Zhou Yang (speed skater)
Zhou Yang (周 洋Chinese, Pinyin Zhou Yang; * June 9, 1991 in Changchun ) is a Chinese Shorttrackerin.
The first international appearance Zhou took place in January 2006 at the Junior World Cup in Miercurea Ciuc, where she was two gold medals, one more than 1500 meters and one in the relay win. They also took the bronze medal over 500 meters and was third overall. In December 2006, they came to their first use in the short track speed skating World Cup, with six single race she came here once on the podium as she finished third over 1000 meters, you arrive to getting top 10 rankings. Even with the season they cut in the 2006/07 season from successful and celebrated multiple World Cup victories. At the 2007 World Championships, she won two bronze medals over 1000 and 3000 meters, also won silver in the relay and was in the all-around competition good Fourth.
The 2007/08 season was the most successful for Zhou until then, they triumphed twice in single World Cup and celebrated there for four podium finishes, they also finished third in the 1500 m- discipline World Cup. With the season in which it was now being used regularly, they won a total of five times and won clearly the overall World Cup. Also in the 2008 World Championship Zhou had success, she won the gold medal in the 3000 m race and was second overall behind her compatriot Wang Meng, who had won all races except the over the longest distance. Otherwise, they took at that World Cup yet one silver and two bronze medals, only on the 500 -m distance, they missed the podium.
Even in the World Cup 2008/ 09 launched Zhou very good, within the first six races she won four times, twice each over 1500 meters and the relay. The other two competitions over 1000 meters or 1500 meters, she finished in second place, so it is in the current world rankings in late November 2008 to second place behind Wang Meng. In the World Cup station in their home country Zhou succeeded for the first time during the season no single World Cup victory, but they triumphed in the relay.