A video message from Lee Sang-hwa, a Korean speed skater and Kodaira’s rival, was also shown in the ceremony, during which Kodaira surprised the spectators by gifting them 1,000 apples.

Olympic speed skating champ Lee Sang-hwa has reset the 500m world record ... At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in Canada, Korea earned three gold and two silver medals in speed skating.

Kim Min-sun (Uijeongbu City Hall), Korea’s top ... minute and 17.92 seconds. Lee, who broke the junior world record for the 500m in 2024, is a rising star in speed skating.

South Korean speed skater Mo Tae-bum finished 12th in the ... Two more South Koreans competed in the 1,000m. Lee Kyou-hyuk, in his sixth and final Olympics, finished in 21st place in 1:10.049 ...