Chung Jae-won of South Korea, left, stands on the rostrum after successful the silver medal within the males’s mass begin on the Worldwide Skating Union (ISU) Velocity Skating World Cup occasion at Thialf in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, Dec. 7 (native time). Courtesy of ISU
Korean velocity skaters collected mass begin medals on the newest Worldwide Skating Union (ISU) World Cup cease within the Netherlands.
Chung Jae-won claimed silver within the mass begin at Thialf within the Dutch metropolis of Heerenveen on Sunday (native time), with a time of seven:25.568. Jorrit Bergsma of the Netherlands completed first in 7:24.963, whereas one other Dutch skater, Bart Hoolwerf, bought the bronze in 7:25.941.
This was Chung’s second straight mass begin silver medal throughout this ISU World Cup season, following the one in Calgary, Canada, in November.
Chung stayed at the back of the pack within the 24-skater race and was nonetheless in fifteenth place by 13 laps within the 16-lap occasion. However the Korean kicked into a brand new gear and moved as much as fourth place with two laps left. Chung posted the quickest break up over the ultimate lap with 24.060 seconds to complete in second place.
Within the ladies’s mass begin, Park Ji-woo earned bronze with a time of 8:08.285 for her first profession ISU World Cup medal. After a late push, Park held off Ivanie Blondin of Canada (8:08.301) on the end line to achieve the rostrum.
Marijke Groenewoud of the Netherlands received gold in 8:07.660, adopted by Mia Manganello of the USA in 8:07.924.
This was the third of the 5 Velocity Skating World Cup scheduled for this season. The ISU will make its subsequent cease in Hamar, Norway, this weekend, with the finale set for January in Inzell, Germany.
