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where her father worked as a military officer. She attended the local school, which maintained a speed skating team. From that team she was recruited to attend a sports school in
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Chinese women's team completed an unprecedented sweep of all four short track speed skating events at the Olympics. The four gold medals her team won made Li the most decorated Chinese coach in one Olympic game.
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