China's Liu Cuijia (front) competes in the women's 1,000m short-track speed skating at the Winter Universiade in Turin, Italy January 25, 2006. Liu won the second gold for China at the Games. [Xinhua]   TURIN, Italy, Jan.26 - Chinese Liu Cuijia broke Thursday South Korea's domination in the short-track speed skating with a women's 1,000m gold medal at the Winter Universiade.

 

Liu's victory was awarded by Kim Hye-Kyung, who was disqualified for pushing her teammate Cho Ha-Ri on the last lap though she finished first.

 

The South Koreans had won all the four gold medals featured in the previous two days of the event. South Korea swept all the 10 gold medals of the short track at the last version of the Games in Innsbruck, Austria.

 

Cho won the silver while Italy's Marta Capurso took the bronze.

 

In an all-Korean final, Sung Si-Bak had the better on the sprint to beat compatriots for the men's 1,000m gold medal by 1:28.169.

 

Lee Seung-Hoon was second with only 0.08 seconds less than the winner, while Lee Hyeon-Sung 0.04 seconds further back on third.

 

France topped in the snowboard cross by wrapping up both men's and women's events, with Leo Trespeuch triumphing in the men's and Diane Thermoz Liaudy in the women's to end France gold-medal drought in the Games.

 

The competitions of curling entered the final stage with the United States facing Britain in the men's final and Canada facing Russia in the women's.

 

In the ice hockey placing finals, Slovakia beat Italy 2-1 to win the fifth place.

 

The Czech Republic finished seventh by defeating the United States 3-0, while Japan beat South Korea 5-2 for the ninth placing.