Steve Redgrave for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, carrying the torch into the stadium, where seven young athletes shared the task of lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony. In August 2014, Redgrave was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to "The Guardian" expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. He married Ann Callaway (now Ann, Lady Redgrave) in 1988; an accomplished rower in her own right, she represented Great Britain in the women's eight at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and
China at the Olympics only 6 of the 15 Winter Olympics sports. Most of the golds and half of the medals come from short track speed skating. No medals Ye Qiaobo won China's first Winter Olympics medal in speed skating. Chen Lu won consecutive bronze medals in 1994 and 1998, becoming the first Chinese figure skater to medal at the Winter Olympic Games. Yang Yang (A) won first Winter Olympics gold medal in short track speed skating. Han Xiaopeng, first male athlete to win Winter Olympics gold medal in freestyle skiing. Wang Meng shined in short track speed skating with three golds. Shen Xue