease,” she said. “I’m relieved after getting past a big hurdle. With the pressure gone, I’ll show what I can do.”
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