Skeleton - South Korea's 'Iron Man' Yun wants to enjoy the moment


Medals Ceremony - Skeleton - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Men's Skeleton - Medals Plaza - Pyeongchang, South Korea - February 16, 2018 - Gold medalist Yun Sung-bin of South Korea on the podium. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean's skeleton winner Yun Sung-bin has said he just wants to enjoy the moment, instead of racing to the next move after he became Asia's first medallist in the sport at the Pyeongchang Games.

The 23-year-old, dubbed as "Iron Man," for his racing helmet looking strikingly like Marvel's superhero character, clinched victory by finishing 1.63 seconds ahead of Nikita Tregubov, an Olympic athlete from Russia, on Friday.

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