Short track
Li’s win in the 500 keeps the Olympic title with China. Injured teammate Wang Meng couldn’t defend the title she has won at every Winter Games since 2002. Arianna Fontana of Italy took the silver and Park Seung- hi of South Korea earned the bronze. Elise Christie of Britain caused the first crash of the wild final and was disqualified.
Speedskating
In the women’s 1000- meter race, Zhang Hong pulled off a stunning victory to give China its first gold ever in Olympic speedskating. Her time of 1 minute, 14.02 seconds, broke the track record and just missed the Olympic mark set by Chris Witty at the 2002 Games. Ireen Wust took the silver and Margo Boer the bronze, giving the Dutch a dozen speedskating medals.
Biathlon
Martin Fourcade of France earned his second gold of the Sochi Games with a victory in the men’s 20- kilometer individual race. Fourcade, who won the 12.5K pursuit on Monday,
Luge
Germany scored a golden sweep of all four luge events by winning the inaugural team relay. Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger and the doubles team of Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt finished their runs in 2 minutes, 45.649 seconds, beating Russia for the title by 1.030 seconds. Latvia won the bronze.
Curling
Gold medal favorites Canada, Sweden and Britain posted wins in the men’s curling tournament, keeping the pressure on undefeated China, which had a bye Thursday. In the women’s competition, Canada swept away its fifth straight opponent, while Sweden knocked Switzerland from the ranks of the undefeated. Britain revived its chances of making the semifinals with a win over China.
Skeleton
Lizzy Yarnold of Britain and Noelle Pinkus- Pace grabbed the top two spots midway through the women’s skeleton competition. The final two runs for the gold are today.