One-year suspension felt like five: Wang Meng  

王濛回忆被禁赛期间的日子：“过一年如同五年”

“我现在想的只有感激，感激他们给我这么多帮助。这个过程中我收获很多，一年时间，好像走了五年这么漫长，也像得到了五年的收获。”

Beijing (CNS) – Chinese short-track speedskating star Wang Meng says her one-year suspension seemed more like five years, which was plenty of time to think about past mistakes.

Wang, who spoke Wednesday after an open training session at the Capital Gym, denied speculation that she hated the national team, saying she was grateful to the people who had helped her.

"I didn't know when I could go back to competition, so I just dedicated myself to daily training with younger athletes and waited," she said of her suspension. "That period was the most tranquil in my life."

Wang, who has four Olympic gold medals under her belt, was expelled from the national team last August and banned from all kinds of domestic competitions in January this year.