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Kim Dong-sung
Kim Dong-Sung (, born 9 February 1980) is a South Korean former short track speed skater. He won a gold medal in 1000m race and silver medal in 5000m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. He has been a two-time Overall World Champion in 1997 and in 2002 and two-time Overall World Cup Champion (1999-2000, 2001-2002). Early life Kim Dong-sung was born in Seoul, the third of three children of Kim Tae-young and his wife Yoo Young-hee. Kim started skating and competing in long track when he was seven years old, but switched to short track two years later. Career Early career In February 1996, Kim was first called up to the South Korean national team and made his senior debut at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China at the age of 16, where he won the gold medal in the men's 5000 metre relay together with Olympic champions Chae Ji-hoon and Song Jae-kun, and three medals in the individual events. In March 1996, Kim also made his first appearance at the World Championships in The Hag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating
Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skating, ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as an Olympic-sized figure skating rink and an international-sized ice hockey rink. Related sports include long-track speed skating and inline speed skating. History Short-track skating developed from speed skating events that were held with mass starts. This form of speed skating was mainly practised in the United States and Canada, as opposed to the international form (derived from Europe), where athletes skated in pairs. At the 1932 Winter Olympics, speed skating events were conducted in the mass start form. Competitions in North America tended to be held indoors, for example in Madison Square Garden, New York, and therefore on shorter tracks than was usual for outdoor skating. In 1967, the International Skating Union (ISU) ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
The 1998 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 8th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships which took place on 26-29 March 1998 in Bormio, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... All teams were represented by four athletes at 500 m and 1000 m as well as by two athletes at 3000 m. At 500 m and 1000 m, athletes were drafted into the heats of four. At 3000 m, athletes were drafted into two heats. All athletes in each heat were from different countries. The best four team advanced for the relay competition. Medal winners Results Men Women External linksResultsResults in ISU's databaseResults book {{World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships 1998 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbin
Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Liaoning province) and largest metropolitan area, metropolitan population (urban and rural regions together) in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties, and is the List of cities in China by population and built-up area, eighth most populous Chinese city according to the Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin (which consists of all districts except Shuangcheng, Harbin, Shuangcheng and Acheng, Harbin, Acheng) had 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population was up to 10,009,854, making it List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN Sports Illustrated
CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNN/SI) was a 24-hour sports news Television network, network. Created when Time Warner merged its CNN and ''Sports Illustrated'' brands, it launched on December 12, 1996. Other news networks like ESPNews provided 30-minute blocks of news and highlights in a similar fashion to CNN Headline News at the time, but CNN/SI was live daily from 7am to 2am. Its purpose was to provide the most comprehensive sports news service on television, bringing in-depth sports news from around the world, and integrating the internet and television. Closure CNN/SI's closure had been attributed to competition with other all-sports news networks and sports newscasts which started around the same time, such as ESPNews and Fox Sports Net's ''National Sports Report''. Though CNN/SI aired exclusive content, such as the tape of former Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana University coach Bob Knight choking player Neil Reed, the channel reached only 20 million homes, not adequate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Track Speed Skating
Long-track speed skating, usually simply referred to as speed skating, is the Olympic sport, Olympic discipline of speed skating where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. It is also a sport for leisure. Sports such as ice skating marathon, short-track speed skating, short-track speedskating, inline speed skating, inline speedskating, and inline speed skating, quad speed skating are also called speed skating. Long-track speed skating enjoys large popularity in the Netherlands and has also had champion athletes from Austria, Canada, People's Republic of China, China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Italy, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic and the United States. Speed skaters attain maximum speeds of . History ISU development The roots of speed skating date back over a millennium to Scandinavia, Northern Europe and the Netherlands, where the natives added bones to their shoes and used them to travel on frozen rivers, canals and lakes. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hankyoreh
''The Hankyoreh'' () is a centre-left liberal daily newspaper in South Korea. It was established in 1988 after widespread purges forced out dissident journalists, and was envisioned as an alternative to existing newspapers, which were regarded as unduly influenced by the authoritarian government at the time. When it launched, it claimed to be "the first newspaper in the world truly independent of political power and large capital." As of 2016, it has been voted as the most trusted news organization by Korean journalists for nine consecutive years but is also the least influential news outlet by the survey. It has online editions in English, Chinese, and Japanese. History The newspaper was originally established as ''Hankyoreh Shinmun'' () on 15 May 1988 by ex-journalists from '' The Dong-A Ilbo'' and '' The Chosun Ilbo''. At the time, government censors were in every newsroom, newspaper content was virtually dictated by the Ministry of Culture and Information, and newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
The Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was a series of international short track speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1998/1999. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held. Skaters can earn points at each competition and the skater who has the most points on a given distance at the end of the series is the winner. The ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup was replaced by ISU Short Track World Tour starting since the 2024-25 season. Overall World Cup winners Men ''*no results available'' ''*Thibaut Fauconnet was disqualified after failing doping tests.'' *Medals: *World Cup Results - Country Medal Table Women ''*no results available'' *Medals: *World Cup Results - Country Medal Table Mixed *Medals: All-time medal count The all-time medal count is updated as at 2023-24 season, the finale edition of the world cup. Crystal Globe Awardees Medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a junior short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country. Skaters perform individual races in the 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 1500 meters super final and a team effort in the 3000 meters relay. Until 2018 there was an overall winner for both the girl's and the boy's categories, but this was discontinued in 2019. Summary * 2021 Edition in Salt Lake City was cancelled. Medalists – boys (overall) Medalists – girls (overall) Medals (2010–2024) * No bronze medal was awarded in the men's 500 metre event in 2011 Edition, because the other two skaters were disqualified. See also *Short track speed skating *World Short Track Speed Skating Championships *World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships The World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships were a professional team short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice skatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 1999 Asian Winter Games
Short-track speed skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games took place in the province of Gangwon-do (South Korea), Gangwon, South Korea, with ten events contested – five each for men and women. Schedule Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations A total of 37 athletes from 6 nations competed in short-track speed skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games: * * * * * * References Results of the Fourth Winter Asian Games External links Official website {{Short-track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games Short-track speed skating at the 1999 Asian Winter Games, Events at the 1999 Asian Winter Games 1999 in short-track speed skating, Asian Winter Games Short-track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games, 1999 International speed skating competitions hosted by South Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Asian Winter Games
The 4th Asian Winter Games (), also known as Kangwon 1999 (), were held from January 30 to February 6, 1999, in the province of Gangwon Province (South Korea), Kangwon (now Gangwon), South Korea. The games were staged in three different clusters in the province which were Yongpyong, Gangneung, Kangnung (Gangneung) and Chuncheon, Chunchon (Chuncheon). The name Yongpyong was derived from the Yongpyong Resort. On December 2, 1993, the Olympic Council of Asia announced that South Korea would host the 4th Asian Winter Games in 1999. South Korea initially aimed to host the previous 1996 Asian Winter Games, 3rd games but losted the voting process and the 1999 games are awarded for the country. Development and preparations Marketing Mascot The 1999 Winter Asiad mascot is ''Gomdori'' (곰돌이), a half-moon black bear cub. Venues Yongpyong Resort, Yongpyong * Yongpyong Resort – Alpine skiing and organizing committee * Yongpyong Dome, Yongpyong Indoor Ice Rink – Short track speed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Track Speed Skating At The 1996 Asian Winter Games
Short-track speed skating at the 1996 Asian Winter Games took place in the city of Harbin, China, with ten events being contested – five each for men and women. Medalists Men Women Medal table References * {{Short-track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games Events at the 1996 Asian Winter Games 1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... International speed skating competitions hosted by China 1996 in short-track speed skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
