Kim Min-sun competes in the women's 500-meter speed skating event at the Asian Winter Games at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Speed Skating Oval in Harbin, China, Feb. 9. Yonhap

Kim Min-sun the new Asian Winter Games champion in the women's 500-meter speed skating event in China on Sunday.

Kim clocked 38.24 seconds for her first career Asiad gold at Heilongjiang Ice Events Training Center Speed Skating Oval in Harbin. Another Korean, Lee Na-hyun, grabbed silver in 38.33 seconds.

On Saturday, it was Lee edging out Kim for the gold medal in the 100m.

Kim skated in the eighth pair and grabbed the lead. Lee came up in the next group and posted another strong time.

Kristina Silaeva of Kazakhstan and Tian Ruining of China competed in the final pair, with the two Koreans at the top. Tian got the bronze in 38.57 seconds as Korea enjoyed another 1-2 finish on the oval. (Yonhap)