China needs a gold medal.
China has been competing at the Winter Games since 1980, and during that time, has won 10 silvers and four bronzes but no gold. Yang, however, says China would take the top two spots in each distance in 2002. 1998 Games In Nagano, Yang won her first medal in the relay. The next came in the 500, where she stumbled early and seemed out of contention. But when Canadian world record holder Isabelle Charest tried to pass China's Wang Chunlu with 1 lap to go, both women went down, leaving Yang a silver-medal opportunity behind the leader, Annie Perreault of Canada.