Shaoang Liu (; ; born 13 March 1998) is a Hungarian-born Olympic gold medalist

short track speed skater Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

. He is the younger brother of teammate

Shaolin Sándor Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu (; ; born 20 November 1995) is a Chinese-Hungarian Olympic champion short track speed skater. He has won one gold and one bronze as part of the Hungarian team in short track speed skating relays at the 2018 and 2022 Wi ...

, and has won two golds and two bronzes represent

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

at the

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and 2022 Winter Olympics in

short track speed skating Short-track speed skating is a form of competitive ice speed skating. In competitions, multiple skaters (typically between four and six) skate on an oval ice track with a length of . The rink itself is long by wide, which is the same size as a ...

. 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.

Early life

Liu was born to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

on 13 March 1998. He started the sport in 2006 and trained in China for a year. He studied Sports Manager at the

University of Debrecen ThUniversity of Debrecen( hu, Debreceni Egyetem) is a university located in Debrecen, Hungary. It is the oldest continuously operating institution of higher education in Hungary ever since its establishment in 1538 by Suleiman the Magnificent f ...

Career

At the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics ( ko, 2018년 동계 올림픽, Icheon sip-pal nyeon Donggye Ollimpik), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (french: Les XXIIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; ko, 제23회 동계 올림픽, Jeisipsamhoe Donggye Ollimpi ...

held in At Pyeongchang, Liu represented

. 2018, he won gold with Team Hungary in the 5000 m men's relay, whose winning time was a world record. This team gold was also the first ever gold medal won at the Winter Olympics by Hungary. 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. He won a gold in 500 m, having led from start to finish. This win was the first ever individual gold medal at the Winter Olympics for Hungary. He won an individual bronze in the 1,000 m, and as part of the team in the 2,000m mixed relay. 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Shaoang 1998 births Living people Hungarian male short track speed skaters Olympic short track speed skaters for Hungary Olympic medalists in short track speed skating Olympic gold medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Short track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Short track speed skaters at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists Hungarian sportspeople of Chinese descent Speed skaters from Budapest

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