Seoul to host Short Track World Tour event in Nov.
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- The national skating federation announced Wednesday t...
Seoul will be the venue for an international short track speed skating competition in November, announced the national skating federation on Wednesday. The event will be the third leg of the International Skating Union's (ISU) revamped Short Track World Tour. It will take place from November 20 to 22 at the Mokdong Ice Rink in western Seoul, as confirmed by the Korea Skating Union (KSU).
The 2026-27 World Tour season kicks off this week in Vancouver. Another Canadian city, Montreal, will host the second leg from October 30 to November 1. In the Korean team, Choi Min-jeong, the country's most decorated Olympian with seven career medals, and Kim Gil-li will participate. Kim Gil-li won two gold and one bronze medals at the recent Milan-Cortina Winter Games.
The Korea Skating Union plans to organize a variety of interactive programs outside the rink and will host K-pop-related events, combining skating and Korean pop music. This marks the third season of the revamped World Tour, formerly known as the World Cup. Korea hosted the fourth leg of the inaugural World Tour season in December 2024, but no event was held during the 2025-26 season. Each World Tour event is expected to feature similar activities.
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