The Beijing Station of the Speed Skating World Cup is about to start. Winter Olympic champions Ning Zhongyan and Gao Tingyu will easily enter the new cycle.

China News Service, Beijing, November 12 (Reporter Guo Xuan) The 2026-2027 International Skating Union Speed ​​Skating World Cup Beijing Station will be held at the National Speed ​​Skating Stadium "Ice Ribbon" from November 13 to 15. At the pre-game athlete meeting held at the "Ice Ribbon" on the 12th, Winter Olympic champions Ning Zhongyan and Gao Tingyu and Chinese women's middle and long-distance speed skating star Han Mei said they looked forward to participating in the first game of the new Winter Olympics cycle with a relaxed attitude and showing good form at home.

Beijing Station is the first stop of the new Winter Olympics World Cup Series after the Milan Winter Olympics. At the Milan Winter Olympics, Ning Zhongyan won one gold and two bronze medals. Regarding the opening game of the new season, he said that the main goal is to use the game as a training ground, and to maintain a sense of relaxation while taking steps.

"I'm not so demanding on myself. If I completely release my state right after the Olympics, it actually doesn't conform to the laws of the sports cycle. I hope to find the rhythm in relaxation." Ning Zhongyan also said with a smile that he is confident that he can show his best form in the home game.

Chinese men's short-distance speed skating star Gao Tingyu won the bronze medal in the men's 500 meters at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics. However, affected by injuries, he only finished seventh in the men's 500 meters at the Milan Winter Olympics. In his fourth Winter Olympics preparation cycle, Gao Tingyu went abroad to explore more possibilities. After the Milan Winter Olympics, he went to the Netherlands for external training during the offseason. "Finding a team, finding a coach, and being responsible for everything by myself is a wonderful feeling, just like clocking in and commuting normally."

Gao Tingyu, who is in the exploratory period, is looking forward to starting the new season with enjoyment and relaxation, testing the running-in effect with the new coach and new training plan through the game, and then based on this, planning the subsequent training direction. "In the new season, I want to move up step by step."

Han Mei also adjusted her training methods after the Milan Winter Olympics. This summer training will focus on independent training. "At present, it seems that the training accumulated in the past period, the adjustments I have made, and the cooperation with the coaching team are getting better and better."

"Ice Ribbon" also has special meaning for Han Mei. "I won my first World Cup medal here. I am very happy to be back in my lucky place and full of expectations."

The Beijing Station has attracted nearly 250 top athletes from more than 20 countries and regions to participate. On the first competition day on November 13, four gold medals will be decided in the women's 3000 meters, men's 5000 meters, women's 1000 meters and men's 1000 meters.