South Korea has won more medals in short track speed skating than any other country in Olympic history with 53 total medals — including 26 gold medals. Also, it has grabbed more medals from short track than all the other sports combined in its 19 previous Winter Games. And at the upcoming Milan-Cortina Games in northern Italy, short track speed skaters will once again be expected to do the heavy lifting. Leading the charge for the women’s team will be the three-time Olympic champion Choi Min-jeong, who will look to make South Korean sports history. She has won five medals over the past two Olympic Games, and one more medal will push Choi into a tie with three others for the most Olympic medals by a South Korean athlete. Former shooter Jin Jong-oh, ex-archer Kim Soo-nyung and speed skater Lee Seung-hoon each won six medals. Choi is also one gold medal away from matching former short tracker Chun Lee-kyung for the most Winter Olympic gold medals by a South Korean. Choi, 27, sat out the 2023-2024 season for a mental reset and is now gearing up for what could be her final Olympics. On the me
