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Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province | Jan. 22, 2024
Lee Sang-hwa (right), co-president of the organizing committee of the Gangwon Winter Youth Olympics who won the silver medal in the 500 m of women's speed skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, and Nao Kodaira, who took the gold in the event for Japan, on the morning of Jan. 22 reunite at the Gangneung Oval in Gangneung, Gangwon-do Province. At the 2018 tournament, both skaters attracted heavy media attention for embracing each other and displaying friendship despite their fierce competition.