The Men's 500m x 2 short track speed skating finals completed at
Jilin Provincial Speed Skating Rink on the eve of January 30, 2007.
South Korea skaters Lee Kang Seok and Lee Kyou Hyuk took home the
gold and silver medals, respectively and the bronze medal went to
Japanese player Oikawa Yuya.
Japan and the Republic of Korea have always been a force to
reckon with in this event and China comes behind these two
powerhouses in Asia.
Lee Kang Seok and Lee Kyou Hyuk led during the first round of
competition while the two Chinese players, An Weijiang and Jiao
Yunlong both broke the Asian record. An Weijiang, who was in the
fourth group, was the best in China, and took the fourth place
after the first round.
The two Korean players continued their dominance in the second
round with Lee Kang Seok grabbed the first place and Lee Kyou Hyuk,
the second place with 70.30 seconds and 70.50 seconds respectively.
Two Japanese players took the third and fourth places while Chinese
An Weijiang, booked the fifth place with 71.07 seconds. The other
Chinese players - Yu Fengtong, Zhang Zhongqi and Jiao Yunlong
snatched the seventh, tenth and eleventh places, respectively, in
the said competition.
(changchun2007.org January 31, 2007)