Koreans suffer short track misery

GANGNEUNG, South Korea: Teenage star Choi Min-jeong crashed out on a miserable night for South Korea’s short track speed skaters on Thursday, as Hungary made history with their first Winter Olympics gold.

The hosts, a superpower in the sport, had high hopes in all three races at a packed Gangneung Ice Arena but they endured an evening to forget as the Olympic short-track competition wrapped up.

Hungary’s breakthrough was accompanied by a victorious moment for China, hosts of the next Winter Games in 2022, when Wu Dajing won their first gold in Pyeongchang with a world record in the men’s 500m.