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Lee Jung-su Wins Gold in 1,500m Short Track
Posted : 2010-02-14 11:23
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Lee Jung-su of South Korea won the men's 1,500-meter short-track final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Saturday, bringing South Korea its first gold medal.

Lee Jung-su of South Korea won the men's 1,500-meter short-track final at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Saturday, bringing South Korea its first gold medal.

Two other South Korean medal favorites _ Sung Si-bak and Lee Ho-suk _ crashed into each other in their final stretch toward the finish. The incident allowed Apolo Anton Ohno and J.R. Celski of the United States to emerge from behind and claim the silver and bronze medals, respectively, according to Yonhap News Agency.


Lee lunged ahead of Ohno with four laps remaining and kept his lead until clocking a finish time of 2:17.611. Ohno, who has become the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian, finished in 2:17.976 while Celski posted 2:18.053.

Lee complained at a press conference that Ohno was "too aggressive" during the race, adding he would have liked to see the podium swept by his team and that Ohno used his arms too liberally.

"I entered the race expecting I would grab at least a bronze medal if I put my best efforts into it, but I've won the title," he said.

South Korea hoped to achieve a podium sweep when the team entered the race at the Pacific Coliseum with three of the seven competitors coming from the traditional short-track powerhouse.

Lee Ho-suk edged ahead while turning the final corner, grazing against Sung and prompting himself and his compatriot to spin out of the race. Lee was disqualified while Sung finished last.

South Korea has made four top-10 finishes at five previous Olympic Games, a feat that would have been impossible without short-track gold medals. The short track squad has grabbed 29 medals, including 17 golds, out of 31 overall medals South Korea has earned on the Olympic stage.

Earlier in the day, Lee Seung-hoon took the silver medal in the men's 5,000-meter speed skating competition. He clocked in at 6 minutes 16.95 seconds, finishing second to Dutch world champion Sven Kramer, who came through in 6 minutes 14.60 seconds. Russian Ivan Skobrev claimed the bronze in 6 minutes 18:05 seconds.

The 22-year old became Asia's first to win a medal at a long-distance speed skating event at the Olympics.

The former short-track skater has repeatedly set Korean records in the men's 5,000 meters, raising hopes that he could be a surprise medalist in this year's Olympics. His conversion to speed skating occurred just last year following stiff competition in the short-track scene.

"The result was better than expected. Honestly I wasn't certain of being able to win a medal but It came to my mind that I was doing better than I expected while checking the laptime during the race," Lee told reporters.


이정수 1,500m 쇼트트랙 금메달

한국의 이정수가 14일(한국시간) 캐나다 밴쿠버 퍼시픽 콜리세움에서 열린 쇼트트랙 남자 1,500m에서 2분17초611의 기록으로 우승해 한국에 첫 금메달을 선사했다.

그러나 성시백과 이호석은 결승선을 앞둔 마지막 스트레치에서 서로 충돌해, 미국의 안톤 오노와 셀스키에게 어부지리를 안겨주었다.

이정수는 4바퀴를 남기고 오노를 제쳐 끝까지 선두를 유지했다.

이정수는 경기 후 가진 인터뷰에서 오노가 레이스 도중 ``너무 공격적이었다''고 불만을 터뜨리면서 한국선수들이 금, 은, 동을 휩쓸기를 바랬다고 털어놓았다.


이정수는 ``최선을 다하면 동메달은 딸 것으로 기대하면서 경기장에 들어갔는데, 금메달을 땄다''고 말했다.

한국은 결승에 진출한 7명 중 3명을 차지해 1, 2, 3위를 휩쓸 것으로 기대했었다.

이호석은 마지막 코너를 돌면서 약간 앞서나가다가 성시백과 부딪쳐 중심을 잃고 함께 넘어졌다. 이호석은 실격 처리됐고, 성시백은 마지막으로 들어 왔다.


한편 이에 앞서 열린 남자 스피드스케이팅 5,000m에서 이승훈은 6분16초95로 결승선을 통과하며 값진 은메달을 목에 걸었다.

이번 이승훈의 은메달은 스피드스케이팅 장거리 역사상 아시아인으로는 최초로 의미가 크다. 네덜란드의 스벤 크라머는 6분14초60로 올림픽 기록을 세우며 금메달을 목에 걸었으며, 러시아의 이반 스코브레프가가 6분18초05의 기록으로 동메달을 차지했다.

이승훈의 이날 은메달은 기대하지 않았던 것으로 쇼트트랙에서 스피드스케이팅으로 종목을 바꾼지 얼마되지 않은 상황이라 더욱 값진 쾌거로 평가받고 있다.

이승훈의 이번 메달은 한국이 쇼트트랙 외 종목으로는 동계올림픽 사상 3번째로 나온 것이어서 더욱 의미가 크다.

이승훈은 기자들과의 인터뷰에서 ``기대 이상의 결과다. 정직하게 말해서 메달을 확신하지 못했지만 레이스 도중 래프타임을 확인해보고 예상보다 괜찮다는 느낌이 왔다''고 말했다.

 
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