Liu Shaoang (front) of China competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Chonlachart Taprom (front) of Thailand competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Chu Sidney K of China's Hong Kong competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Pok Yan Kai Brandon of Singapore competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Sun Long (L) of China and Gleb Ivchenko of Kazakhstan compete during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Kim Gunwoo of South Korea competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Peter Joseph Groseclose (front) of the Philippines competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Saito Shun (L) of Japan competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Pok Yan Kai Brandon of Singapore competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Marva Kayana Putra Firdaus of Indonesia competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Jang Sungwoo of South Korea competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Lin Xiaojun (L) of China competes during the men's 1500m quarterfinal match of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Liu Shaoang (R) of China and Kim Taesung of South Korea compete during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Sun Long (front) of China and Daniil Eybog of Uzbekistan compete during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Lin Xiaojun of China competes during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Liu Shaoang (L) of China and Kim Taesung of South Korea compete during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Lin Xiaojun of China competes during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Audience cheer for athletes during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Lin Xiaojun of China reacts before the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Sun Long (L) of China and Daniil Eybog of Uzbekistan compete during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Liu Shaoang (L) of China and Kim Taesung of South Korea compete during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Liu Shaoang (R) of China and Kim Taesung of South Korea compete during the men's 500m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Fan Kexin (L) of China and Lee Soyeon (C) of South Korea compete during the women's 500m heat of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Wang Xinran of China competes during the women's 500m heat of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Fan Kexin (L) of China and Lee Soyeon of South Korea compete during the women's 500m heat of the short track speed skating event at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Xu)

Yang Jingru (L) of China competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Law Ching Shun Nicole of China's Hong Kong competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Yang Jingru (front) of China competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Gong Li of China (R) competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Zang Yize (L) of China and Olga Tikhonova of Kazakhstan compete during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Zang Yize (L) of China competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Kim Gilli of South Korea competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Gong Li of China (C) competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Choi Minjeong (L) of South Korea and Lam Ching Yan of China's Hong Kong during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Zang Yize (L) of China competes during the women's 1500m quarterfinal match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Sun Long (2nd R) of China competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Chang Chuan-Lin (front) of Chinese Taipei competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Lin Xiaojun (C) of China competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Park Jiwon of South Korea competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Gleb Ivchenko (front) of Kazakhstan competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Liu Shaoang of China competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Sun Long (L) of China competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

Lin Xiaojun (R) of China competes during the men's 1000m heat match at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Feb. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)