Canadian Maltais sets new world mark at women's short track 1,000m

 Canadian Maltais sets new world mark at women's short track 1,000m

CALGARY, Canada, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Host favorite Valerie Maltais set a new world record of the women's 1,000 meters short track speed skating at the ongoing¹ World Cup on Friday.

She won her qualifying² heat in one minute and 27.653 seconds, improving the previous mark of 1:29.049 set by the Chinese skater Zhou Yang at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

"When I started my race I just told my coach I was going to go fast during the race, but I didn't say I was trying to break the record," Maltais said.

China's Olympic champion Wang Meng, who just made her return to the national squad³ after a one-year suspension⁴, would have to move forward to rep heats after trailing Maltais by 2.524 seconds in the same heat.

Wang's teammates Fan Kexin and Liu Qiuhong both earned direct advance to the quarterfinals.

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 qualifying   

使具有资格的

参考例句：

• players who fail at the pre-qualifying stage 在预选赛中淘汰掉的选手
• A doctoral candidate is required to pass a qualifying examination. 考博士需通过一个资格考试。

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 suspension   

n.悬挂，悬浮液，暂缓，未决，中止

参考例句：

• The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.地方当局决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
• A four-day suspension was imposed on her.她被勒令停职4天。