A national team official told Yonhap on Monday that Kim reported pain immediately after the race but was not expected to have major issues competing in her remaining events. “She should be able to compete normally in the remaining races,” the official said.
Kim felt pain in her right arm after the crash, but it was not believed to prevent her from skating in upcoming races.
Kim still has the women’s 3,000-meter relay and the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters left on her schedule at the Games.
Kim, skating with Choi Min-jeong (Seongnam City Hall), Lim Jong-eon (Goyang City Hall) and Hwang Dae-heon (Gangwon Provincial Office), collided with U.S. skater Corinne Stoddard in the mixed 2,000-meter relay semifinal with eight laps remaining. Stoddard, who was skating ahead, slipped and fell, and Kim, close behind, crashed into her head-on and went down on the ice.
South Korea fell behind after the collision and finished third, missing the final.
Officials kept the results with no penalty assessed to the United States. South Korea filed an appeal seeking an advance based on a U.S. penalty, but the decision was not overturned.
Kim did not skate in the B final because of pain, and Noh Do-hee (Hwaseong City Hall) replaced her.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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