Wang Meng, the Chinese gold medalist in the 500 meters on
Wednesday, won the bronze medal in the Olympic women's 1,500m short
track speed skating event Saturday in
Turin.
China's star skater Yang Yang, a double gold medalist at the
Salt Lake City Games, failed to make the final.
World number one Jin Sun-yu of South Korea lived up to her fame
by winning the gold medal in the 1,500m.
Jin, 17, finished in two minutes 23.494 seconds, and compatriot
Choi Eun-kyung took silver in 2:24.069.
Byun Chun-sa, who crossed the line third, was disqualified,
denying South Korea a clean sweep.
Jin, who has dominated the 1,500m event this season with two
golds, a silver and a bronze in four World Cup races, started the
seven-woman final slowly but overtook the pack with one lap
remaining before winning with a big margin.
(Xinhua News Agency February 19, 2006)
