JINCHEON — Short track speed skater Rim Jong-un hadn't even been born the last time South Korea won an Olympic gold in the men's 5,000-meter relay event. That happened at the 2006 Winter Olympics in the Italian city of Turin. Rim, born in October 2007, will try to lead South Korea back to the top next month when the Winter Games return to Italy, with Milan set to host short track races. The official motto of the 2026 Winter Olympics is "IT's Your Vibe" — IT capitalized to signify Italy — and Rim said Wednesday the immaculate vibe on the men's short track team should help create some magic in Milan. "When we're on the ice, we stay locked in and try to lean on each other," Rim said during an open training session at the Jincheon National Training Center in Jincheon, some 85 kilometers south of Seoul. "Away from the ice, we get along really well just like friends." Rim is still in high school, the same age that Hwang Dae-heon was when Hwang made his Olympic debut in 2018. Hwang is now the elder statesman of the team at 26, and he said he isn't worried about Rim or any other teammates.