In the first leg of the ISU Speed Skating World Cup, China's Gao Tingyu delivered good news, breaking the track record in the men's 500 meters with a time of 34.26 seconds and winning the championship, making the season a good start. 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.
Gao Tingyu's progress in recent years is obvious to all, and the speed skating brother won the bronze medal in the men's 500 meters at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, becoming the first Chinese male athlete to win a medal in speed skating at the Winter Olympics. In the subsequent competitions, Gao Tingyu has been trying to break through himself, and now his main event of the men's 500 meters has become a major gold point for the Chinese team at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
This time to usher in the season debut, Gao Tingyu performed well, winning the championship with a time of 34.26 seconds and breaking the field record! After winning the championship, Gao Tingyu also unzipped his chest and exposed his chest muscles to celebrate, quite domineering.
Although the outside world is very concerned about the performance of the Short Track Speed Skating Chinese Team, in the speed skating arena, the Chinese team is also improving, especially Gao Tingyu is really a visible transformation. Previously, Gao Tingyu also set a staggering 33.83 seconds in the China Cup Speed Skating Elite League, a new national record that would have been the champion's result if placed at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Therefore, at the Winter Olympics, we are looking forward to Gao Tingyu's performance.
It is worth mentioning that the current head coach of the speed skating national training team is Li Yan, a former coach of the Chinese short track speed skating team. From the short track to the avenue, Li Yan is a cross-discipline teaching, perhaps the outside world is a little worried about this, but seeing the progress of Gao Tingyu, we have reason to expect Li Yan to lead this team.