Choi Min-jung (Seongnam City Hall), a leading figure in Korean women's short track, claimed victory in the women's 1000m final at the ISU Short Track World Tour for the second consecutive week.
On November 1, Choi crossed the finish line first with a time of 1:30.273 at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Canada, during the second event of the 2026-2027 ISU Short Track World Tour.
Including her win in last week's first event, Choi has now earned one gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal, showcasing her continued prowess in her retirement season.
In the final, Choi executed a dramatic comeback. The turning point came with two laps remaining, as she accelerated using her specialty, the outside lane, overtaking two Canadian competitors to move into second place. On the final lap, she surged ahead by cutting inside to pass Courtney Sarault (Canada), securing her victory.
Choi's momentum carried into the relay event, where she teamed up with Shim Suk-hee (Seoul City Hall), Kim Geon-hee (Seongnam City Hall), and Kim Min-ji (Korea National Sport University) to win a silver medal in the women's 3000m relay final.
As the last runner, Choi received the baton in third place and executed a strategic inside move on the final corner to overtake a Canadian skater. A photo finish revealed that Korea finished with a time of 4:12.945, just 0.014 seconds behind Italy, who took first place with a time of 4:12.931.
However, Korea did not add any medals in other events held that day. In the men's 1500m final, Shin Dong-min (Hwaseong City Hall) finished fourth with a time of 2:20.544, narrowly missing a medal, while all Korean competitors failed to advance to the finals in the men's 500m.
On a positive note, the men's relay team remains in contention for a medal. The team, consisting of Shin Dong-min, Bae Seo-chan (Goyang City Hall), Lee Gyu-ho (Korea National Sport University), and Kim Tae-sung (Hwaseong City Hall), secured a spot in the finals by finishing first in their semifinal heat.
The national team will complete the remaining schedule of the tournament on November 2 before preparing for the third event of the World Tour, set to take place from November 20 at the Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul.
* This article has been translated by AI.
Copyright ⓒ Aju Press All rights reserved.