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Chinese Skaters Dominate Women's 1,500m in Season-Opening Race
Chinese skater Yang Yang won the gold medal in two minutes 24.812 seconds in the women's 1,500 meters Friday at the season-opening Husk ISU Short Track speedskating in Calgary, Canada.
Her compatriot Yang Yang (name in English spelling) took the silver in 2:24.885. Min-Kyung Choi of South Korea captured the bronze in 2:24.926.
In the men's 1,500 meters, Apolo Anton Ohno of the United States won the gold in 2:15.977. Four-time world champion Marc Gagnon of Canada took the silver in 2:16.291. Bruno Loscos of France was third in 2:16.291.
Some 130 skaters from 19 countries are in Calgary competing Friday through Sunday in the opening race of the eight-month season.
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