‘Ice Empress’ Kim Min-seon (24, Uijeongbu City Hall) reached the top of the World Cup for the first time in the 2023-2024 season.
Min-seon Kim won the gold medal with a personal best score of 37.73 this season in the Women's 500m Division A (1st division) of the 3rd competition of the 2023-2024 International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup held in Stavanger, Norway on the 3rd (Korean time). hung around his neck.
Kim Min-seon, who wore the skate shoes she wore in the past instead of the shoes she wore in the first and second World Cups, won by 0.03 seconds over Erin Jackson of the United States (37.75 seconds). Femke Koch of the Netherlands finished in third place with a time of 38.01 seconds. Korea's Lee Na-hyeon (Nowon High School) ranked 19th out of 20 people with a time of 38.90 seconds. 지울프-토토
Kim Min-seon, who swept the gold medals in the women's 500m event at the 1st to 5th World Cup last season and rose to No. 1 in the world rankings, wore new skate shoes at the 1st and 2nd World Cup this season. She is adjusting to the skate shoes she replaced last August as she prepares for the World Championships to be held in February-March next year and the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. I needed time to adapt to the skate shoes that change every 5-6 years, so I replaced them in time for the 2026 Olympics.
She ranked 5th and 7th, respectively, in the first and second races of the women's 500m at the first World Cup held in Japan last November. In the first and second races of the women's 500m held in Beijing, China, she won bronze and silver medals, respectively, showing that she is gradually adapting to the new skate shoes.
After putting on her old skate shoes and regaining her confidence, Kim Min-seon travels to Poland, where the fourth round of her World Cup will be held, and attempts to win her second consecutive title.