Winter Olympics: Hwang Dae-heon earns redemption, short-track speedskating 1,500m gold – day 5, as it happened
- Ren Ziwei sees quest for a third Beijing Games gold in 1,500m short-track speedskating event end with penalty in semi-finals
- South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon takes emotional victory in final, in moment of redemption after his controversial DQ in Monday's 1,000m semis
A day of Olympic debuts for some and the start of one last hurrah for others, day 5 at the Beijing Games was another exciting affair.
Elsewhere, China's Ren Ziwei was chasing his third Bejing short-track speedskating gold in the men's 1,500m, but was given a penalty in the semi-finals. South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon went on to take an emotional victory, in a moment of redemption after his controversial disqualification in Monday's 1,000m semis.
China's three athletes – Zhang Chutong, Qu Chunyu, and Han Yutong – are all through to the women's 1,000m quarter-finals on Friday, while the women's relay team made it through to Sunday's 3,000m final.
Snowboarder Cai Xuetong has also begun her quest for a medal in the half-pipe. Speaking of which, the legend that is Shaun White kept his dreams of one final Olympic medal alive by advancing after a wobbly first run.
Reporting by Josh Ball, Matt Eaton, Cyril Ip, Jess Ma, Harvey Kong, Mia Castagnone, and Nicolas Atkin.