South Korea took the gold medal Sunday, edging Japan by a nose in the women's 3,000-meter relay on the final day of the World Cup short-track speedskating meet.

Korea's four-member squad finished in 4 minutes, 21.904 seconds while the Japanese women placed second with a time of 4:23.570 and Bulgaria clocked third in 4:26.097 at Teisan Ice Skating Training Center.