In the men's 1,500-meter speed skating competition at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on the 19th local time, Chinese player Ning Zhongyan won the championship with a time of 1:41.98 and set a new Olympic record, winning his third medal at this Winter Olympics.
Ning Zhongyan was born in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province in 1999. When he was a child, his mother gave him a pair of roller skates, which led him to this ice road. In 2017, champion coach Wang Xiuli discovered this young man’s talent and took him to the middle distance. In 2018, he was selected for the national team and began to stand out in the World Cup. Since then, Ning Zhongyan's performance has continued to improve, and he has qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics. He is also given high hopes of achieving good results at home. However, the development of things does not always go as expected… The failure of the Beijing Olympics made him sink for a while, but the special training in the Netherlands allowed him to regain his original intention.
At the opening ceremony of this Winter Olympics, Ning Zhongyan held the five-star red flag and walked at the front of the Chinese sports delegation. Appearing at the Winter Olympics as the flag bearer, Ning Zhongyan admitted that this honor gave him more motivation and he must prove himself this time. After the start of the Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the men's 1,000-meter speed skating event, and led the brothers to set a record and win another bronze medal in the men's team pursuit of speed skating.
The men's 1,500 meters is Ning Zhongyan's main event, and it is also the race he is most reluctant to compete in at the Beijing Winter Olympics. He said that he "will calm down and focus on the game." After today's competition, the moment the ranking was confirmed, the emotions he had accumulated for many years were completely released, and tears fell down his cheeks. Dutch coach De Wit walked towards him quickly and the two hugged each other tightly. Without any extra movement, DeWitt raised his hand and gently wiped away the tears on Ning Zhongyan's face with his own clothes.
