Kim Min-seok grabs surprise bronze in men's 1,500m speed skating
- 6 years ago
Good morning, I'm Kim Mok-yeon from the news center with the latest on the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games.
Let me give you a brief rundown of the highlights so far and what to look out for on Day Five.
Team Korea won its second medal of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Tuesday night,... thanks to Kim Min-seok's bronze medal finish in the men's 15-hundred meter speed skating event.
Finishing with a time of one minute 44-point-nine-three seconds,... the 18-year-old was only zero-point-zero-seven seconds short of a silver medal,... and zero-point-nine-two seconds behind the champion.. Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands.
With the surprise bronze for Kim,... he becomes the first Asian speed skater to win an Olympic medal in the 15-hundred meter event.
Let me give you a brief rundown of the highlights so far and what to look out for on Day Five.
Team Korea won its second medal of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on Tuesday night,... thanks to Kim Min-seok's bronze medal finish in the men's 15-hundred meter speed skating event.
Finishing with a time of one minute 44-point-nine-three seconds,... the 18-year-old was only zero-point-zero-seven seconds short of a silver medal,... and zero-point-nine-two seconds behind the champion.. Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands.
With the surprise bronze for Kim,... he becomes the first Asian speed skater to win an Olympic medal in the 15-hundred meter event.