In the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Yamato Wang of China entered the women's 500-meter final hand in hand, which became the most classic battle in the history of China Winter Olympics.
Da Yang Yang took the lead from the beginning of the race, without giving the Bulgarian star and world record holder Radanova any chance to overtake him. He took the lead in finishing the race with a time of 44 seconds 187, ending China's 22-year-old embarrassment in the Winter Olympics with a gold medal, and Wang also won a bronze medal.
"Yang Yang" era in the history of short track speed skating in China
Yang Yang, 1975 was born in qitaihe city, Heilongjiang Province. He started speed skating training at the age of 8, and entered Harbin Sports School to practice short track speed skating four years later.
1995, Yang Yang was selected for the national team. At that time, the national team was mainly composed of athletes from Jilin Province. In the trials of 1995, the top seven players were all from Jilin province, and Yang Yang, who ranked eighth, was recruited into the national team.
At that time, there was another Yang Yang in the team. Because he was younger than Yang Yang, he was called Little Yang Yang. However, in international competitions, both names are Yang Yang. Yang Xiaoyang accepted the suggestion of the International Skating Federation "Yangyang", and Dayang himself chose "Yangyang" as the name of the international competition. Since then, a "Yang Yang" era has opened in the history of short track speed skating in China.
After entering the national team, Yang Yang's performance improved steadily, and gradually emerged in the international arena. At the 1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Yang Yang cooperated with her teammates to break the world record and win the women's 3000m relay championship, which was the first world champion in Yang Yang.
1000m and1000 m, as well as the all-around triathlon, were won by Yang Yang in March, 1997. With its outstanding performance in the World Championships, Yang Yang was qualified for the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. This was the first time that Yang Yang set foot on the land of the Winter Olympics, but the result was a little bitter, and she lost the gold medal at the last moment of the 3000m relay. 500 meters and 1000 meters missed the medal due to foul.
After Nagano's defeat, Yang Yang began his dominant performance in short track speed skating. In the four years between the Winter Olympics in Nagano and the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Yang Yang won the World Championships in 1000m and the World Cup in 1500m for four consecutive times. It can be said that Yang Yang is invincible in the Salt Lake City cycle after Nagano's defeat, and it is natural for China to win the first gold medal in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
In the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Yang Yang, who focused on middle and long distance running, suffered too much psychological pressure in the opening race of 1500m. He wanted to win the gold medal so badly that his grades were affected and he didn't even get on the podium. In the weak 500-meter race, Yang Yang adjusted her state in time and advanced to the first place for three consecutive races.
In the final, Yang Yang lived up to expectations and took the lead in crossing the finish line, winning the first gold medal in the history of the Winter Olympics for China. Enough paper to break the "first gold" In the final of 1000m, Yang Yangjia and Yang Yangsi cooperated perfectly to win the second gold medal.
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