The South Korean short track speed skating team has achieved the best result in a single edition at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, which has built up confidence for Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026. After the South Korean team won the first gold medal in the short track speed skating mixed 2000m relay held at the Heilongjiang Provincial Ice Training Center Complex in Harbin on the 8th, Park Ji-won and Kim Ji-ri won the men's and women's 1500m championships respectively, and Choi Min-jeong won the women's 500-meter race. So far, the South Korean team has won 4 gold medals in a single day.

On the 9th, in the women's 1000m short track speed skating final of the Asian Winter Games, Cui Minjing, who won the gold medal, wore a Tai Chi flag to celebrate with a bright smile.

On the 9th, after Jang Sung-woo and Choi Min-jeong won the men's 1000m and women's 1000m races respectively, South Korea won 6 of the 9 gold medals in the short track speed skating event of this Winter Games, tying the record for the most gold medals in short track speed skating at the Asian Winter Games in history.

South Korea also won six gold medals at the 1999 Gangwon Asian Winter Games and the 2003 Aomori Asian Winter Games. The six gold medals are the same as the target set by the Korean team. South Korea also added four silver medals and three bronze medals. According to South Korean media, the Harbin Asian Winter Games will be held in China, Asia's biggest competitor, so it makes more sense. There was also a disadvantage in this competition. The short track speed skating of the Harbin Asian Winter Games was all held in the morning, but the official training of the Korean team was all scheduled in the afternoon. At the same time, they are not allowed to carry imaging equipment during training, and training analysis is not possible. In particular, the narrow track of the field was a disadvantage for the Korean team, which was good at overtaking on the outside road.

On the 9th, Jang Sung-woo, who won the men's 1000-meter short track speed skating final at the Asian Winter Games, and Park Ji-won, the runner-up, were celebrating the Taiji flag

Korean media said that the South Korean team, which overcame unfavorable factors, won 4 of the 5 gold medals from the first day of the medal competition, completely taking the lead. China only won one gold medal by Lin Hyojun (South Korean name Lim Hyojun) who participated in the men's 500m final. Lin Xiaojun's gold medal is suspected to be due to the "foul play" of Sun Long, a teammate of the Chinese national team, pushing his ass behind his back. According to the International Skating Union (ISU), short track speed skaters who are unable to get the help of a "push" from their teammates during a competition are subject to sanctions such as fines in this case. Gaining momentum, Lim Hyo-jun defeated the leading Park Ji-won to win the gold medal. There were no special sanctions from the referee for this match.

Although the results were regrettable, South Korea did not waver. On the second day of competition, South Korea won two more gold medals. Cui Minjing, who participated in the women's 1000m race, broke the Asian Winter Games record twice and won the triple crown of the competition, and Zhang Chengyu won the first senior international comprehensive competition gold medal in the men's 1000m race. Kim Ji-ri and Park Ji-won won silver medals respectively. There are some regrets in the men's and women's relay races. Both the men's and women's teams clashed with Chinese runners before the finish line and failed to win medals.

On the 9th, in the women's 1000m short track speed skating final of the Asian Winter Games, Cui Minjing (left), who won the gold medal, and Jin Jili, who won the silver medal, waved the Tai Chi flag in celebration.

Although they failed to win medals in the men's and women's relays, the results of the Harbin Asian Winter Games will have a significant impact on the preparation process for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Park Ji-won, Jang Sung-woo, Kim Tae-sung and Kim Keon-woo, who won gold medals in the mixed relay, will enjoy military service discounts, reducing their burden and benefiting their participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics. Choi Min-jeong, the former sister who took a break from the 2023-2024 season, also showed her rust-free skills at the first international comprehensive competition after her comeback, which boosted her self-confidence. In the 2023-2024 World Cup, Kim Ji-ri, the emerging ace of the Korean women's team, who ranked first in the women's group and participated in the international comprehensive competition for the first time, has also accumulated a wealth of experience.

In this Asian Winter Games, the Korean short track speed skating team swept away a total of 6 golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes, becoming the biggest winner, and completed the goal of winning 6 or more gold medals set before the competition. The team also gave birth to a number of "multi-gold kings" - Choi Minjing has 3 golds, Kim Jiri and Park Jiwon are both 2 golds and 2 silvers, and Zhang Sungwoo has 2 golds and 2 bronzes. Judging from the current situation, Cui Minjing is expected to impact the "multi-gold king" of this Asian Winter Games. However, in this Asian Winter Games, Xu Mengtao and Li Xinpeng of the Chinese freestyle skiing aerials team, Ning Zhongyan and Gao Tingyu of the speed skating team are also in three places.