On February 12, 2022, the good news came from the Beijing Winter Olympics, in the men's 500 meters of speed skating, Chinese teenager Gao Tingyu broke the Winter Olympic record in 34.32 seconds, won the championship, becoming the first Chinese male speed skater to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. This is a historic moment, as no Chinese athlete has won the gold medal in the event before.
After the game, Chinese 100-meter flyer Su Bingtian also sent a congratulatory message to Gao Tingyu. Su Bingtian wrote: "Congratulations to Gao Tingyu for breaking the Olympic record in the speed skating men's 500 meters event, allowing the world to witness China's speed! "The speed skating 500 meters of the Winter Olympics is the same as the men's 100 meters of the Summer Olympics, and it is the speed that is fought.
In the subsequent award ceremony, Gao Tingyu jumped up and jumped onto the podium. This action is somewhat familiar. Attentive spectators may be thinking of the 2004 Athens Olympics. In Athens 18 years ago, Liu Xiang's excitement when he jumped on the podium after winning the gold medal in the 110-meter hurdles, and the dream linkage of the two Olympic champions of the Winter and Summer Olympics has also become a hot spot today.
Although the scene of Liu Xiang's award at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games has been witnessed, with the passage of time, the historic award scene may be a little blurred, but Liu Xiang's name is engraved in the minds of many viewers. Today's Gao Tingyu is also a historic breakthrough, very excited at the same time, but also for the athletes day after day after year after year of training accumulation praise, it is really not easy.
After the game, when asked about jumping on the podium with Liu Xiang at the 2004 Olympic Games, Gao Tingyu joked that he jumped higher than Liu Xiang. But such a scene, he and coach Liu Guangbin have been looking forward to a long, long time. 34.32 seconds! As soon as Gao Tingyu set off, it took only 9 seconds and 42 seconds to slide the first 100 meters. Amid the cheers of the live audience, a new Olympic record was born.
Four years ago, in Pyeongchang, Gao Tingyu had said that he would give the bronze medal to his coach Liu Guangbin. After winning the championship on the 12th, he once again paid tribute to the coach. The National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon" is known as the fastest ice, and breaking the record here is Gao Tingyu's predetermined goal, "How can I break it, otherwise I will come in vain." "The Beijing Winter Olympics "Ice Ribbon" is a speed skating hall that has given birth to multiple world records, and it is a privilege to be able to witness and witness this historic moment of Gao Tingyu, salute!