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[REUTERS] South Korea, Netherlands ink skating accord

November 4, 2014

 

 

Shim Suk-Hee of South Korea, centre, celebrates her team's first place in the women's 3000m short track speedskating relay final at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

South Korea have won 21 of the 48 golds in short track since it became a medal sport at the 1992 Games. (AP)

 

Speed skaters from the Netherlands, silver winner Jan Blokhuijsen, gold winner Sven Kramer and bronze winner Jorrit Bergsma, from left, stand together during the medal-awarding ceremony for the men’s 5,000-meter event at the Adler Arena Skating Center on Saturday. (AP-Yonhap)

Speed skaters from the Netherlands, silver winner Jan Blokhuijsen, gold winner Sven Kramer and bronze winner Jorrit Bergsma, from left, stand together during the medal-awarding ceremony for the men’s 5,000-meter event at the Adler Arena Skating Center on Saturday.

[REUTERS] – Short track powerhouse South Korea and speed skating masters the Netherlands have agreed to share expertise in the winter sports to boost their medal hopes at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

The Korea Skating Union (KSU) said on Tuesday it had signed the agreement with its Dutch counterpart (KNSB) at South Korea’s presidential office.

In a statement, the KSU said the idea had first been floated at the Sochi Olympics, where the Dutch won eight of the 12 speed skating gold medals up for grabs.

South Korea have won 21 of the 48 golds in short track since it became a medal sport at the 1992 Games.  [READ MORE]