China News Service, Beijing, November 14 (Liu Mengqing) The 2026-2027 International Skating Union Speed Skating World Cup Beijing competition ushered in its second competition day on the 14th at the "Ice Ribbon" of the Beijing National Speed Skating Stadium. The Chinese team won a total of 2 golds and 2 bronzes that day: Lian Ziwen and Ning Zhongyan won the men's 500m and men's 1500m gold medals respectively, Gao Tingyu won the men's 500m bronze medal, and Han Mei won the women's 1500m bronze medal.
In the men's 1,500-meter race, Ning Zhongyan, the men's 1,500-meter champion at the Milan Winter Olympics, skated with a time of 1:43.64 to win the gold medal, adding another gold medal to the Chinese team after winning the championship on the 13th. Another Chinese player Li Wenhao ranked 11th.
Ning Zhongyan said after the game that his self-confidence has improved a lot after winning the 1,500-meter gold medal at the Milan Winter Olympics. "As soon as I took the field today, I felt that this venue belonged to me." Now he enjoys every game and every performance. "It's easy to win a championship, but it's very difficult to maintain a championship." He said that he still has to concentrate on training.
In the men's 500-meter race, Chinese players Lian Ziwen and Xue Zhiwen staged a derby battle. Lian Ziwen's performance was not outstanding in the first 100 meters, but then he accelerated and finally won the gold medal with a time of 34.64 seconds. Gao Tingyu, the champion of this event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, won the bronze medal with a time of 34.80 seconds.
After the game, talking about winning his first World Cup individual gold medal, Lian Ziwen said that he did not think too much about the results during the game. He mainly focused on technical issues such as how to enter the corner and how to slide the straight curve. "Do what you need to do and bring out your training state."
Gao Tingyu said after the game that he is currently in good condition and has basically fulfilled the results of training and preparations, but there is still room for improvement and he needs to continue to adjust technical details.
In the women's 1,500-meter race, Norway's Lonnie Wiklund won the gold medal, her second gold in the competition. Dutch player Joy Berner won the silver medal, while Chinese player Han Mei won the bronze medal.
After the game, Han Mei said that winning this medal was a good start for her. She participated in many competitions in this competition and used competition as a substitute for training. She hopes to continue to lay a solid foundation and improve herself.
In the women's 500-meter race, Dutch athletes took the top three places, with Dahlemann winning the gold medal, which was also her second gold medal in this competition; Femke Kock and Suzanne Schulting ranked second and third respectively. Chinese player Tian Ruining finished fifth. Tian Ruining said after the game that he still has room for improvement in starting and believes he will do better.
The Beijing Station of the Speed Skating World Cup will usher in the last competition day on the 15th. The men's and women's 500-meter (second) competition will be held, as well as the men's and women's team pursuit and the men's and women's collective start competition.
