The South Korean short track speed skating national team participating in the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games is composed of the best athletes. Among them, the men's team will be led by Park Ji-won, who is ranked No. 1 in the world in the 2023-2024 season, Jang Sung-woo and Kim Keon-woo will participate in the individual event, and Kim Tae-sung, Lee Jung-so and Park Chang-hyuk will help in the relay race.

On the morning of the 2nd, the South Korean short track speed skating team participating in the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games took a commemorative photo shoot before leaving the country at Incheon International Airport.

The women's team consisted of ace Choi Min-jung and last season's world No. 1 Kumquat Ri, plus Sim Seok-hee in the individual competition, and Roh Do-hee, Lee So-yeon, and Kim Kun-hee as members of the relay race. Kumquat, who won five crowns at the 32nd Winter Universiade in Turin last month, said: "I hope to win five times at this tournament." ”

Kumquat also made up her mind: "After the Turin race, it was difficult to adjust to the jet lag, but now it's fine." It will continue to maintain a good momentum in Harbin. ”

The Korean short track speed skating national team will compete for medals in the 2,000m mixed relay, men's and women's 1,500m, and men's and women's 500m races on the 8th, after local acclimatization training. On the 9th, they will continue to attack the gold medal in the men's and women's 1000m and men's and women's relay finals.

On the morning of the 2nd, Park Ji-won, the South Korean short track speed skating team participating in the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, was interviewed before leaving the country at Incheon International Airport

The Korean short track speed skating team is aiming to win more than six of the nine gold medals at this Asian Winter Games. South Korean media believe that if the South Korean team wants to achieve its goal, it must overcome the containment of the home team, the Chinese team.

The Chinese team has South Korean naturalized player Lin Xiaojun, and Hungarian naturalized players Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang brothers have also entered the squad. The Chinese women's team will be led by veteran Fan Kexin.

On the morning of the 2nd, Kumquat ri, the short track speed skating team participating in the 2025 Harbin Asian Games, was interviewed before leaving the country at Incheon International Airport.

Yoon Jae-myung, coach of the Korean short track speed skating team, said confidently: "Although it is expected that the Chinese team will take advantage of the home field, as long as our athletes play at their level, they can completely overcome it." "The South Korean delegation to this Asian Winter Games will be sent to Harbin on the 4th, and the conference will start from the opening ceremony on the 7th and last until the end of the 14th.