Kwak to lead Covid-stricken squad at World Championships

Olympic short track speed skater Kwak Yoon-gy will lead the men’s team at the 2021-22 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Championships without teammates Hwang Dae-heon and Park Jang-hyuk, who have both tested positive for Covid-19.

2022-04-05

Park Jang-hyuk feels he has more to offer after Beijing Games

Beijing Olympic silver medalist short track speed skater Park Jang-hyuk sat down with the Korea JoongAng Daily to discuss his experience in Beijing, his career so far and the crash that nearly took him out of the Games.

2022-03-04

Korea takes silver in men's 5,000-meter relay

Korea won the men's 5,000-meter relay silver medal at the Capital Indoor Stadium on Wednesday after Park Jang-hyuk, Kwak Yoon-gy, Lee June-seo and Hwang Dae-heon crossed the finish line with a time of 6:41.679.

2022-02-16

Short track relay team reach final after impressive finish

Short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon reached the men's 500-meter quarterfinals and the men's 5,000-meter relay finals alongside Lee June-seo, Kwak Yoon-gy and Kim Dong-wook on Friday.

2022-02-12

Hwang Dae-heon wins Korea's first gold medal in Beijing

Hwang Dae-heon won Korea’s first gold medal in the men’s 1,500-meter short track race on Wednesday.

2022-02-09

Crashes and controversy as Korea is knocked out of two short track events

It was a dark night on the ice for Korea at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Monday, as four strong medal contenders in short track speed skating were knocked out of contention with a crash, an injury and two controversial penalties.

2022-02-07

Korea fail to reach final of inaugural short track mixed team relay

Korea crashed out of the quarterfinals of the inaugural short track speed skating mixed team relay on Saturday.

2022-02-05

Hwang Dae-heon sets new Olympic record in 1000 meters

Short track speed skater Hwang Dae-heon set a new Olympic record on Saturday in the men's 1000-meter heats with a record of 1:23.042, advancing to the quarterfinals alongside countrymen Lee June-seo and Park Jang-hyuk.