China's Zhou Yang celebrates her gold medal in the women's 1500 metres short track speed skating final during the flower ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 20, 2010 (AGENCIES)

China's Zhou Yang celebrates her gold medal in the women's 1500 metres short track speed skating final during the flower ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 20, 2010.[Agencies]

VANCOUVER: Zhou Yang of China won the women's 1500 meters short track speed skating gold medal at the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games here on Saturday.

Zhou clocked in a winning time of two minutes 16.993 seconds for the top honor, the Olympic record, while Lee Eun-byul of South Korea took the silver in 2:17.849 and Lee's compatriot Park Seung- hi finished third in 2:17.927.

(Xinhua News Agency February 21, 2010)