After 5 years as a coach, he returned to the national team and took 1st place in the 1st men's 500m race at the 6th competition.
Seo Ira (31, Hwaseong City Hall, photo) won her first short track World Cup gold medal after returning to the national team.
Seo Yi-ra, who again wore the Taegeuk symbol after five years, took first place with a time of 41.451 seconds in the final of the first men's 500m race at the 6th International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track World Cup held in Gdansk, Poland on the 18th. This is Korea's first gold medal in the 500m event at the ISU World Cup this season. Seo Yi-ra tasted a World Cup individual gold medal eight years after winning the 1500m gold medal in the 5th competition of the 2015-2016 season.
Seo Yi-ra, the overall winner of the 2017 World Championships, won a bronze medal in the 1000m at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. However, he did not participate in the national team selection competition for the 2018-2019 season, and retired from active duty after being eliminated from the national team selection competition for the 2019-2020 season.
Seo Yi-ra, who was working as a coach, returned to the national team last year by placing third in the national team selection competition for the 2023-2024 season. He then placed second in the 500m at the 4th World Cup held in Seoul last December, winning his first medal since returning in front of his home fans.
Seo Era said, “I returned to the national team after 5 years and continue to challenge short distances with the belief that Korean athletes can also show (their skills) in short distances on the World Cup stage. He said, “I am happy that I was able to overcome the disappointment of second place in the 4th competition and win the gold medal in the 6th and final competition.” 성인웹툰