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With records in sight, short track star determined to stay true to self

MILAN — Short track speed skating star Choi Min-jeong has never been one to get caught up in records. Even though she is now on the verge of becoming the most decorated Korean Olympian, Choi is not about to change her approach. Choi collected her sixth career medal with the gold in the women’s 3,000-meter relay Wednesday night at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan. With four gold medals and two silver medals, Choi is now tied with former archer Kim Soo-nyung, former shooter Jin Jong-oh and speed skater Lee Seung-hoon for the most Olympic medals by a Korean athlete, winter or summer. Choi will have a chance to grab the sole possession of the lead Friday night when she takes the ice for the women’s 1,500 meters. She is the two-time defending champion. “Since I started short track, I’ve never paid much attention to records,” Choi said after a training session Thursday. “I just want to keep skating the way I always have and keep trusting myself.” And with one more gold medal, Choi will have a couple more records to herself. She will become the first short track speed skater to pull off a th

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