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SKorea crashes in relay, finishes with 6 short-track medals

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (AP) — South Korea won a leading six medals in the nation's favorite Winter Olympic sport of short-track speedskating, although the host country was denied gold on the crash-filled final night of competition.

The Koreans crashed with 23 laps to go in the men's 5,000-meter relay final, and the same fate befell gold-medal favorites Choi Min-jeong and Shim Suk-hee in the women's 1,000 final on Thursday.

Wu Dajing of China dominated the men's 500 meters, setting a world record in winning gold. South Koreans Hwang Dae-heon and Lim Hyo-jun stayed on their skates to claim silver and bronze.