The picture shows Gao Tingyu in the game. Photographed by Li Jun, a reporter of China News Network
BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- On February 12, in the men's 500-meter speed skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics, China's Gao Tingyu broke the Olympic record with a time of 34.32 seconds and won the championship. This is the first time that China has won a gold medal in the men's speed skating event at the Winter Olympics. (End)
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