Shaolin Sándor Liu

Who they were

Personal life Liu's younger brother Shaoang Liu is also a short track speed skater. He was second in the 1500 m, third in the 500 m, and fifth overall at the 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships . [ 1 ] [ non-primary source needed ] Though born to a Chinese father from Tianjin , Liu speaks Chinese with a noticeable Northeastern accent due to his year and a half spent in the Northeastern region of China. [ 2 ]

Shaolin Sándor Liu is a Chinese-Hungarian Olympic champion short track speed skater. He has won one gold and one bronze as part of the Hungarian team in short track speed skating relays at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. He has represented China internationally since 2023.

Path and career

Career Born and raised in Hungary to a Chinese father and a Hungarian mother, Liu started the sport in 2006. Before taking up skating, Liu and his brother Shaoang swam for two years, but they frequently got colds as a result. [ 1 ] After looking for different sports to compete in, they took up short track speed skating. In 2006, the World Championships were held in Hungary. Their father assisted the Chinese team during their stay, helping with their stay and guiding them around. [ 1 ]

Why this date

Shaolin Sándor Liu appears on our November 20 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.