Chinanews.com, February 12. In the men's 500-meter speed skating final that ended on the 12th, Chinese athlete Gao Tingyu won the championship with an Olympic record-breaking result.

This is the first Winter Olympic gold medal for Chinese men's speed skating and the fourth gold medal won by the Chinese sports delegation at this Winter Olympics.

　　In the post-match interview, Gao Tingyu revealed that he was "scared to death" when he learned that he was the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Chinese sports delegation.

"There is no pressure as a flag bearer, I hope to lead the Chinese team to victory and win the gold medal (short track speed skating mixed relay) on the second day."

The picture shows Gao Tingyu in the game.

Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun

　　At the PyeongChang Winter Olympics four years ago, Gao Tingyu won the third place in the event.

It was the first time that a Chinese male skater won the Winter Olympics medal in speed skating, a historic breakthrough.

In previous interviews, Gao Tingyu once said that he wanted to change the color of the medal.

　　He did it today.

　　Gao Tingyu said that being a Chinese is to do what you say.

"I hope this gold medal will allow more people who like ice and snow to participate in ice and snow sports."

　　As the first Chinese player to win the men's speed skating gold medal, Gao Tingyu wants to dedicate this gold medal to the motherland.

"I hope this will get off to a good start, and I can get a few more gold medals in the future. But the Chinese men's speed skating is relatively weak and needs to continue to work hard."

The picture shows Gao Tingyu celebrating after the game.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Mao Jianjun

　　Talking about his feelings in today's competition, Gao Tingyu said: "After I finish skating, there are still 16 players, all of them are very strong, so I feel like a roller coaster, and I was not completely released until I watched the last set of competitions. "

　　Gao Tingyu believes that in the process of improving himself in an all-round way, mentality is the most important, and his mentality has always been relatively stable.

"This time I'm playing at home. I'm nervous and excited. The mentality now is different from when I participated in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics four years ago."

　　In his opinion, after the famous coach Li Yan became the head coach of the Chinese speed skating team, he and other players could face the Olympic Games with a more relaxed attitude.

　　Gao Tingyu said that although he is slow, he likes the sense of speed brought by skating.

"The 'Ice Ribbon' competition is wonderful, and the strength of each player has been well reflected. It is normal to break records."

　　Gao Tingyu said that he is very grateful to the outside world for his attention and the coach's encouragement and support for him.

Talking about the future, he said frankly that there are many injuries now, and with the increase of age, the recovery of the body slows down, and the goal now is to take good care of the body.

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