Short Track Speed Skating

It's not often that you share an Olympic title win with your brother. Hungary's Shaolin and Shaoang Liu took gold in the men's 5,000m relay in short track speed skating back at PyeongChang 2018. Marina Dmukhovskaya spoke to them about Beijing 2022, their hopes of finding some local Chinese support at the Olympics, and Shaolin's infamous eyebrow / wink camera trick.

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Celebrate the achievements of Hungarian athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

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This event was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena.

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Highlights of the Men's 1000m Short Track Speed Skating event from theGjovik Olympic Cavern Hall on Day 3 of the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer.

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The Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) proved to be a very effective breeding ground for champions at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Several gold medal winners in China, including Ailing Eileen Gu, Chloe Kim, Kagiyama Yuma, and Birk Ruud, began their Olympic journey at the YOG.
In fact, out of

ZHANGJIAKOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 10: Chloe Kim of Team United States reacts after winning the gold medal during the Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Final on Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Genting Snow Park on February 10, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships have come to an end, with Republic of Korea's Choi Minjeong and Hungary's Shaoang Liu dominating the medal tables.
In a championship that was missing some of the sport's biggest talents, including the Netherlands' Suzanne Schulting who pulled out at the last minute

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 17:  Minjeong Choi of Korea celebrates after winning the gold medal during the Short Track Speed Skating Ladies' 1500m Final A on day eight of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 17, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.  (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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Choi Minjeong and Shaoang Liu dominate World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

When and where do the championships take place?
This year’s World Short Track Speed Skating Championships take place at the Maurice Richard Arena in Montreal, Canada from 8-10 April.
The host nation put on a strong showing at Beijing 2022, coming home with four medals. They will be looking to

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Olympic champions set to return to the ice at World Short Track Speed Skating Championships

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games may have only just ended, but the world’s best short track skaters won’t have long to wait until they are back out on the ice.
This is because the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships are on their way, providing fans with another opportunity

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 16: Charles Hamelin of Team Canada celebrates winning the Gold medal during the Men's 5000m Relay Final A on day twelve of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 16, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

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World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 2022: Preview, schedule, and who to watch compete in April

Shaoang Liu and Shaolin Sandor Liu are Hungary's short-track speed skating heroes.
Their men’s 5,000m relay victory four years ago at PyeongChang 2018 was Hungary's first ever Olympic Winter Games title, and now they are doubling down in Beijing.
Shaoang claimed his and the country's first individual Olympic gold medal

SHANGHAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 03: Sandor Liu Shaolin and Shaoang Liu of Hungary compete in the Men 1000m final duirng the 2019 Shanghai Trophy at the Oriental Sports Center on October 3, 2019 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images)

Sandor Liu Shaolin and Shaoang Liu of Hungary compete in the Men 1000m final duirng the 2019 Shanghai Trophy at the Oriental Sports Center on October 3, 2019 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Fred Lee/Getty Images)

Big in China: Hungary's short track speed skating Liu brothers the talk of the town at Beijing 2022

Hosts People's Republic of China are cheering a 1-2 finish today (Monday 7 February) after claiming the two top spots on the podium in the men's 1000m short-track speed skating event at the Capital Indoor Stadium at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022.
Ren Ziwei claimed gold in a time

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 07: of Team China celebrates winning the Gold medal during the Men's 1000m Final A on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Ren Ziwei succeeds teammate Wu Dajing as 500m Olympic champion in the 500m short track event

Medals update: People's Republic of China win gold and silver in men's 1000m short track

The short track speed skating competition at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics features nine events in total, including the mixed team relay, which will make its Olympic debut.
The short track competition at the Games is scheduled to take place from 5 February - 16 February 2022.
Read on to

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How to watch short track speed skating at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022

The new year is here and the Olympic Winter Games are just over 30 days away! Welcoming in the new year is all about celebrations - and we’ll see plenty of those just over a month from now when athletes begin winning medals at Beijing 2022. But before the stars

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 22:  Gold medalists Shaoang Liu, Shaolin Sandor Liu, Viktor Knoch and Csaba Burjan of Hungary celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Short Track Speed Skating Men's 5,000m Relay Final on day 13 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 22, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea.  (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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Brothers Shaoang and Sándor Liu teamed up Viktor Knoch and Csaba Burján to clinch gold in the men’s short track speed skating 5,000m relay at PyeongChang 2018 – giving Hungary its first ever gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games.
Since then, 23-year-old Shaoang has won individual world and European

(From Left) Yerkebulan Shamukhanov KAZ, Andras Sziklasi HUN (hidden), Shaoang Liu HUN and Karlis Kruzbergs LAT compete during the Men's Short Track 500m semifinals at the Gjovik Olympic Cavern Hall during the Winter Youth Olympic Games, Lillehammer Norway, 16 February 2016. Photo: Jed Leicester for OIS/IOC  Handout image supplied by OIS/IOC

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“We are yin and yang”: Short track star Shaoang Liu on chasing another Olympic gold alongside brother Sándor

Short track speed skating is one of the most dynamic and unpredictable Olympic disciplines to watch, and brothers Shaolin Liu and Shaoang Liu are two of its most exciting athletes.
The pair were born in Budapest to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother, and won Olympic gold in the

Short track speed skating: Top 5 things to know about brothers Shaolin Liu and Shaoang Liu 

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Don't miss our summary of day 3's short track speed skating men's 1000 m events at the Olympics where Ren Z. (CHN) won gold, Li W. (CHN) won silver, and S. Liu (HUN) who completed the podium with bronze

Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 1000 m Final - Day 03

Don't miss our summary of day 9's men's 500 m short track speed skating events at the Olympics where S. Liu (HUN) won gold, K. Ivliev (ROC) won silver, and S. Dubois (CAN) who completed the podium

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Short Track Speed Skating - Men's  500 m - Day 09

This event took place on 14/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for Speed Skating - Women's 500m, Biathlon - Men's 10km Sprint, Short Track Speed Skating - Women's 3000m Relay, Biathlon - Men's 12.5km Pursuit, Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 500m, Biathlon - Women's 10km Pursuit and Figure Skating - Ice Dance

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14/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 13/02/2022 at the Capital Indoor Stadium. Shaoang Liu (HUN) claimed the Gold, Konstantin Ivliev (ROC) Silver and Steven Dubois (CAN) completed the Men's 500m podium. In the Women´s 3000m Relay, Netherlands claimed the Gold, Republic of Korea took Silver and People's Republic of China completed the podium.

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Men's 500m Finals & Women's 3000m Relay Final - Short Track Speed Skating | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 08/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for Ski Jumping Mixed Team, Short Track Speed Skating Men’s 1000m, Ski Jumping Men’s Normal Hill Individual, Short Track Speed Skating Women’s 500m, Biathlon Women’s 15km Individual, Freestyle skiing Women’s Freeski Big Air, Snowboard Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom, Speed Skating Women’s 1500m, Snowboard Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom.

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08/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 07/02/2022 at the Capital Indoor Stadium. At the Women´s 500m Arianna Fontana (ITA) won Gold and retained the Olympic title, with a time of 42.488. Suzanne Schulting (NED) won Silver, while the Bronze went to Kim Boutin (CAN). At the Men´s 1000m Ziwei Ren (CHN) was the Olympic champion with a time of 1:26, while Wenlong Li (CHN) won Silver with 1:29 and Shaoang Liu (HUN) took the Bronze

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