In today's speed skating men's 500m event, Gao Tingyu broke the Olympic record for the event with an impressive time of 34.32 seconds, temporarily finishing first.
In the men's 500m speed skating event at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, Gao Tingyu finished third with a time of 34.65 seconds, becoming the first Chinese male athlete to win a medal in the Winter Olympics event.
In the men's 500m of the World Cup in Poland this season, Gao Tingyu broke the field record and won the championship in 34.254 seconds, and gao Tingyu broke the field record and won the silver medal in the World Cup in Calgary, Canada, 33.876 seconds.
In the 2021-2022 China Cup Speed Skating Elite League, Gao Tingyu set a new national record for the men's 500 meters of speed skating with a time of 33.83 seconds, just 0.22 seconds away from the world record.
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Gao Tingyu was the standard-bearer of the Chinese sports delegation. Gao Tingyu also said on personal social media that the identity of the flag bearer makes him more powerful. He said: "It is an honor to be the standard-bearer of the Chinese delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Playing at home is an extremely exciting thing, and the identity of the flag bearer makes me more powerful. It's also a role I've always dreamed of. I will certainly live up to this trust and strive to show my best side on the field. ”
In the quarterfinals of the women's team pursuit earlier, the Chinese team composed of Akhnar Adak, Han Mei and Li Qishi finished 5th and missed the semifinals. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the Chinese women's team won the 5th place in the speed skating women's team pursuit, creating the best result in the history of the chinese team in the event.