Cui Minjing, the triple champion of short track at the 2025 Asian Winter Games, was awarded the best athlete of the KSU, aiming for a third consecutive Winter Olympic championship

Choi Min-jeong, the national representative of South Korea's short track speed skating, won the Best Athlete Award from the Korea Skating Association (KSU). On the 23rd local time, Choi Min-jeong was awarded the honor of "Best Ice Player Award" for the 2024-2025 season at the 2025 "Ice Man Night" event held at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul.

Choi Min-jung is posing after winning the best player award at the 2025 Ice Man Night event held at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul on the 23rd

"We will do our best to not be satisfied with the results of the 2024-2025 season and perform better in the upcoming Winter Olympic season," Cui Minjing said. Last season's fitness problems were unfortunate and we plan to focus on that aspect to prepare for the new season. ”

Choi Min-jung became the first South Korean woman to win a single triple crown at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, and won gold in the women's 1500m at the 2024 International Skating Union (ISU) Short Track Speed Skating World Championships in Beijing, China, last month, automatically qualifying for next season's national representative.

South Korean ice activists pose for a group photo at the 2025 Ice Man Night event held at the Westin Chosun Hotel in Seoul on the 23rd

Choi Min-jung, who has had her best season, plans to focus on preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo next February. Cui Minjing, who won gold medals in the women's 1500m short track speed skating at PyeongChang 2018 and Beijing 2022, will be aiming for a third consecutive Olympic title. "A lot of people around me are looking forward to a triple crown and I'm grateful for the opportunity," she said. I will do my best to make the possibilities gradually increase. ”

South Korea's women's speed skating sprint runner Kim Min-sun won the Outstanding Athlete Award. The head coach of the Korean speed skating team, Baek Cheol-ki, won the best coach award, and the speed skating referee Han Myung-sub won the best referee award. In addition, the Korean Skating Association held an inauguration ceremony for the new president, Lee so-kyung, on the same day. Chairman Lee so-kyung, a native of Gyeonggi, said, "We will strive to build a more developed association. ”