Champ's wit is as sharp as her skates were

Four-time gold medalist Wang Meng lauded for her humorous commentary

With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games underway, Wang Meng, a four-time short track speed skating Olympic champion, is once again winning waves of hurrahs from millions of Chinese viewers. But this time, the praise is not for her prowess on the ice, but on the microphone as she delivers passionate, humorous and unique commentary on the events.

As China won its first gold medal in the 2,000-meter short track skating mixed relay on Saturday, Wang's commentary, full of her signature straightforward wit delivered with a strong Northeast China accent, wowed many netizens and created major buzz on Sina Weibo, the country's Twitter-like platform.

By Tuesday, there were some 80 topics involving Wang on the platform. One, which specifically tagged Wang's commentary, has obtained more than 1.8 billion views.