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Invitation to the nightline to meet the proud Korean national who participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics, today we are with Choi Min-jung, the national short track speed skater who cheered the whole nation with a really cool sprint.
Q. After returning home from Beijing…
How did you send it?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: Once I came to Korea, I spent time with my family first, and now I get a lot of requests for interviews and filming, so I'm doing that this week, and now I'm preparing for the World Championships in March again.]
Q. This winter Won 1 gold and 2 silver at the Olympics...
How do you feel?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: I prepared really earnestly and hard, but as many people cheered me on, I think it was the Olympics that I was very happy with because I got good results.]
Q. Mixed relay, 500m disappointment…
How did you overcome it?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: In the beginning, the results were not as good as I thought now.
There were parts that were a little upsetting, but I thought that everything I had been preparing for 4 years was not good at the beginning, so I believed in the things I prepared and did my best until the end, and I think I was able to finish it well by winning 3 medals. ]
Q. 'Controversy over judgment' has a heavy atmosphere...
How did you overcome it?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: As the athletes prepared really hard at first, the hearts and will to overcome the difficult situations were very strong. I think.]
Q. Tears after winning the 1000m silver medal...
What did it mean?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: Really, I cried a lot now, so people around me worried a lot and asked me, but first of all, the biggest reason I cried.
(When I won the silver medal.) It was because I was so happy to win the medal with so much hard work.
And I cried a lot because I remembered the hardships I had worked so hard to prepare for, and I still have some regrets, so I think I cried a lot because various complex emotions were accumulated.]
Q. Overtaking 1500m out course...
Did you do it according to your plan?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: First of all, in the case of a new Olympic record, I couldn't think of it anymore, but it was really good that a good record came out.
And now, in terms of strategy, I thought that maybe there would be a good opportunity for me if the other players were in a bit of a hurry, but fortunately, now, as I expected, the players are in a bit of a hurry, and now I am in a well-organized state, so I can overtake at the end. I think I did.]
Q. Overtaking the out course in a short moment…
Any special training?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: First of all, it is a skill that consumes a lot of stamina in order to be good at out overtaking, so the most important thing is that I think it might be important to do physical training the most.]
Q. You showed an overwhelming performance in the finals...
How did you feel at the time?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: At that time, it was the gold medal I desperately wanted, so when I just won the silver medal, I was so happy that I couldn’t really feel it.
Q. The moment when the gold medal is confirmed...
What did you think?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: I think the first thing I thought was that I finally did it after I reached the finish line.]
Q. What does 'short track' mean to you?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: As you said now, I don't think there is always a good time now, but for me, short track is the most meaningful thing for me to do my best without regrets while doing short track. I
'm doing it.]
Q. Do you have any goals you want to achieve in the future?
[Choi Min-jung/Short track national team player: I am going to prepare for the World Championships in March.
Not only that, but it is my goal to show a fun game to the fans and the public who support me a lot while continuing to work hard to show me growing even little by little.]