Kim Gil-li of South Korea advanced to the women’s 1,000-meter final in short track at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics after receiving an advance ruling. Choi Min-jeong did not reach the final and will skate in the placement race, while Noh Do-hee was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
Competing in Milan on Feb. 16 (Korea time), Kim secured her spot in the final after officials reviewed an incident in the semifinal. Earlier, she placed second in her quarterfinal heat in 1 minute, 29.068 seconds to move on.
In semifinal Heat 1, Kim raced against Hanne Desmet of Belgium, Florence Brunelle of Canada, Gong Li of China and Xandra Velzeboer of the Netherlands.
With eight laps remaining, Kim moved up on the outside and took the lead. As Velzeboer continued to challenge, Desmet collided during an overtaking attempt and Kim went down.
After the ruling, Kim was advanced to the final and Desmet was disqualified.
Choi advanced from her quarterfinal heat by finishing second in 1:28.613, behind Arianna Fontana’s 1:28.452. She managed the race in a strong field but fell short of a final berth in the semifinal and will compete in the placement race.
Noh finished last in her quarterfinal in 1:32.174. She lost speed late after contact with another skater and did not advance to the semifinals.
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