Wang ensures China women sweep
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February 28, 2010, Sunday
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WANG Meng won her third gold medal at the Olympic short track on Friday in the 1,000 meters as China completed a clean sweep of the women's titles. Charles Hamelin got his first in the 500, then quickly made it two as Canada won the 3,000 relay in Vancouver.
Apolo Anton Ohno picked up a disqualification, then won his eighth career medal in what could be his final Olympic event.
Wang will go down as the biggest short track star of the Vancouver Games, beating teammate Zhou Yang for that honor. Both had two golds going into the final women's event, the 1,000, but Zhou was disqualified for a daring move with three laps to go and she finished last anyway.
Wang has been suffering from a cold in recent days. She had a hacking cough, was sweating heavily and drinking from a water bottle as she spoke to reporters, somewhat breathlessly.
"It was not an easy win," she said. "I feel really tired, exhausted."
Wang survived a near collision with South Korea's Park Seung-hi and American Katherine Reutter on a bend with three laps to go in the final but kept her nose in front to cross the line first. Reutter took silver and Park bronze.
Wang added to her golds in the 500 and 3,000 relay, while Reutter won her second medal of the Vancouver Games. She had been part of the US relay team that won bronze.
"I don't feel these three gold medals belong to me. What is important is that the Chinese short track team has won four (gold) medals," the ginger-haired Wang told reporters.
Hamelin avoided a last-corner collision caused by 2006 champion Ohno to win the 500 before helping his team survive a crowded 5,000 relay final to make up for losing the title on the last lap to South Korea in 2006.
"They will be going crazy in Quebec, they will be going crazy in Montreal, party all night," Hamelin said. "I got two gold medals in 30 minutes and it's incredible."
Hamelin had endured a frustrating Games but made up for it by taking the 500 crown from American Ohno, who was disqualified for knocking over South Korea's Sung Si-bak and Canadian Francois-Louis Tremblay just before the finish.
While Hamelin kissed girlfriend Marianne St Gelais, who won silver in the women's 500, Ohno sensed he would be disqualified as he circled the ice with an air of resignation despite crossing the line second.
The referee watched the replay and Ohno's suspicions were confirmed when Sung was awarded silver and Tremblay bronze.
Hamelin later joined his little brother Francois, Olivier Jean and Tremblay to give the Canadians their second gold in the relay.
The South Korean team of Kwak Yoon-gy, Lee Ho-suk, Lee Jung-su and Sung held on for silver. Kwak got to the line just ahead of Ohno, who slipped inside for the bronze when China's skater went wide coming off the final turn.
Apolo Anton Ohno picked up a disqualification, then won his eighth career medal in what could be his final Olympic event.
Wang will go down as the biggest short track star of the Vancouver Games, beating teammate Zhou Yang for that honor. Both had two golds going into the final women's event, the 1,000, but Zhou was disqualified for a daring move with three laps to go and she finished last anyway.
Wang has been suffering from a cold in recent days. She had a hacking cough, was sweating heavily and drinking from a water bottle as she spoke to reporters, somewhat breathlessly.
"It was not an easy win," she said. "I feel really tired, exhausted."
Wang survived a near collision with South Korea's Park Seung-hi and American Katherine Reutter on a bend with three laps to go in the final but kept her nose in front to cross the line first. Reutter took silver and Park bronze.
Wang added to her golds in the 500 and 3,000 relay, while Reutter won her second medal of the Vancouver Games. She had been part of the US relay team that won bronze.
"I don't feel these three gold medals belong to me. What is important is that the Chinese short track team has won four (gold) medals," the ginger-haired Wang told reporters.
Hamelin avoided a last-corner collision caused by 2006 champion Ohno to win the 500 before helping his team survive a crowded 5,000 relay final to make up for losing the title on the last lap to South Korea in 2006.
"They will be going crazy in Quebec, they will be going crazy in Montreal, party all night," Hamelin said. "I got two gold medals in 30 minutes and it's incredible."
Hamelin had endured a frustrating Games but made up for it by taking the 500 crown from American Ohno, who was disqualified for knocking over South Korea's Sung Si-bak and Canadian Francois-Louis Tremblay just before the finish.
While Hamelin kissed girlfriend Marianne St Gelais, who won silver in the women's 500, Ohno sensed he would be disqualified as he circled the ice with an air of resignation despite crossing the line second.
The referee watched the replay and Ohno's suspicions were confirmed when Sung was awarded silver and Tremblay bronze.
Hamelin later joined his little brother Francois, Olivier Jean and Tremblay to give the Canadians their second gold in the relay.
The South Korean team of Kwak Yoon-gy, Lee Ho-suk, Lee Jung-su and Sung held on for silver. Kwak got to the line just ahead of Ohno, who slipped inside for the bronze when China's skater went wide coming off the final turn.
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