SAPPORO, Japan (AP) — South Korea won three gold medals in short track speedskating on Wednesday at the Asian Winter Games. Seo Yi-ra won the men's 1,000 meters to kick off South Korea's gold medal run at the Makomanai Skating Rink. Seo clocked 1 minute, 24.097 seconds for his first Asian Winter Games gold. Sin Da-woon was second in 1:24.119 and Lee Jung-su third in 1:24.169. South Korea also won two medals — gold and silver — in the women's 1,000. Shim Suk-hee won in 1:30.376, with Choi Min-jeong taking silver in 1:30.451. Sumire Kikuchi of Japan won bronze in 1:30.544. South Korea claimed the gold medal in the women's 3,000-meter relay ahead of China and Kazakhstan. South Korea has been dominant in short track speedskating since it was introduced at the 1992 Albertville Olympics but managed only two gold medals at the 2014 Sochi Games. The hosts of the 2018 Olympics are aiming to reclaim their dominance in Pyeongchang. China broke South Korea's sweep of the podium by winning the men's 5,000-meter relay. South Korea also won three gold medals in speedskating on Wednesday. Olympic gold medalist Lee Seung-hoon won the men's 10,000 in 13:18.56, while Kim Bo-reum won the women's 5,000 in 7:12.58, adding to her silver in the 3,000 on Monday. South Korean men won the team pursuit in 3:44.32. Elsewhere, Yohei Koyama of Japan captured the men's giant slalom gold medal. Koyama led both runs on the Teine New Slalom Course, winning in 2:17.51 to finish ahead of Kim Hyeon-tae of South Korea and Hideyuki Narita of Japan. Kim posted a combined time of 2:19.37, 1.86 behind Koyama, for the silver and Narita finished in 2:20.24 for the bronze.
South Korea dominates short track speedskating in Sapporo
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Shim Suk-hee, right, of South Korea leads other competitors during the women's 1000 meters semifinals of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Nepal's Saphal Ram Shrestha loses the balance during the alpine skiing men's giant slalom at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Tajikistan's Barakatullo Zokirov competes in the alpine skiing men's giant slalom at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesady, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Tajikistan's Barakatullo Zokirov competes in the alpine skiing men's giant slalom at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesady, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Kyrgyztan's Evgeniy Timofeev competes in the alpine skiing men's giant slalom at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesady, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Japan's Yohei Koyama competes in the alpine skiing men's giant slalom at the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesady, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Seo Yi-ra, right, of South Korea leads his compatriot Sin Da-woon, left, during the men's 1000 meters finals of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Gold medalist Shim Suk-hee, center, of South Korea is flanked by silver medalist Choi Min-jeong, left, of South Korea and bronze medalist Sumire Kikuchi, right, of Japan during the victory ceremony of the women's 1000 meters of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Gold medalist Seo Yi-ra, center, of South Korea is flanked by silver medalist Sin Da-woon of South Korea and bronze medalist Keita Watanabe, right, of Japan during the victory ceremony of the men's 1000 meters of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Gold medalists of South Korean team, center, pose with silver medalists of China, left, and bronze medalists of Kazakhstan, right, during the victory ceremony of the women's 3000 meter relay of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Gold medalists of China's team take a selfie after the victory ceremony of the men's 5000 meter relay of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Silver medalists of South Korea take a selfie after the victory ceremony of the men's 5000 meter relay of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Han Tianyu, top, of China and Park Se-yeong, bottom, of South Korea collide during the men's 5000 meter relay finals of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Park Se-yeong, center, of South Korea pauses after the men's 5000 meter relay finals of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Athletes of China celebrate their victory after the men's 5000 meter relay finals of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Chinese team, left, leads South Korea, center, and Japan, right, during the men's 5000 meter relay finals of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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South Korean team, in white jersey, leads others during the women's 3000 meter relay finals of short track speed skating competition at the Asian Winter Games at Makomanai Indoor Skating Rink in Sapporo, northern Japan, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)