China wins first short track gold of the season at ISU World Cup in Montreal

BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese short track speed skating team claimed its first gold medal of the new season as it won the mixed 2000m relay at the first stop of the ISU World Cup in Montreal on Saturday.

The Chinese team came from behind to win the mixed 2000m relay final in two minutes 40.683 seconds with good races from Gong Li, Zang Yize, Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang. Olympic champion Lin Xiaojun had been in the relay squad but was replaced by Liu Shaoang due to injuries at the beginning of the final. Shaoang outpaced South Korean skaters in the last three laps and secured the gold with a final sprint.