Choi Min-jeong Adds Silver in 1,500m, Finishing 2nd World Tour Stop With 1 Gold and 2 Silvers

South Korean short track legend Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall) has won a silver medal in the women's 1,500m at the 2nd International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Tour of the 2026-2027 season following a lonely struggle.

Choi finished second in the women's 1,500m final on the final day of the competition held at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Canada, today (November 2), clocking in at 2:22.741.

With this addition, Choi wrapped up the competition with one gold and two silver medals, having previously secured a gold in the women's 1,000m and a silver in the women's 3,000m relay the day before.

Having concluded her schedule for the first and second stops of the World Tour, Choi will return to South Korea with the national team and compete in the 3rd World Tour stop held domestically.

Having announced her retirement from the national team at the end of this season, Choi once again demonstrated world-class performance at this event.

She was the only skater from the South Korean national team to advance to the women's 1,500m final.

A total of nine skaters competed in the final after as many as three skaters received advances in the semifinals.

While the Netherlands and Italy each placed three skaters and Canada placed two in the final, Choi stood alone to represent South Korea.

The final unfolded into a chaotic scramble from the start, and with five laps remaining, three Dutch skaters collided and fell together.

Avoiding the collision, Choi surged straight into the lead.

However, dropping back to third place with four laps to go, Choi mounted another overtaking effort with two laps remaining to reclaim second place.

On the final lap, she attempted an outside pass but failed to overtake leader Elisa Confortola of Italy, crossing the finish line in second.


The South Korean national team also added a bronze medal in the men's 5,000m relay.

Shin Dong-min (Hwaseong City Hall), Kim Tae-sung (Hwaseong City Hall), Bae Seo-chan (Goyang City Hall), and Lee Kyu-ho (Korea National Sport University) finished third behind Canada and China with a time of 7:06.217.

Mid-race, the Netherlands fell and dropped out of the lead battle, while China also fell behind, failing to keep up with the race pace.

The national team engaged in a fierce battle for the lead with Canada, but suffered the misfortune of Lee Kyu-ho falling alone with four laps remaining in the race.

The team never gave up until the end and secured the bronze medal following a tight race against the Netherlands.

They failed to secure medals in other events.

In the men's 1,000m, Shin Dong-min was the sole skater to reach the final, finishing fourth.

In the mixed 2,000m relay Final B featuring Kim Tae-sung, Lee Kyu-ho, Kim Min-ji (Korea National Sport University), and Choi Ji-hyun (Jeonbuk State Office), the team placed first.

In the women's 500m, Choi Min-jeong's second-place finish in Final B marked her highest result.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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