Cha Min-kyu wins surprise silver in men's 500m speed skating

Arirang News 2018-02-20

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Taking a look at the highlights from Monday's action at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
South Korean speed skater Cha Min-kyu pulled out the surprise of the night,... winning silver in the men's five-hundred meter event.
The 24-year-old, ranked 9th in the 2017-2018 World Cup rankings,... flew round the track in a time of 34-point-four-two seconds... setting an Olympic record in the process.
In a razor-close finish,... Norway's Havard Lorentzen (Ha-VARD LO-RENT-SIN) beat Cha's time by one-hundredth of a second to snatch the gold.
The silver is South Korea's third medal in speed skating following Kim Min-seok's bronze in the men's 15-hundred meter event,... and Lee Sang-hwa's silver in the women's 5-hundred meters.

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