Shaoang Liu

{{Infobox speed skater

| name = Shaoang Liu

| nickname = Ádó{{cite web|url=https://telex.hu/sport/2022/02/13/liu-shaoang-donto-500-meter-pekingi-olimpia|title=Liu Shaoang kitűnő versenyzéssel olimpiai bajnok 500 méteren|trans-title=Shaoang Liu is Olympic champion in the 500 metres with an excellent race|language=hu|last=Ághassi|first=Attila|website=Telex|date=13 February 2022|access-date=13 February 2022}}

| image = Liu Shaoang.JPG

| caption = Liu in 2017

| nationality = Chinese

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|3|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Budapest, Hungary

| pb = 500 m: 39.699 (2018)
1,000 m: 1:23.021 (2016)
1,500 m: 2:12.826 (2018)
3,000 m: 4:46.026 (2019)

| country = Hungary (2015–2022)
China (2023–)

| sport = Short track speed skating

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 78 kg

| club = Tianjin Winter and Water Sports Management Center

| coach = Zhang Jing (speed skater)

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCount

|Olympic Games|2|0|2

|World Championships|8|6|3

|European Championships|4|8|1

|total=yes

}}

{{MedalCountry|{{CHN}}}}

{{MedalCountry|{{HUN}}}}

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{{Infobox Chinese

|s={{linktext|刘|少|昂}}

|t={{linktext|劉|少|昂}}

|order=st

|p=Liú Shào'áng

|mi={{IPAc-cmn|l|you|2|-|sh|ao|4|-|ang|2}}

}}

Shaoang Liu ({{lang-zh|s=刘少昂|p=Liú Shào'áng}}; {{small|Mandarin pronunciation:}} {{IPAc-cmn|l|you|2|-|sh|ao|4|-|ang|2}}; born 13 March 1998) is a Hungarian-born Olympic gold medalist short track speed skater. He is the younger brother of teammate Shaolin Sándor Liu, and has won two golds and two bronzes represent Hungary at the Winter Olympics in 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics in short track speed skating. The gold medals were the first ever team gold, and the first ever individual gold at the Winter Olympics for Hungary. He changed his nationality and may represent China after 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1011885/two-star-athletes-have-chosen-to-represent-china.-netizens-are-furious |title=Two Star Athletes Have Chosen to Represent China. Netizens Are Furious |date=14 December 2022 |work=Sixth Tone|first=Pasha |last=Li }}

Early life

Liu was born to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother in Budapest on 13 March 1998.{{cite web |url= https://www.eurosport.co.uk/short-track/shaoang-liu_prs499385/person.shtml |title=Shaoang Liu |work=Eurosport}}{{cite web |url=https://hungarianfreepress.com/2018/02/22/chinese-hungarian-brothers-win-gold-for-hungary-at-winter-olympics/ |title=Chinese-Hungarian brothers win gold for Hungary at Winter Olympics |date=22 February 2018 |work=Hungarian Free Press}} He started the sport in 2006 and trained in China for a year.{{cite web|url=http://www.isu.html.infostradasports.com/cache/TheASP.asp@PageID%3D302037&SportID%3D302&Personid%3D921624&TaalCode%3D2&StyleID%3D0&Cache%3D2.html?183727 |title=ISU bio |publisher=Isu.html.infostradasports.com |access-date=1 February 2014}} He studied Sports Manager at the University of Debrecen.{{cite web |url=https://edu.unideb.hu/news.php?id=856 |title= Individual Olympic gold medal won by the student of the University of Debrecen|date=14 February 2022 |work=University of Debrecen}}

Career

At the 2018 Winter Olympics held in At Pyeongchang, Liu represented Hungary in short track speed skating. 2018, he won gold with Team Hungary in the 5000 m men's relay, whose winning time was a world record.{{Cite news|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/short-track-shaoang-liu-chasing-olympic-gold-beijing|title = "We are yin and yang": Short track star Shaoang Liu on chasing another Olympic gold alongside brother Sándor|work = Olympics.com |date=6 December 2021}} This team gold was also the first ever gold medal won at the Winter Olympics by Hungary.{{cite web |url=https://hungarytoday.hu/liu-shaoang-sandor-liu-shaolin-olympic-speed-skating-hungary-china-zhang-jing/ |title=Olympic Speed Skater Liu Brothers to Prepare in China |work=Hungary Today|date=9 August 2022 }}

at the 2022 Winter Olympics held in Beijing, he became the most successful winter Olympian in 2022 after winning two bronze medals and one gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Mia Castagnone |date=2022-02-15 |title=Winter Olympics: Hungary's Liu brothers Shaolin and Shaoang strengthen bonds with China after success on Beijing ice |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3167070/winter-olympics-hungarys-liu-brothers-shaolin-and-shaoang-strengthen |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3032864-shaoang-liu.htm|title=Shaoang Liu|website=Pyeongchang 2018|access-date=10 February 2018|archive-date=21 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421123315/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/short-track-speed-skating/athlete-profile-n3032864-shaoang-liu.htm|url-status=dead}} He won a gold in 500 m, having led from start to finish.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/shaoang-liu-wins-men-s-500m-gold-in-beijing-2022-short-track |title=Medals update: Shaoang Liu wins men's 500m gold in Beijing 2022 short track |work=Olympics.com |date=13 February 2022 }} This win was the first ever individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics for Hungary.{{cite web |url=https://www.szegedify.com/hungary-news/shaoang-liu-wins-hungarys-first-ever-olympic-winter-games-individual-gold |title=Shaoang Liu wins Hungary's first-ever Olympic Winter Games individual gold |work=Szegedify |date=15 February 2022 }} He won an individual bronze in the 1,000 m, and as part of the team in the 2,000m mixed relay.{{cite web|url=https://www.szegedify.com/szeged-news/szeged-speed-skaters-win-bronze-medal-at-beijing-2022-winter-olympics |title=Szeged speed skaters win bronze medal at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics |date=6 February 2022 |work=Szegedify}}

In November 2022, Liu and his brother requested consent from the Hungarian National Skating Federation to allow them to change nationality, a request which was granted in December, but they would need to sit out competing for 12 months when the nationality is changed.{{cite news |url= https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/11/09/liu-shaolin-sandor-shaoang-hungary-china-short-track-speed-skating/ |title=Hungary history-making short track speed skating brothers seek new country |date=9 November 2022|work=NBC Sports}}{{cite news |url=https://english.news.cn/20221220/cb6ff10a10d9418ca4fb84e7c35e78c8/c.html |title= Hungarian skating federation agrees to Liu brothers' change of country |work= Xinhua|date=20 December 2022 }}