On February 12, Beijing time, the beijing Winter Olympics speed skating men's 500 meters final began to compete, and China's Gao Tingyu and Yang Tao competed. Gao Tingyu played very well, sliding a time of 34.32 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. No athlete who came out after that could surpass Gao Tingyu, who won this precious gold medal for the Chinese team and achieved a new breakthrough, congratulating Gao Tingyu, which was the fourth gold medal of the Chinese team at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Zhang Hong shouted when explaining, proud of you, fantastic!
Gao Tingyu won the bronze medal in the men's 500m at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, where he served as the flag bearer of the Chinese team at the opening ceremony. This Olympic preparation cycle, Gao Tingyu's performance is also very good, he has won the World Cup in Poland, his best time this season is 33.83 seconds, the world record of the project is 33.61 seconds, and the Olympic record is 34.41 seconds. Yang Tao's best time was 34.23 seconds, and he played in group 8, and Gao Tingyu appeared in group 7.
In the final match, Gao Tingyu appeared in group 7, and he was in a group with Poland's Damian. In the 500 meters, Gao Tingyu's first 100 meters were still the world's top level. In this match, Gao Tingyu's starting point is very good, giving full play to his advantage of the first 100 meters, and quickly achieving an advantage of 0.42 seconds, Gao Tingyu is very good at controlling the rhythm, his performance is fixed at 34.32 seconds, which is a new Olympic record.
Yang Tao's time is 35.162 seconds, and he cannot compete for the top 3. There are still 7 groups left in the game, and whether Gao Tingyu can win the championship depends on the opponent's play. In the 10th group competition, South Korea's Che Minkui also played very well, sliding a time of 34.39 seconds, 0.07 seconds behind Gao Tingyu. The original Olympic record holder Lorensen was only 34.921 seconds, missing the title, and South Korea's other player, Kim Joon-ho, was 34.54 seconds, ranking third. In 12th place, Poland's Michalski overtook Kim Joon-ho to move up to 3rd.
In the 13th group of the competition, the two players did not surpass Takaaki, Takaaki was still the first, there were still two groups of competition, the 14th group, the two players did not surpass Takaaki, there were two players left, Takatsugu locked the medal in advance, and Japan's Mori Shigehashi rose to the 3rd. In the 15th group, the two players failed to surpass Gao Tingyu, and Gao Tingyu won the gold medal.