Wu Dajing clocked a world record on Thursday en route to winning short-track speedskating men's 500 meters for China's first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Wu, the 2014 Sochi Olympic 500 silver medalist, flew past the line at Gangneung Ice Arena in 39.584 seconds. South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon and Lim Hyo-jun earned silver and bronze, respectively.
In the quarterfinals, China's Ren Ziwei, who finished sixth, set an Olympic record 40.032 only to be later upstaged by his compatriot.