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The short track World Cup series with qualification for the Beijing Olympics has begun.
Minjeong Choi, the world's strongest player in the women's division, struggled to win the bronze medal in the 500m despite the bad luck of falling twice on the first day.
Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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Choi Min-jeong, who made the 1,500m final of the first World Cup held at the Beijing Olympic Stadium, left two laps left with Ji-yu Kim and Lee Yu-bin, and stepped forward, raising expectations for the championship.
However, something incredible happened in the final corner just before the finish line.
Ji-yu Kim, who was in second place, was forced to dig into the in-course and collided and fell down together.
Lee Yoo-bin, who followed in 3rd place, was the first to cross the finish line and took the gold medal.
Choi Min-jung finished sixth, and Kim Ji-yu was disqualified.
Choi Min-jung, who participated in the World Cup in a chaotic atmosphere, recently lost the championship due to a clash with a colleague in the first event of the first event after allegations that Shim Suk-hee deliberately collided at the Pyeongchang Olympics three years ago.
Choi Min-jung's bad luck continued in the 500m final.
Running ahead with two laps left, he got caught by players who fell and hit the fence strongly.
Choi Min-jeong, who had been down for a while and struggled to get up, started the rematch, but was unable to use her strength properly due to the crash and took third place out of the five.
Choi Min-jung, who won one bronze medal on the first day, is aiming for a gold medal in the 1,000m and relay tomorrow (the 24th).
(Video editing: Oh Young-taek)