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Wang maintains 500m win streak
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December 10, 2012, Monday
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CHINESE star speedskater Wang Meng remained unbeaten in the women's 500 meters at the ISU World Cup Short Track Series after winning the event for the fourth time this season in Shanghai yesterday.
Wang, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, established an early lead in the final with younger teammate Fan Kexin as the other two competitors slipped out of contention shortly after the start.
Wang led all the way to win in 43.743 seconds, ahead of Fan who clocked 43.975 seconds. Marianne St-Gelais of Canada came a distant third in 53.900.
"I don't think I have a clear edge over the others in the 500. We are roughly at the same level," said a modest Wang.
The 28-year-old Wang, who was expelled from the national team for punching team manager after breaking the team rules and only had her suspension lifted in September, attributed her comfortable victory to teamwork.
"The Canadian skaters are strong in the short and middle distance. My teammate Fan helped me a lot today as she broke the rhythm of the Canadians. Without her help, my race wouldn't have been so smooth."
Wang also led the Chinese women to triumph in the 3,000 relay. The team of Wang, Li Jianrou, Xiao Han and Fan timed 4 minutes 07.660 seconds in the final, followed by Japan in 4:10.736 and Italy in 4:14.150.
South Korea didn't make the final A but broke the world record in the final B in 4:06.366.
But the Chinese men's team failed to make the final A of the 5,000 relay, which was won by South Korea in 6:38.749. The Netherlands and Canada came second and third, respectively.
South Korean teenager Shim Suk-hee captured her second gold in Shanghai after winning the women's 1,000 yesterday.
The 15-year-old Shim, who defeated Li Jianrou to take the 1,500 race on Saturday, timed 1:30.603 seconds to edge out her Chinese rival again in the 1,000 final by 0.007 seconds.
Canada pocketed the men's 500 gold through Charles Hamelin, who clocked 40.821 to beat Russian Vladimir Grigorev and Wu Dajiang of China.
Wang, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, established an early lead in the final with younger teammate Fan Kexin as the other two competitors slipped out of contention shortly after the start.
Wang led all the way to win in 43.743 seconds, ahead of Fan who clocked 43.975 seconds. Marianne St-Gelais of Canada came a distant third in 53.900.
"I don't think I have a clear edge over the others in the 500. We are roughly at the same level," said a modest Wang.
The 28-year-old Wang, who was expelled from the national team for punching team manager after breaking the team rules and only had her suspension lifted in September, attributed her comfortable victory to teamwork.
"The Canadian skaters are strong in the short and middle distance. My teammate Fan helped me a lot today as she broke the rhythm of the Canadians. Without her help, my race wouldn't have been so smooth."
Wang also led the Chinese women to triumph in the 3,000 relay. The team of Wang, Li Jianrou, Xiao Han and Fan timed 4 minutes 07.660 seconds in the final, followed by Japan in 4:10.736 and Italy in 4:14.150.
South Korea didn't make the final A but broke the world record in the final B in 4:06.366.
But the Chinese men's team failed to make the final A of the 5,000 relay, which was won by South Korea in 6:38.749. The Netherlands and Canada came second and third, respectively.
South Korean teenager Shim Suk-hee captured her second gold in Shanghai after winning the women's 1,000 yesterday.
The 15-year-old Shim, who defeated Li Jianrou to take the 1,500 race on Saturday, timed 1:30.603 seconds to edge out her Chinese rival again in the 1,000 final by 0.007 seconds.
Canada pocketed the men's 500 gold through Charles Hamelin, who clocked 40.821 to beat Russian Vladimir Grigorev and Wu Dajiang of China.
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