Beijing, November 13 ( China News Network) On the evening of November 12, Beijing time, the 2021/22 Speed Skating World Cup in Poland was held as scheduled, and in the final of the men's speed skating 500 meters Group A, China's Gao Tingyu broke the field record and won the gold medal with a time of 34.265 seconds. This is also the first championship of the new season won by Li Yan after becoming the head coach of the speed skating national training team.
Infographic: In the men's 500m final of speed skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Gao Tingyu, a youngster who participated in the Winter Olympics for the first time, won a valuable bronze medal with 34.65. China News Service reporter Song Jihe photographed
In this game, although Gao Tingyu started on the outside, he took the lead with excellent explosiveness on the straight, and gradually extended the lead after the second corner, and finally took the lead in 34.265 seconds and broke the field record. This is also the first World Cup title in Gao Tingyu's career.
Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the International Skating Union.
On the official website of the International Skating Federation, Gao Tingyu's photo appeared in a prominent position on the web page. There is no stinginess in the article to praise him.
"Gao Tingyu looks like he's caught up with the best players in the world in time." "The 23-year-old from Harbin won his first World Cup title in Poland, kicking off the international season."
Image source: Screenshot of the official website of the National Skating Federation.
In fact, this is not the first time that Gao Tingyu has made people shine during this preparation. In the 2021-2022 China Cup Speed Skating Elite League held on September 26, Gao Tingyu set a new world best in the men's 500 meters of speed skating this season with 33.83 seconds.
Gao Tingyu won the bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and after 4 years of grinding, in Beijing, he is eager to go further on the podium.
The World Cup in Poland is also the first speed skating World Cup participated in by the Chinese speed skating national training team this season. Starting November 5, the whole team will play a 40-day outing. Subsequent competitions will be held in Norway, the United States and Canada.
On February 17, the women's 1500m final of the short track speed skating event at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics was held in Gangneung. China's Li Jinyu won the silver medal and South Korea's Choi Min-jing won the gold medal. Pictured is Li Yan, coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team, hugging Li Jinyu after the game. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
Li Yan, head coach and leader of the speed skating national training team, said that in the 40 days of the expedition, the team will carry out four World Cup competitions, the schedule is tight and the task is heavy, but I believe that every athlete in the speed skating national training team will do their best to break through the limit, with the goal of winning glory for the country and realizing personal value.
Li Yan, who regained the coaching whip this time, previously served as the head coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team, bringing out Olympic champions such as Wang Meng, Zhou Yang and Wu Dajing.
Whether it is an athlete or a coaching career, Li Yan's rich resume will provide more help for the speed skating national team in the preparation. In this competition, she also led the team to successfully gain a good start. (End)
Source: China News Network