When could Mikaela Shiffrin break career wins record?
Shiffrin is one short of tying the record.
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Choi Min-Jeong defended her 1500m short track Olympic title Wednesday, taking home gold in the event in Beijing.
The South Korean speed skater’s golden performance came after setting a new Olympic record of 2:16.831 in her semifinal race, securing her the world and Olympic records in the women’s 1500m.
GOLD for Choi Min-Jeong! 🥇
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 16, 2022
With a first-place finish in women's 1500m short track, she has now won back-to-back gold medals in the event! #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/qCyO0I8Huw
Choi skated into first place halfway through Wednesday’s final, beating out Italy’s Arianna Fontana and Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands.
The 23-year-old’s gold medal joins her 1000m and 3000m short track silver medals from the Beijing games.
Schulting’s bronze-medal performance earned her her fourth medal of the 2022 Winter Games, the most in a single Olympics by a female short track speed skater.
Shiffrin is one short of tying the record.
And another record could await the star American skier.
Shiffrin came up short again this weekend.
The gymnast has competed in the last two Summer Games.