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Minkyu Cha presented a silver medal in the men's 500m speed skating.

This is the second consecutive Olympic medal.



First of all, this is reporter Kwon Jong-oh.



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'Olympic Man' Cha Min-gyu has another job.



Mingyu Cha started out on the 10th group out course in the 500m with 30 participants.



In the beginning, he ran the 100m in 9.64 and then accelerated around the corner.



He boasted an incredible speed, exceeding 60 km/h in an instant, and exhausted himself on the ice with all his might until the very last minute.



Mingyu Cha passed the finish line in 34.39 seconds, beating Poland's Marek Kania, who played in the same group.



Cha Min-kyu, who came in second in the middle ranking just 0.07 seconds behind Gao Tingyu of China, who set a new Olympic record, watched other athletes play.



The silver medal was confirmed as Canada's Doubreuil, who entered the final group, did not exceed Cha Min-gyu's record.




Minkyu Cha, who won the silver medal at the last Pyeongchang Olympics, 0.01 seconds behind Norway's Lorenzhen, was honored to become a medalist for the second time in a row.



Although the prospects for medals were not bright as the best result at the World Cup this season was 7th, he showed a particularly strong figure at the Olympics and stood on the podium again after four years.




Cha Min-gyu enjoyed the joy as he wrapped the Taegeukgi and went around the rink with Kim Jun-ho, who participated with him.



[Mingyu Cha / National speed skating team: It feels good to win 2 silver medals in a row.

I think I could have won the silver medal for the second time in a row because of the support of those who prayed for me.]



Junho Kim performed a good job taking 6th place with a time of 34 seconds 54.



(Video coverage: Kim Seong-il, video editing: Lee Jeong-taek)