ALMATY, Kazakhstan: South Korean alpine skier Kim Sun-joo won her second gold medal at the Asian Winter Games here Tuesday finishing with a time of one minute 10.83sec in the women's Super-G event. “I'm pleased with my performance here both today and overall so far,” the 25-year-old said. Lyudmila Fedotova of Kazakhstan won her second silver medal finishing second 0.5sec behind Kim, while another South Korean Jung Hyeme was third. Speedskater Joji Kato of Japan was the hero of the day setting up two new Asian records – 34.98sec at the 500m distance and 70.00sec as the summary of two heats to add a gold medal to his team's collection. Lee Kang Seok of South Korea was second, while another Japan skater, Keichihro Nagashima, finished third. In the second day of the Games, Chinese athletes, who managed to grab only one gold Monday, shifted up a gear by winning five more gold medals. They dominated the freestyle competitions in the aerials with Zhang Xin and Jia Zongyang winning the women's and men's golds. Yang Yu also added a bronze medal in the women's aerials, while Liu Zhongqing was second in the men's event. In short track China's Liu Qiuhong was in complete command in the women's 500m distance leading the race from the start to finish 0.76sec ahead of a compatriot Fan Kexin. Japan's Yui Sakai clinched the bronze medal. Liang Wenhao meanwhile won the same distance in the men's section of the event finishing ahead of two Japanese athletes, Takahiro Fujimoto and Ryosuke Sakazume. Yu Jing, who also set a new Asian record, clocking a time of 37.85sec in the first heat, and Wang Beixing were first and second respectively over the 500m distance in women's speed skating bringing two more medals to their country's haul. Lee Sang Hwa of South Korea placed third. Meanwhile, the hosts also added four gold medals to their haul to collect an impressive tally of 10 gold and 27 medals overall – the Games best so far.
