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02/18 14:31 CST South Korea wins gold in women's 3,000-meter relay in short
track speedskating
South Korea wins gold in women's 3,000-meter relay in short track speedskating
By DANIELLA MATAR
AP Sports Writer
MILAN (AP) --- South Korea recovered to edge out Italy to win the women's
3,000-meter relay on Wednesday and earn its first short track speedskating gold
at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
The team of Minjeong Choi, Gilli Kimm, Sukhee Shim and Dohee Noh won in a time
of 4 minutes and 4.014 seconds, beating Italy and Canada. Choi was part of the
team that won silver in Beijing four years ago.
It was nevertheless a 14th Olympic medal for Italy's Arianna Fontana at her
sixth Winter Games to beat fencer Edoardo Mangiarotti's record for most Olympic
medals by an Italian athlete --- a mark that has stood since 1960.
Fontana was already the most decorated short track speedskater of all time.
There was disappointment for the Netherlands as one of its skaters fell with 16
laps remaining. South Korea was slowed down by the crash but there was enough
distance left for the team to recover.
The considerable contingent of orange-clad Dutch fans could be cheered up
shortly as Jens van 't Wout, who has won both the men's events so far, will aim
to make it three out of three in the 500 meters.
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