'New ice queen' Kim Min-sun wins bronze in new skating shoes


The "new ice queen" Kim Min-sun (24-Goongju City Hall) has won her first medal of the 2023-2024 season.

Kim Min-sun won the bronze medal in the first race of the Women's 500-meter Division A (First Division) at the second International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Speedskating World Cup 2023-2024 on Sunday in Beijing, China, with a time of 38.00 seconds.

Starting in Group 9 with Beijing 2022 women's 500m gold medalist Erin Jackson (USA), Kim passed the first 100 meters in 10.62 seconds, eighth overall. She then spurted to move up the order. The bronze medal was her first podium finish of the season.

Jackson took gold in 37.91, with Kimi Goetsu (JPN - 37.92) taking silver.

Kim's medal is even more significant considering she is still adjusting to her new skates.

Kim swept the women's 500-meter gold medals from the first through fifth World Cups of the 2022-2023 season before switching skates in September. With her sights set on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, she switched to a new pair of skates before the season to give herself time to adjust.

After finishing fifth in the women's 500 meters at the first ISU Speedskating World Cup event in Japan on Oct. 10 with a time of 37.99 seconds, Kim moved up two spots in the rankings in less than a week.

Meanwhile, Kim Jun-ho (Gangwon-do) won the bronze medal in the men's 500 meters in 35.00 seconds at the same event.

Japan's Wataru Morishige (34.72) and Yuma Murakami (34.82) finished first and second.

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