[CNA] Tingyu Gao becomes the first Chinese to win a gold medal in speed skating at the Olympics

Tingyu Gao "made history" at the Winter Olympics, as he won the gold medal in the 500m speed skating event in Beijing and became the first Chinese, in the Olympic history of the event, to climb the highest step of the podium.

The Chinese champion covered the distance in 34 seconds and 32 centimetres, ahead of South Korea's Cha Min Qiu (34.39) and Japan's Wataru Morisige (34.
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