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Gold in mass start

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  • Published Nov 16, 2015 10:03 pm KST
  • Updated Nov 16, 2015 10:03 pm KST

Speed skater Kim Bo-reum competes in the women’s mass start event at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Calgary, Canada, Monday (KST). She finished first in eight minutes and 36.04 seconds. Mass start refers to a starting format in sporting events in which a large number of competitors are subject to the same environmental conditions, start at the same time and at the same place and proceed along the same course. / Courtesy of the Korea Skating Union