On January 7, Beijing time, Korean media paid attention to the selection event of the Chinese national short track team for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics that will begin on January 10, mainly focusing on whether naturalized athlete Lin Xiaojun will play in the competition, and South Korean Olympic champion Lin Xiaojun will give up Korean nationality and naturalize in China in 2020.
Previously, the Winter Games Center has issued a notice that Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Ning Zhongyan and Gao Tingyu have qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. However, more players will have to pass the selection competition. According to the arrangement, the selection competition for the short track speed skating event will be held at the Shougang Winter Training Base from January 10 to 15, and the final winter Olympic list of the Chinese team will be submitted before the 24th.
South Korea is concerned that Lim Hyo-joon, who disappeared from the World Cup, can participate in the selection tournament. Of course, whether Lin Xiaojun will play such a game is still a relatively big suspense. After all, in October last year, the official news of the Korean Sports Council said that Because he did not apply to the Korean Olympic Committee before the deadline, Lim Hyo Joon would not be able to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympic Games.
However, the latest photo of Lin Xiaojun was exposed, Lin Xiaojun wore a head guard equipment printed with the Chinese flag, looked very confident, and has been participating in the collective training of the Chinese short track team.
Lin Xiaojun, the Olympic champion who naturalized China in 2020, remains a mystery. At present, Lin Xiaojun seems to be a coach in China. But if it's just about letting him be a coach, why do you need to be naturalized? All in all, the South Korean media said that they will pay attention to the Chinese selection, one is to see the preparation of the opponent, and the other is to see if Lin Xiaojun will play as a Chinese player for the first time.