Zhou Yang wins women's short track 1500m final

China's Zhou Yang celebrates after winning the women's 1500m final of short track speed skating at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 20, 2010. Zhou Yang won the gold medal. (Xinhua)

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.