China's Olympic debutant Ning skates under home pressure

Krol, also an Olympic debutant, settled for a silver after an impressive display in the 1,500m and went on to nail the gold medal in the 1,000m.

Ning has shown a good mindset in terms of game results. The young skater has already decided to move on. "What I need to do now is to adjust myself to perform better in tomorrow's race (mass start) and in my next Olympic Games."

"I would mark seven or eight points (out of 10) for my performance in Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. But this score is for the past two races - there is still a race to go.