At the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, short track speed skater Wang Meng became the talk of the sports world after claiming her third gold medal in the women’s 1,000 meter event. Like fellow gold medalists Yang Yang, who was the first Chinese athlete to win a gold medal at the 2002 winter games [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ice Skating'
Wang Meng’s Expulsion Puts the Short Track Speed Skating Team in a Spotlight They Would Prefer not be In
August 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Government, Ice Skating
Tags:CCTV·General Administration of Sport·Li Yan·Lijiang·Qingdao·Speed Skating·Wang Chunlu·Wang Meng·Winter Olympics·Winter Sports Administrative Center·Yang Yang
On Zhou Yang And Who To Thank
March 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Education, Government, Ice Skating
The whole who-to-thank saga revolving Olympic gold-medalist skater Zhou Yang and her family went a little crazy last friday, as Zhou’s mother found herself besieged by questions beyond any stretch of her imagination. From Youku Buzz: In this candid record provided by one Youku Paike, Zhou’s mother was surrounded by media reporters, pushing for explanations [...]
Tags:collectivism·Education·National Gymnastic Association·nationalism·patriotism·Political Consultative Conference·Wang Bingyu·Yu Zaiqing·Zhou Yang
Ice skating in Beijing
January 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Ice Skating
http://vimeo.com/moogaloo
1DmkIV and 7D on Ice – Winter fun on Beijing’s Houhai lake from Dan Chung on Vimeo. Another wonderful video from Dan Chung, award-winning photojournalist at The Guardian‘s Beijing bureau. This reminds me a lot of my childhood. :-) Go here to read about Beijing’s winter sports in the old days.
