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BEIJING (AP) Liu Shaoang of Hungary won Olympic gold in 500-meter short track speedskating on Sunday. He led all the way and crossed the line in 40.338 seconds at Capital Indoor Stadium. It was Liu’s third medal of the Beijing Games, having earned bronze in the 1,000 and the mixed team relay.
In the topsy-turvy world of short track speedskating, the Liu brothers are keeping steady and piling up Olympic medals. Liu Shaoang of Hungary won the 500 meters on Sunday for his third medal in Beijing and his country's first-ever individual gold at a Winter Games. Older brother Liu Shaolin Sandor…