Fan Kexin

Fan Kexin (Chinese: 范可新; pinyin: Fàn Kěxīn; Mandarin pronunciation: [fân kʰɤ̀ ɕín]; born 19 September 1993) is a Chinese short-track speed-skater. She has been on the Chinese national team since 2010. She won two silver medals in the 500 meters and 3000 meters relay at the 2010 ISU World Junior Championships. In 2011, she won her first gold medal at the World Championships on the 500 meters and another gold medal in the 3000 meters relay. She won a gold medal in the 3000 m relay event[1] and a silver medal in the 500 m event in 2012.[2]

Fan Kexin

Fan in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Chinese
Born	(1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 Qitaihe, Heilongjiang, China
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	China
Sport	Short track speed skating
Event(s)	500 m, 1000 m
Club	Heilongjiang Province
Coached by	Li Yan
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500m: 42.504 (2014) 1000m: 1:29.380 (2014) 1500m: 2:25.978 (2012) 3000m: 5:14.311 (2017)
Medal record Women's short track speed skating Representing  China Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 1 1 World Championships 10 2 2 World Team Championships 0 1 0 Asian Games 1 2 0 Total 12 6 3 Olympic Games 2022 Beijing 2000 m mixed relay 2014 Sochi 1000 m 2022 Beijing 3000 m relay World Championships 2011 Sheffield 500 m 2011 Sheffield 3000 m relay 2012 Shanghai 500 m 2012 Shanghai 3000 m relay 2013 Debrecen 3000 m relay 2014 Montreal 3000 m relay 2015 Moscow 500 m 2016 Seoul 500 m 2017 Rotterdam 500 m 2017 Rotterdam 3000 m relay 2015 Moscow 3000 m relay 2019 Sofia 500 m 2013 Debrecen 500 m 2014 Montreal 500 m Asian Winter Games 2011 Astana-Almaty 3000 m relay 2011 Astana-Almaty 500 m 2017 Sapporo 3000 m relay World Team Championships 2011 Warsaw Team World Junior Championships 2010 Taipei 500 m 2010 Taipei 3000 m relay

In the 2014 Winter Olympics, she had been regarded as the favorite in 500 meters before the game since she was 2nd on that distance in the 2013–2014 season while the strongest Chinese skater Wang Meng was injured and couldn't participate. However, she fell in the second lap in the semifinals and ranked 5th at last. She won a silver medal eight days later in 1000 meters.

In the 2022 Winter Olympics, Fan won a gold medal in the 2000 m mixed relay but failed to advance in the 500m quarter-final. Controversy emerged after footage of her appearing to flick a lane marker in her opponent's path, causing her opponent to crash; it was unclear whether her action was deliberate.[3][4][5][6][7]