Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
BEIJING, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Defending Olympic champion Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands clinched the women's 1,000 meter title in one minute and 28.391 seconds at the Beijing Winter Olympics here on Friday.
South Korean star skater Choi Min-jeong earned the silver in 1:28.443. Hanne Desmet of Belgium bagged the bronze in 1:28.928.
Five-time Olympian Arianna Fontana of Italy was penalized for causing contact in the finals.
Ealier in the quarterfinals, Schulting lowered the world record to 1:26.514 over the same distance.
Chinese Olympic champion Qu Chunyu and her teammates Han Yutong and Zhang Chutong failed to cruise through the heats. ■
Choi Minjeong of South Korea reacts after winning the silver medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
Choi Minjeong (L) of South Korea and Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands react after the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. Suzanne Schulting claimed the gold medal and Choi Minjeong took silver in the game. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
Suzanne Schulting (R) of the Netherlands and Hanne Desmet of Belgium celebrate after the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. Suzanne Schulting claimed the gold medal and Hanne Desmet took bronze in the game. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Choi Minjeong of South Korea, Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands, Arianna Fontana of Italy and Kristen Santos of the United States (L to R) compete during the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Choi Minjeong of South Korea reacts after winning the silver medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Suzanne Schulting (L) of the Netherlands sprints to the finish line during the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
Choi Minjeong of South Korea reacts after winning the silver medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Choi Minjeong of South Korea reacts after winning the silver medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
Choi Minjeong (L) of South Korea and Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands react after the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. Suzanne Schulting claimed the gold medal and Choi Minjeong took silver in the game. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Suzanne Schulting (R) of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
Choi Minjeong (L) of South Korea and Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands react after the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. Suzanne Schulting claimed the gold medal and Choi Minjeong took silver in the game. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Choi Minjeong (L) of South Korea reacts after winning the silver medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
Hanne Desmet (R) of Belgium celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the women's 1,000m short track speed skating final at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 11, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
