Wang Beixing

Beixing Wang (Chinese王 北 星; born March 10, 1985 in Harbin ) is a Chinese speed skater on the sprint distances.

Since the age of nine Wang Beixing is speed skater. In 2004, she was sent with other teammates to Calgary to study there at the Olympic bronze medalists from 1998, Kevin Crockett. But at the 2006 Olympics in Turin they only reached seventh place over 500 meters and a disappointing 29th place over 1000 meters. Successful she is in speed skating World Cup, where they have won at races. In the season 2006/ 07 she took on the 500 - meter track in third place of the overall World Cup final. At the start of the following season won at the former Olympic track of Salt Lake City, the 500 - and 1000 - meter race.

In the 2007/2008 season, Wang could not run with the title of world champion in sprint around competition as one of the favorite, because their skates on the flight temporarily lost. In the Single Distance Championships in Nagano, she took about 2 × 500m second place behind the German Jenny Wolf.

Wang 2009 wins in the Sprint Cup in Moscow the gold medal on the 500 meters. This is so far their only World Cup title in addition to numerous World Championship silver medals, which she reached on all of the 500 meters individual route.

Wang took part in the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. About the 500 meters distance she was able to win the bronze medal.

In the single -distance World Cup 2011 in Inzell she was third on 500 meters. In Sochi Wang wins the 2013 Single Distance World Championships silver medal in the 500 meters. After the first run to fifth place lying, she could still push through a strong second run to the podium and was behind a towering Lee Sang- hwa second.