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Wu Dajing wins men's 500m gold at Salt Lake City WC race
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China's Wu Dajing looks on after competing in the finals of the men's 500-meter at a World Cup short track speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, Nov 3, 2019. (RICK BOWMER / AP)
WASHINGTON - Chinese Olympic champion Wu Dajing won his first gold medal of the 2019/20 World Cup Short Track Speed Skating season at Salt Lake City on Sunday.
With the victory in Salt Lake City, Wu, the reigning world and Olympic champion in men's 500m, picked up his 15th World Cup medal over this distance. Behind Wu, there was a thrilling battle for silver and bronze. Hungary's Shaolin Sandor Liu finished second, with Kazakhstan's Abzal Azhgaliyev grabbing the bronze.
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In the final of the Ladies' 3000m relay, China and South Korea displayed impressive speed. China had a good start and with six laps left moved into the gold-medal position. South Korea, the reigning world and Olympic champions, pushed hard but were unable to catch up with the Chinese while Canada had bronze.
First-place finisher Wu Dajing of China, center, shares the podium with second-place finisher Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary, left, and third-place finisher Abzal Azhgaliyev of Kazakhstan following the finals for the men's 500m at a World Cup short track speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, Nov 3, 2019. (RICK BOWMER / AP)
Canada's Kim Boutin won in the ladies' 500m becoming the first woman to break 42 seconds. China's Qu Chunyu took silver, with reigning world champion Lara van Ruijven of the Netherlands finishing third.
In the ladies' 1000m, the Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting won the gold. China came second and third with Han Yutong and Zhang Chutong.
In the final of the Ladies' 3000m relay, China and South Korea displayed impressive speed. China had a good start and with six laps left moved into the gold-medal position. South Korea, the reigning world and Olympic champions, pushed hard but were unable to catch up with the Chinese while Canada had bronze.
First-place finisher Wu Dajing of China, center, shares the podium with second-place finisher Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary, left, and third-place finisher Abzal Azhgaliyev of Kazakhstan following the finals for the men's 500m at a World Cup short track speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, Nov 3, 2019. (RICK BOWMER / AP)
Canada's Kim Boutin won in the ladies' 500m becoming the first woman to break 42 seconds. China's Qu Chunyu took silver, with reigning world champion Lara van Ruijven of the Netherlands finishing third.
In the ladies' 1000m, the Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting won the gold. China came second and third with Han Yutong and Zhang Chutong.
In the men's 1000m, the gold medal went to Hwang Dae Heon from South Korea. China's Han Tianyu finished fourth, behind Victor An from Russia and Park Ji Won from South Korea.
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The 2019 Salt Lake City World Cup concluded on Sunday evening. China grabbed two golds, three silvers, and two bronze medals.
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China's Wu Dajing, left, and Hungary's Shaolin Sandor Liu, rear, compete during the finals of the men's 500m at a World Cup short track speedskating event at the Utah Olympic Oval in Kearns, Utah, Nov 3, 2019. (RICK BOWMER / AP)
