EditorialSkaters compete during the men's speedskating mass start finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Canadian speedskating team celebrates their gold medal in the men’s short-track relay at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Wednesday night, Feb. 16, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialTeam Netherlands competes in the speedskating men’s team pursuit at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialThe American team competes in the speedskating team pursuit at the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. They finished third. (Gabriela Bhaskar/The New York Times)
EditorialTeams compete in the semifinals of the men's 5,000m relay in short track speedskating, at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday, Jan. 11, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialThe American speedskater Jason Stolz practices at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Jan. 31, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialCoaches from the Netherlands speed skating team watch their team practice at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing on Jan. 31, 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)
EditorialNils van der Poel, of Sweden, competes during the men's speedskating 5,000-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)
EditorialThe Chinese team celebrates after winning the new mixed-gender relay event in short-track speedskating in Beijing on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialChinese athletes during a short track speedskating training session for the 2022 Beijing Olympics at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. The 2022 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony is scheduled for Feb. 4, 2022. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
EditorialHyojun Lim, center, of South Korea on his way to winning gold in the men?s 1,500-meter short-track speedskating event, in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2018. (James Hill/The New York Times)
EditorialAfter winning a speedskating medal in at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, Eddy Alvarez dedicated himself to baseball. (Veasey Conway/The New York Times)