Li Yan (speed skater)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Yan
Medal record
Women's short track speed skating
Representing  China
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Albertville 500 m
Olympic Games (Demonstration)
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 1000m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 1500m
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Calgary 500m
Asian Winter Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Sapporo 1500 m

Li Yan (Chinese: 李琰; pinyin: Lǐ Yǎn; Mandarin pronunciation: [lì jɛ̀n]; born September 18, 1968)[1] is a Chinese speed skating and short track speed skating coach, also a retired skater. She competed in the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics for China. She coached Slovakia for a short time the Club USSV in Vienna and the United States. After the 2006 Winter Olympic Games, she came back to China and became the head coach of Chinese national short track speed skating team. In 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympic Games, her team won 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals in total. On May 16, 2014, a press release provided by the Chinese Skating Association announced that "Li would remain as the head coach of the Chinese short track team until the Pyeongchang Games".[2]

  1. ^ Li Yan at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Li Yan to guide Chinese short track team until Pyeongchang Winter Games - Xinhua | English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2022.