Chinese skater Liu wins silver at ISU WC

 　　MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese skater Liu Qiuhong won a silver medalin women's 1,000 meters in ISU World Cup Short Track Speed Skating here on Saturday.

　　Liu, who is from China's national team, once led the 1,000 meter race but only finished second in 1 minute 31.314 seconds. Britain's Elise Christie narrowly won the gold in 1:31.211, while Japan's Yui Sakai took the third place in 1:31.940.

　　In men's 1,000 meter final, China's Liang Wenhao kept the second place before he collided¹ with Canadian skater Jean Olivier in the last lap. Olivier was later sentenced to foul² while Liang had to settle with the third place in 1:48.434.

　　South Korea's Kwak Yoon-Gy led the competition in 1:28.996 and Noh Jinkyu finished second in 1:30.437.

　　South Korea has won three gold medals on Saturday while Britain had one.

　　According to the ISU, skaters will continue competing on Sunday in women and men's 500 meters, 1500 meters and 3000m relay³.

1 collided   

v.相撞( collide的过去式和过去分词 )；碰撞；冲突；抵触

参考例句：

• The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. 那辆小轿车和货车在浓雾中迎面相撞。
• The car collided with a stationary vehicle. 小汽车撞到一辆停着的车上。

2 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

3 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。