Han Yeoreum

Yeojoon Lee was the short track skating athlete, but he was the eight place of the team, so he had no chance to become the Korean national team member for the upcoming Olympic. However, for some reason, there was an empty place for a national team member, so he became the member officially ‘by chance’. Then, Yeojoon met Jihoon Nam, who was the top of the short track skating in Korea, and they had become roommates, which was the starting point that they get to know each other. As they spend time together for the training, they found that they had emotions to each other, and soon, they became couple in the end. For more, Jihoon became two times Olympic gold medalist for the short skating, and Yeojoon got the bronze medal for the first time. 

Olympian

Even in Jincheon, where only the national team gathered, we were the earliest risers, and that was especially true of the senior athletes. Our routine started at 5:20 AM.  While I, a light sleeper as it was, barely managed to wake up around 5 AM, Jihoon was already washing up and stretching. 


There were many times when I was woken up by drops of water falling on my head as he looked down at me with wet hair. With a senior athlete like him by my side, I often wondered, ‘Did he really look at me and say I'm pretty?’ 


How pathetic I must have looked in his eyes. My face felt hot. I really needed to come to my senses... 


Even if I couldn't be a junior athlete he was close with, at the very least, I shouldn't have been such a pathetic one. 


Clenching my fists, I stood up. I no longer felt like dying, I was just embarrassed. I’d never known that shame could be such a powerful motivator. I hadn’t even made it to the rink yet but I already had my helmet on.


Chapter 4