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By Andrew McCarty
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United States star speedskater Brandon Kim suffered a devastating blow to his Olympics hopes back in 2022 when he failed to make the team after crashing out in two different finals.
“I had a bad weekend with conditioning and equipment. I fell five times that weekend,” Kim said of the experience. “Everything was just going wrong for me, so it kind of sucked being the person to earn the spots but not being able to go because of all those falls.”
Four years later, he made the team and appeared to be in the right mindset to make a run for a medal.
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“I was a lot younger [before Beijing]. I think, now, I’m just a little bit more chill. I don’t try to force as much. I just take what’s given to me, and then based on the situation, I figure it out,” Kim said. “Just having those four more years of experience, … making those small changes, can make a big difference.”
Fast forward to the 500-meter short track event on Monday and Kim suffered another unfortunate incident when he collided with Ukraine’s Oleh Handei and Uzbekistan’s Daniil Eybog in the seventh heat. The Netherlands' Jens van 't Wout ended up winning the heat with Handei and Eyborg also advancing despite the crash.
The American, meanwhile, was penalized for the crash and disqualified from the event. It was the second disqualification for Kim, who was also booted from the 1,000-meter short track heats last week.
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