Day 13 Roundup: China's Ning wins 1,500m speed skating with Olympic record, skimo debuts at Milan-Cortina

MILAN, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Ning Zhongyan upset title favorite Jordan Stolz of the United States to claim gold in the men's 1,500m speed skating with a new Olympic record, while ski mountaineering made its debut amidst blizzard conditions at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday.

Ning, who had collected two bronzes in the 1,000m and team pursuit, clocked one minute 41.98 seconds to secure China's first-ever Olympic gold in the distance.