[Photo] South Korean speed skater loses out on gold medal by 0.01 seconds

Posted on : 2018-02-20 17:22 KST Modified on : 2019-10-19 20:29 KST

South Korean speed skater Cha Min-kyu lost out on the gold medal in dramatic fashion in the men’s 500m final, coming in second behind Norwegian Havard Lorentzen. Cha set an Olympic record with a time 34.41 seconds during the 14th heat, only to see that record bested by Lorentzen shortly after. Despite the close loss, Cha, who was skating in his first Olympics, maintained that he was happy with the result. “I’m very happy because I finished in the Top 3 as planned,” he said. (by Kim Seong-gwang, staff photographer)

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