SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Yonhap) -- As he tries to win his third straight overall title in an international short track speed skating circuit, South Korean Park Ji-won is feeling the weight of the crown.

Korean short track speed skater Park Ji-won pose for a photo during a press conference on Wednesday ahead of the International Skating Union World Tour at Mokdong Ice Rink in western Seoul on Friday.

More than 567,000 people had signed a petition as of Thursday afternoon that called for skaters Kim Bo-Reum and Park Ji Woo to be ... lap of the 500m short-track speed skating final.