South Korea's Hwang wins Olympic gold in short track

Hwang Dae-Heon (52), of South Korea, celebrates after crossing the finish line to take the gold medal in the men's 1500-meter final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea, reacts after winning his men's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Gold medalist, Hwang Dae-heon, centre, of South Korea, celebrates on the podium with silver medalist, Steven Dubois, left, of Canada, and bronze medalist, Semen Elistratov of Russian Olympic Committee, right, during the victory ceremony for the men's 1500-meters final at the track speedskating competition during the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Hwang Dae-heon, left, of South Korea, reacts after winning his men's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Steven Dubois of Canada, reacts after his second place finish the men's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Kim Boutin of Canada, falls in her heat of the women's 1000-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Kristen Santos of the United States, races in her heat of the women's 1000-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Teams race in the women's 3000-meters relay semifinal during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Hwang Dae-heon of South Korea, celebrates with teammates after winning his men's 1500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Courtney Sarault of Canada, and Kim A Lang of South Korea race in their heat of the women's 1000-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)