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Kwak Yoon-gi, the eldest of the Korean short track speed track racer, has announced his challenge again after delaying his retirement.

He said he would continue his dream of winning an Olympic gold medal.



This is Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.



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Yoongi Kwak was reborn through the Beijing Olympics, which he considered the last time.



With his bubbly personality, he was at the center of the topic by introducing the life of an athlete's village on YouTube in his spare time, encouraging juniors who were shaken by bias, and winning a silver medal in the relay with his rust-free skills, enjoying explosive popularity.



[Kwak Yoongi/Short Track National Team: It will probably be the most memorable year in my life.

I think I am receiving a lot of love.]



Yoongi Kwak, who won two silver medals in three Olympics, decided not to stop.



[Kwak Yoon-gi/Short track national team: If I won a gold medal (Olympic), I think (the national team life) would be over.

In a way, the 2nd place gave him a reason to challenge again (for the gold medal)...

.

There is no retirement yet.]



Yoongi Kwak is currently training and working on YouTube at the same time, preparing for his representative contest next week.



He says connecting on YouTube also helps him maintain his game.



[Kwak Yoon-gi/Short Track National Team: Even in difficult situations, you talk about yourself while doing YouTube, listen to the feedback from the fans, and you are still being supported.

He is loved, he felt that way and endured well...

.]



It is the driving force to sustain positively even when faced with a crisis while playing the game.



[Kwak Yoon-gi/Short Track National Team: At that time, the situation (blocks) was funny.

If you hold out, you can even find 'Youtube Gak'...]



Kwak Yoon-ki even visited the original author of the picture, 'The point of view of a player behind Kwak Yoon-gi', which became a hot topic during the Olympics, to provide fan service.



[Kwak Yoon-gi/Short Track National Team: I thought I would be a little old, but I was in elementary school… Because he drew me, I thought he would like me, but I like Hwang Dae-heon the best..]



Kwak’s skating life, who reached his heyday at the age of 33, is still heading towards the finish line. I am running strong.



[Kwak Yoon-gi/short track national team: A player who got better earlier than me, he just has a quicker timing than me... I believe that my turn will come someday if I endure it constantly]



(Video coverage: Gong Jin-goo, video editing: So Ji-hye, CG: Um Somin, video courtesy of YouTube 'Hold on tight')