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Speed skater Kim Min-sun looks to 2030 Games after disappointing third Olympics

Four years ago, Kim Min-sun left the Olympic ice in Beijing in tears. On Sunday, she did not cry, but her disappointment was still palpable.

2026.2.16

Kim Min-sun after finishing her 500-meter run at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Milan on Feb. 15. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Change in strategy sees speed skater Kim Min-sun fall short in Milan

The scoreboard at Milan's speed skating stadium didn't show the result Kim Min-sun was aiming for, but the 26-year-old is already brushing herself off and aiming for the next Olympics.

2026.2.15

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Speed skater Kim Min-sun trains at the Milano Speed Skating Stadium in Italy on Feb. 5. [YONHAP]

Speed skaters set for 1st action in Milan with 1,000-meter race

Kim Min-sun and Lee Na-hyun will both compete in the women's 1,000 meters at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in northern Italy, starting at 5:30 p.m. Monday.

2026.2.8

Kim Min-Sun competes in the women's 1000 meters during the ISU Speedskating World Cup at Calgary Olympic Oval on Nov 21, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Speed skater Kim Min-sun grabs 1st World Cup medal of season in Norway

Speed skater Kim Min-sun has claimed her first medal of the ongoing World Cup season in her main event in Norway. Kim finished third in the women's 500 meters at the fourth International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup of the season.

2025.12.15

Speed skaters Kim Min-sun and Lee Na-hyun celebrate after finishing the women's 500-meter race in Harbin, China on Feb. 9. [YONHAP]

Kim Min-sun secures first Asiad gold in 500m speed skating event

Kim Min-sun of Korea became the new Asian Winter Games champion in the women's 500-meter speed skating event in China on Sunday.

2025.2.9

Lee Na-hyun celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 100-meter speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, on Feb. 8. [YONHAP]

Lee Na-hyun, Kim Min-sun take gold, silver in speed skating at Asian Games

Korean teammates Lee Na-hyun and Kim Min-sun captured the gold and the silver medals in the women's 100-meter speed skating race at the Asian Winter Games in China on Saturday.

2025.2.8

Kim Min-sun competes during the women's second 500 meters at the International Skating Union World Cup Speed Skating in Quebec City, Canada on Sunday. [EPA/YONHAP]

Kim Min-sun ends ISU short track season in second place

Kim Min-sun finished second in the overall 2023-24 International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup standings for the women's 500 meters after taking silver in finale on Sunday.

2024.2.5

Kim Min-sun skates during the women's 1,000 meters at the International Skating Union's World Skating Championships at Thialf ice arena in Heerenveen, the Netherlands on Saturday [AP/YONHAP]

Kim Min-sun narrowly misses podium at World Skating Championships

Speed skater Kim Min-sun finished in fourth place in the women’s 500 meters at the International Skating Union (ISU)’s World Skating Championships on Friday in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, missing the chance of winning her first world title medal.

2023.3.5

Kim Min-sun skates during the 500 meters at the sixth ISU World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland in a photo shared by the ISU's official Instagram account on Friday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Kim Min-sun named World Cup champion but narrowly misses sweep

Kim Min-sun won a silver medal in the women’s 500 meters at the sixth ISU Speed Skating World Cup on Friday, missing the chance of becoming the first ever Korean skater to sweep the World Cup season in the final race this year.

2023.2.19

Kim Min-sun of Korea in action during the women's 500 meters at the ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland on Feb.10 [EPA]

Speed skater Kim Min-sun wins fifth gold of season in 500 meters

Kim Min-sun won her fifth gold medal of the 2022-23 season in the women’s 500 meters at the International Skating Union (ISU) Speed Skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland on Saturday.

2023.2.12