Beijing, October 22 (Xinhua) -- The 2021-2022 International Skating Federation Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Beijing Station ushered in the second competition day at the Capital Gymnasium on the 22nd, Wu Dajing was eliminated due to fouls in the men's 1000 meters event, and Ren Ziwei, Zhang Yuting and other players and the Chinese men's and women's relay teams were successfully promoted.
China's Ren Ziwei (front) in the men's 1000m preliminaries on October 22. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can
In the women's 1000m event, China's Zhang Yuting and Han Yutong both finished second in the group in the preliminaries. Guo Yihan is in the same group as South Korea's Kim Ji-woo and advances to the quarterfinals as the third-best group.
"It's not the first round, everyone's level is quite close, so every round has to prepare tactics for the opponent." Han Yutong said, "We are all at the same level, so our position is very important. If you enter the third place, it is actually very dangerous, so you can only (try to get) the top two. ”
Compared with the direct promotion of his teammates, Guo Yihan's promotion path is slightly thrilling. But Guo Yihan said that this is an established arrangement before the game.
China's Guo Yihan (front) in the women's 1000m preliminaries on October 22. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can
"After the second round, the opponent is a little more sophisticated. The level difference is not as much as the first round, and the skating is more active. Because I was in the sixth group, I could basically know that the top three could be in the next round before I played. So slip a little more conservatively, don't foul, don't make mistakes. Guo Yihan said.
In the men's 1000m event, which was later played, Wu Dajing made physical contact with his opponent when he overtook the inside line and was found to have fouled out. Ren Ziwei and An Kai each advanced to the quarterfinals on the 24th. Hungary's Liu Shaolin and Liu Shaoang, South Korea's Huang Daxian and Guo Runqi all advanced.
China's Wu Dajing (first from left) in the men's 1000m preliminaries on October 22. In the end, he missed the promotion due to fouls. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can
In the women's 3000m relay, the Chinese team composed of Fan Kexin, Han Yutong, Qu Chunyu and Zhang Yuting appeared in the second group. The Chinese team firmly held the lead for most of the time, and finally won the first place in the group in 4 minutes 05.234 to advance to the semifinals. World record holders such as the Netherlands and strong teams such as South Korea and Italy also successfully qualified.
China's Zhang Yuting (center) in the women's 1000m preliminaries on October 22. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can
The competition in the men's 5,000m relay event was fierce, and the Chinese team sent Li Wenlong, Ren Ziwei, Sun Long and Wu Dajing to play in the third group. The Chinese team maintained its lead from the beginning, and the Canadian team took advantage of the handover opportunity to surpass the Chinese team on the 32nd lap. Two laps later, also on lap 13, Yang Wenlong regained the lead from the inside overtaking and maintained the advantage to the end, helping China to win the first place in the group in 6:48.964 to advance to the semifinals, and Canada to finish second.
In the other group, Italy beat Kazakhstan by a narrow margin of 0.002 seconds to advance to the top of the group, Russia. The other group, Japan, which finished second in the group, was disqualified for foul play. South Korea, Hungary, the Netherlands and other teams successfully advanced to the semi-finals on the 23rd.
Source: Xinhua News Agency