Chinese Domination in the Women’s competition
Korean Men Dominates Men’s 1,500m Short Track Speed Skating
February 18th – In the Harbin University of Science and Technology Skating Gym, the Korean skaters performed extremely well and took all the medals in the Men’s 1500m race.
1. LEE SEUNG HOON – KOR – 02:18.016
2. KIM SEOUNG IL – KOR – 02:18.203
3. YUN TAE SIK – KOR – 02:18.511
All-Chinese Medal Podium for Women’s 1,500m
In the afternoon, China won its first gold medal with Zhou Yang clocking the best time in the Women’ s 1,500m Short Track Speed Skating Final in Harbin University of Science and Technology Skating Gym. However, it was a landslide victory for the Chinese as the medal podium was All-Chinese.
1. ZHOU YANG – CHN – 02:31.658
2. LIU QIUHONG – CHN – 02:31.821
3. SUN LINLIN – CHN – 02:32.201
Korean domination in the men’s
Not a very common sight: a Brazilian short track skater