But on the men's side, it was a South Korean skater who laughed all the way to the end. Lee Seung Hoon won his third gold medal as he stole the limelight in the men's 1,000m, clocking 1 minute 28.064 seconds for the gold. Bastille Guillaume of Canada claimed silver in 1 minute 28.838 seconds and Ruslan Zakharov of Russia took the bronze with 1 minute 29.131 seconds. Another gold for China came from the women's 3000m relay as China beat South Korea with a margin of over four seconds. In the final medal tally for short track speed skating, China surpassed South Korea to sit atop with five golds, five silvers and two bronze medals. South Korea finished in second place, and Canada came in third.
