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S. Korea adds gold and bronze in short track

February 21, 2014

Park Seung-hi wins her 2nd gold and 3rd medal in women’s 1000m 

Shim Suk-hee gets bronze to go with her gold and silver

From left, Fan Kexin of China, Park Seung-hi of South Korea and Shim Suk-Hee of South Korea compete in the women's 1000m short track speedskating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

From left, Fan Kexin of China, Park Seung-hi of South Korea and Shim Suk-Hee of South Korea compete in the women’s 1000m short track speedskating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Park Seung-hi, left, and Shim Suk-hee are celebrating their first and third finish. (Yonhap)

Park Seung-hi, left, and Shim Suk-hee are celebrating their first and third finish. (Yonhap)

South Korean short tracker Park Seung-hi captured the gold medal and teammate Shim Suk-hee grabbed the bronze in the women’s 1,000 meters on Friday at the Sochi Winter Games.

Park finished the nine-lap race in 1:30.761, holding off Fan Kexin of China by 0.05 second to earn her second gold medal and third medal overall in Sochi.

Park earned her other gold medal in the women’s 3,000 meter relay, and took bronze in the 500 m after being tripped from behind.

Shim finished third in 1:31.027, also picking up her third medal at her first Olympics.

U.S. Skater Jessica Smith finished fourth.