ZM: That’s so true! Zhang Hong, who was born in Heilongjiang Province just like Wang Meng, won a silver medal in the 500m World Sprint Speed Skating Championships in 2014, then went on to win the silver in the Sochi Olympics that same year.
K: Numerous athletes that we have mentioned were born in Heilongjiang Province; so, they have grown up in an area where there are cold winters enabling them to be involved in winter sports at a very young age.