SOCHI, Russia -- Zhang Hong put up an early time that no one could ... Zhang nearly pulled out a medal in the 500, again skating from an early group that signifies a lower-ranked skater.

Zhang Hong stormed to victory in the women's 1,000m speed skating, winning China's first Winter Olympic gold in the event. Dutch pair Ireen Wust and Margot Boer won silver and bronze respectively ...

Zhang Hong's victory in the women's 1,000 meters speed skating on Thursday, which was China's first ever Olympic gold in the sport, will inspire the Chinese delegation at the Sochi Games ...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Zhang Hong put up an early time no one could beat. Not the Dutch, though they are still flying high at the Sochi Olympics. Certainly not the Americans, who can't get up to speed ...

China's Zhang Hong (1:14.02), known more for her work in the 500, won her country's first Olympic speed skating gold. Her time, a course record, was less than two-tenths of a second shy of the ...

SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Zhang Hong of China pulled off a significant surprise Thursday with a victory in the women's Olympic 1,000-meter speed skating race. Zhang had finished no better ...

but for Zhang Hong it proved a masterstroke as she scorched the competition to land China's first Winter Olympic speed skating gold. The 25-year-old won the women's 1,000-meter title by 0.67 ...

While the Dutch dominated, the U.S. despaired: for the first time since the 1984 Olympics, the U.S. speed skating team failed to win a single medal in Sochi. Other noteworthy winners in Sochi were ...

As the hometown of a number of Winter Olympic champions, including speed skater Zhang Hong and figure skating pair Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo, Harbin also hosted the 3rd Asian Winter Games in 1996 ...

The spectacular followed, in a display of lights, music, and ice skating that culminated in Zhang Hong, who won gold in the women’s 1,000m speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi ...

but for Zhang Hong it proved a masterstroke as she scorched the competition to land China's first Winter Olympic speed skating gold. The 25-year-old won the women's 1,000-metre title by 0.67 ...