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Olympic champion Choi Min-jeong wins 2 silvers at Short Track World Tour

Published: 19 Oct. 2025, 12:24

Gold medalist Courtney Sarault of Canada, center, poses for a photograph with Korean silver medalist Choi Choi Min-jeong, left, and bronze medalist Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands following the 1000-meter race at the ISU Short Track World Tour speed skating event in Montreal on Oct. 18. [AP/YONHAP]

Three-time Olympic champion Choi Min-jeong grabbed two silver medals at the latest stop on the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Tour in Canada.

Choi finished second to Courtney Sarault of Canada in the women's 1,000-meter final at Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal on Saturday, with a time of 1:28.165. The Canadian skater finished first in 1:27.896.

Choi moved out from the back of the pack and positioned herself in second place behind Sarault with five laps remaining, but couldn't quite catch the Canadian at the line.

Sarault also beat Choi with the skaters anchoring their respective teams in the women's 3,000-meter relay, as Canada, with 4:07.341, took gold over Korea with 4:07.517.

A fall by a Dutch skater with eight laps remaining turned this into a two-team battle between Canada and Korea for the gold. Kim Gil-li pushed Korea to first place with six laps remaining and Shim Suk-hee kept the team in front.

However, Choi allowed Sarault to pass her with two laps left and couldn't regain the lead down the stretch.

Korea was shut out of medals in the men's races on Saturday, with no finalist in the 500-meter, 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter relay.

Korea will shoot for medals in the men's 1,000-meter, women's 500-meter and 1,500-meter, and the mixed 2,000-meter relay on Sunday.

This is the second of four ISU World Tour events scheduled for this fall. Results at these races will determine quota places for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in the men's and women's 500-meter, 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter; the men's 5,000-meter relay; the women's 3,000-meter relay; and the mixed 2,000-meter relay.

There are 32 quota places up for grabs in the 500-meter and 1,000-meter, and 36 quota places for the 1,500-meter. The men's and women's relays will offer eight quota places, and the mixed relay event will have 12 quota places.

Each country can earn a maximum of three quota places per individual event and one quota place per relay event. Teams can each register three men and three women for individual races, and four men and four women for the relays.

For the mixed relay, countries that have at least two male and two female skaters already qualified in individual races will be given priority.

Korea leads the all-time Olympic short track medal table with 26 gold medals and 53 medals overall.

Yonhap