EditorialKorea?s Min Kyu Cha competes in the men?s 500m speed-skating finals, during the Winter Olympics in Beijing, Feb. 12, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialShaoang Liu (1) of Hungary powers his way to victory in his men's 500m short track speedskating heat at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday, Jan. 11, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialFan Kexin of China after crashing in women’s 500m short track speedskating qualification at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 7, 2022. The Chinese speed skater Fan Kexin is from a northeastern city that has produced several Olympians. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialArianna Fontana of Italy, center, celebrates her gold medal win ahead of Suzanne Schulting of Netherlands, left, and Kim Boutin of Canada, right, in the women’s 500m short track speedskating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 7, 2022. Schulting took silver, and Boutin took home the bronze medal. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)