Another Gold for Korea in speed skating

Lee Sang-hwa in action at the 500m Women's speed skating. (Korean Time)

Other competitors at the speed skating. (AFP)

It is another gold in speed skating for Korean and in total the three golds for Korea are from speed skating. One from the Men's 500m and the other in the 1500m short track speed skating. Some may ask what is the difference between short track speed skating and speed tracking. 

Short track speed skating takes place on a 111.12-metre oval track within a hockey rink and the tight corners will make it more difficult for skaters to maintain control. Whereas speed skating takes place on a 400 metre oval ice rink. Short track speed skating has been around for about 100 years and speed skating can be traced back to the 13th century.

In anyway, both types of speed skating are exciting to watch.