Li Qishi (born 16 August 1993) is a Chinese

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors racing, race each other in travelling a certain distance on Ice skate, skates. Types of speed skating are long-track speed skating, short-track speed skating, and marath ...

. Li competed for China at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

. In the

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she placed 27th. Li made her

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debut in November 2013. On 23 November 2014, she took her first World Cup victory, in the 1000 m race at the World Cup stop in

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, South Korea. As of February 2016, Li has a total of 5 individual podium placings in the World Cup, all of them in the 1000 m event. Her best classification placement came in the 2014–15 season with 3rd place in the 1000 m overall standing in the World Cup.

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* * 1993 births Living people Chinese female speed skaters Speed skaters at the 2014 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic speed skaters for China Speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Asian Games competitors for China Sportspeople from Jilin City Speed skaters from Jilin World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships medalists 21st-century Chinese sportswomen {{PRChina-speed-skating-bio-stub