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S. Korean Lee wins women's 500m speed skating
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-17 11:54
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 South Korea's Lee Sang-Hwa waves to the crowd while holding her country's flag after winning the women's 500 meters speed skating race at the Richmond Olympic Oval during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 16, 2010. [Photo/Agencies] |
VANCOUVER - South Korean speed skating ace Lee Sang-Hwa edged world record holder Jenny Wolf from Germany in the women's 500m here on Tuesday, collecting the second speed skating gold for South Korea at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.
Lee finished the two-run final in a combined winning total of 76.09 seconds, outplaying the 31-year-old Wolf by 0.05 seconds.
Lee, 21, took the top place after the first run in 38.249 while Wolf trailed behind in 38.307seconds.
In the second, the reigning world champion Wolf managed to edge her archrival in a split of 0.012 seconds but failed to beat Lee in the total.
Chinese hopeful Wang Beixing brought home the bronze in 76.63 seconds.
