Coach reveals secret behind Hwang Seo-hyeon's Asian Games gold
NAGOYA — Incheon Physical Education High School coach Jin Gyu-tae, who trains Hwang Seo-hyeon, a 17-year-old gymnast, smiled as he reflected on his student's gold medal in an interview with Hankook Ilbo on Sunday, saying it was likely the result of “her genuine love for the balance beam since childhood.” Jin, who watched Hwang's “golden performance” at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan offered a…
Incheon Physical Education High School coach Jin Gyu-tae offered insights into Hwang Seo-hyeon's gold medal win at the 2026 Asian Games, stating that it likely stemmed from "her genuine love for the balance beam since childhood." While acknowledging that "luck also played a part," Jin expressed optimism that Hwang could contend for an Olympic medal in two years if she avoided injuries and enhanced her jumps.
Hwang outperformed her competition in the women's balance beam final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, earning 14.700 points - 6.600 for difficulty and 8.100 for execution. The victory marked the first Korean gymnast to claim an Asian Games gold medal on the balance beam in four decades, since Seo Seon-aeng at the 1986 Seoul Asian Games.
This win followed Yeo Seo-jeong's gold in the women's vault the day before, providing Korea with another artistic gymnastics gold medal.
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