Min-seok Kim (Seongnam City Hall), the 'ice monster' who won the first medal for the Korean squad, brought tears to his eyes during a calm interview.



I was thinking of my dog ​​Momo, who went to heaven last October.



Min-seok Kim won the bronze medal in the men's 1,500m speed skating at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held at the National Speed ​​Skating Stadium in Beijing, China on the 8th local time, with a time of 1:44.24. He would have cheered him on by barking 'wow'."




Momo is Kim Min-seok's pet dog since elementary school.



Momo, who had been by Kim Min-seok's side for 14 years, was like her family.



Momo was with Kim Min-seok when he wore his first Taegeuk mark and when he won a bronze medal at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.



Kim Min-seok and Momo broke up in October of last year.



Four months before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.



Kim Min-seok, who had not revealed his emotions after winning an Olympic medal, was moved to tears when he heard a question about his dog.



Kim Min-seok, who said that he had achieved good results after receiving Momo's support, vowed to win a gold medal in four years.



He said, "I won an unexpected medal 4 years ago, and I got the medal I wanted in this competition.



Kim Min-seok won the bronze medal on this day, setting a milestone of winning the men's 1,500m bronze medal in two consecutive events following the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.



Kim Min-seok is the only Asian athlete to win a medal in this event.



When he said, 'I was the first Asian athlete to win the men's 1,500m medal twice in a row at the Olympics,' he said, "I didn't think deeply about the title," he said. .



He added, "It's a pity we couldn't get over the Dutch wall,



Kim Min-seok's medal is the first medal of the Korean delegation in this tournament.



"I never imagined that I would win the first medal for the Korean team at the Beijing Olympics," he said.



Actually, Kim Min-seok was not very lucky that day.



This is because Thomas Kroll (Netherlands), who played before Kim Min-seok, set an Olympic record of 1:43.55.



As Kim Min-seok, who played in the next group, there was no choice but to create a burden.



In addition, Kield Nawis (Netherlands), who played with Kim Min-seok, immediately crossed the finish line with a new Olympic record of 1:43.21.



Nawis took the lead by dropping Kim Min-seok from a distance after the middle of the match.



Nawis won the gold medal and Kroll took the silver medal.



Kim Min-seok said, "I saw Kroll, who played in the previous group, set an Olympic record, and I played.



He continued, "I'm not the type of person that shakes my hair just because the player I'm playing with goes ahead," he added.



A total of eight players remained behind Kim Min-seok.



He said, "I thought that the remaining players would not be able to reach the 1st and 2nd places." "Nawys and Kroll broke the Olympic record, so it seems that the remaining players played with a burden. They are not so bad, but the record was low. "He said.



Now, Minseok Kim is looking forward to the men's team pursuit race on the 15th.



He collaborated with Seung-Hoon Lee (IHQ) and Jae-Won Jeong (Uijeongbu City Hall) for a silver medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics.



He also tries to win a medal as a member of the Beijing Olympics.



Kim Min-seok promised, "He has prepared well so far, so he will continue to prepare hard."



(Photo = Kim Min-seok SNS capture, Yonhap News)