On the 19th, Park Ji-won (left) and Kim Gil-li are smiling while accepting the crystal globe given to the top men's and women's overall rankings at the awards ceremony after the 6th competition of the International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Cup in the 2023-2024 season. ISU has been awarding the Crystal Glove since last season. Park Ji-won received this trophy for the second consecutive year, and Kim Gil-li received this trophy for the first time.
Park, ranked first in the men's and women's rankings at the Short Track World Cup,received the 'Crystal Glove' together, and Kim, ranked first in the overall ranking for two consecutive seasons, held the trophy for the first time.
‘Nambak’ Park Ji-won (28) and ‘Lamborghili’ Kim Gil-li (20) held the crystal globe side by side. The International Skating Union (ISU) has been awarding this trophy to the top player in the men's and women's season rankings since last season, the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Short Track World Cup. Park Ji-won won the Crystal Glove for the second consecutive year, and Kim Gil-li won the Crystal Glove for the first time.
Park Ji-won, known as 'Nam Park' because there is a female short track runner with the same name, was the first to cross the finish line, recording 1 minute 28.193 seconds in the men's 1000m at the final 6th competition of the 2023-2024 ISU Short Track World Cup held in Gdansk, Poland on the 19th. did. Park Ji-won, who thus increased her ranking points to 1071 points, won the overall championship, beating Stephen Dubois (Canada, 1052 points) by 19 points. Park Ji-won won gold medals three times this season in the 1000m and once each in the 1500m and 5000m relays. 메이저사이트
Ji-won Park, who played this entire season with the number ‘1’ on her helmet, referring to the number one ranking from the previous season, said, “The number 1 means something to me. “She made me feel like anything was possible and she was a big motivator because she wanted to stay in first place for the rest of the season,” she said. “Her nerves weren’t that great. She was confident. “She is happier now that she has defended her title than when she first won (the Crystal Globe),” she said. She has been a World Cup champion for two consecutive seasons. Park Ji-won has also won three gold medals at the World Championships, but she has yet to compete in the Olympics.
Gilly Kim also added a silver medal in the women's 1000m that day, finishing the season in first place with 1,211 ranking points, beating second place Kristin Santos Grizworld (USA, 1,180 points) by 31 points. Gilly Kim won seven gold medals (3 in the 1000m and 4 in the 1500m) at the World Cup this season.
“It’s amazing that her dream of becoming number one in the world has really come true,” said Gilly Kim, who dreamed of being a figure skater as a child but then switched to short track. “Now her goal is a gold medal at the World Championships.” This year's World Championships will be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands for three days starting on the 15th of next month.
This season, both ‘Short Track Empress’ Choi Min-jung (26) and last season’s Crystal Globe winner Schizaner Swilling (Netherlands) did not compete in preparation for the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympics. Meanwhile, Gilly Kim and Santos Griezworld competed for the championship. Santos Grizwald gave her a thumbs up, saying, “Kim Gil-li’s skills and driving ability are out of this world.” Gilly Kim is known as 'Lamborgh Gilly' because she resembles an Italian sports car as she overtakes her opponents with her high speed on the off course.
In addition to the two players, Kim Geon-woo (26th, 4th place) and Jang Seong-woo (22nd, 6th place) were in the top 10 in the men's division, and Shim Seok-hee (27th, 7th place) and Seo Hwi-min (22nd, 8th place) were in the top 10 in the women's division. Korea finished this season's World Cup ranked first in the medal rankings, winning 19 gold, 23 silver, and 9 bronze medals. 토토사이트 순위