South Korea's emerging ace of the women's short track speed skating team, Kim Juri, experienced a heart-pounding situation in the first race of the women's 1000m at the 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games.
On the 9th, in the women's 1000m quarterfinals of short track speed skating at the Harbin Asian Winter Games, Kumquat fell down.
On the 9th, Kumquat fell in the women's 1,000-meter quarterfinals of short track speed skating held at the Heilongjiang Provincial Ice Training Center Complex in Harbin. She was second behind China's Zhang Chutong and collided with Japan's Toshina Shimada on the curve.
Shimada Toshinagi pounced on Kumquat when he fell, and Kumquat Li left the team directly. Kumquat got up again and continued the game. Then at 2:09.121, the last one crossed the finish line.
Luckily, the referees gave Kumquat a dominant verdict through video commentary, approving her to advance to the semifinals. Toshina Shimada was not punished on the grounds that he did not mean to.
Kumquat will challenge for the quadruple crown of this Asian Winter Games. On the 8th, Kumquat Lane has won the gold medal in the short track speed skating mixed 2000m relay and the women's 1500m race, and won the silver medal in the women's 500m race.