At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chinese speed skater Gao Tingyu won the gold medal in the men's 500 meters of speed skating and broke the Olympic record. After the race, the ice ribbon lit up with golden lights to celebrate Gao Tingyu's excellent results. Gao Tingyu also became the first double flag bearer of the opening and closing ceremonies in the history of the Olympic Games.
On the evening of February 22, Gao Tingyu wrote on his social platform: "The most memorable thing is to see the speed skating hall that became a 'golden ribbon' after breaking the Olympic record and winning the championship, after the game, I heard the staff say that the golden ribbon was specially set up for the Chinese athletes who won the championship in the stadium, this feeling is really very wonderful, I will always remember it." ”