At the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon", Ning Zhongyan, nicknamed "China's Golden Boy", won the gold medal in the men's 1500 meters of speed skating. Despite failing to win a medal, Ning Zhongyan achieved the best result of a Chinese male athlete in the Winter Olympics.
Prior to the Winter Olympics, the Chinese delegation won a total of 13 gold medals at the Winter Olympics. Compared to the "Gold MedalIst" short track speed skating, the speed skating team dwarfed it, winning only 1 gold medal.
After the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Ning Zhongyan became the biggest discovery of the Chinese speed skating team. In the 2019-20 season, Ning Zhongyan finished 1,000m runner-up in the first leg of the World Cup in Belarus, breaking the medal drought of Chinese speed skating in this event.
After that, Ning Zhongyan won the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the Kazakhstan station and broke the field record at the same time. This is the first time that Ning Zhongyan has won a World Cup gold medal, and it is also the first time that a Chinese player has won a gold medal in the World Cup project.
More importantly, Ning Zhongyan won the gold medal after defeating the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic champion and Dutch player Nius, who started from the same group, and its weight can be seen.
At the World Championships in February 2020, Ning Zhongyan and his teammates won the silver medal in the men's sprint team sprint, which was the only medal for the Chinese team at this World Championship. In the 1500m event, Ning Zhongyan ranked fourth, but he set a national record and a personal best in 1:42.333.
This season, Ning Zhongyan's results have been even better, with 3 gold and 2 silver results in the 4-stop speed skating World Cup, and three gold medals in the men's 1500 meters, men's 1000 meters and the men's team chase. In the 1500 meters of 3 matches, Ning Zhongyan won 1 gold and 2 silver results, and at the Polish station and salt lake city station, Kim Minxi and Mandia won the gold medal respectively.
The 1500m of the Winter Olympics was fiercely contested, and the Dutch player Krul, who appeared in Group 10, broke the Winter Olympic record with a time of 1:43.55. The Dutch athlete who then appeared scored 1:43.21, breaking the Olympic record again.
Ning Zhongyan played in the 14th group and finally got a time of 1:45.28, ranking 7th. Prior to the Winter Olympics, the best result achieved by Chinese athletes in the Olympic games was Liu Gongfei's 18th place in 1992. Despite failing to reach the podium, Ning Zhongyan achieved a breakthrough and created the best result of a Chinese athlete in the event.
After that, Ning Zhongyan will also play in the men's 1000 meters, group departure and men's team chase, which is expected to bring more surprises.