SEOUL, February 13 (AJP) - With this year's Winter Olympics now halfway through in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, short-track speed skater Rim Jong-un won bronze in the men's 1,000 meters on Thursday.
Lim, the only South Korean skater to reach the final, came from behind to finish third with a time of 1:24.61.
With top contenders like Jens van't Wout of the Netherlands, Sun Long of China and William Dandjinou of Canada leading early, Lim slipped to last among the five skaters before making his final spurt in the final lap.
The Dutch skater won gold and Sun claimed silver.
The teen skater's bronze medal was South Korea's first in short-track speed skating and the country's fourth overall, following snowboarders Kim Sang-gyeom, who won silver in the men's parallel giant slalom, Yoo Seung-eun, who won bronze in the women's big air, and Choi Ga-on, who won gold in the women's halfpipe.
As of Friday, South Korea ranked 11th in the overall medal tally with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Norway took the top spot with seven gold medals, followed by Italy with six.
Lim, the only South Korean skater to reach the final, came from behind to finish third with a time of 1:24.61.
With top contenders like Jens van't Wout of the Netherlands, Sun Long of China and William Dandjinou of Canada leading early, Lim slipped to last among the five skaters before making his final spurt in the final lap.
The Dutch skater won gold and Sun claimed silver.
The teen skater's bronze medal was South Korea's first in short-track speed skating and the country's fourth overall, following snowboarders Kim Sang-gyeom, who won silver in the men's parallel giant slalom, Yoo Seung-eun, who won bronze in the women's big air, and Choi Ga-on, who won gold in the women's halfpipe.
As of Friday, South Korea ranked 11th in the overall medal tally with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Norway took the top spot with seven gold medals, followed by Italy with six.
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