The second leg of the Beijing Winter Olympics selection tournament for short-track speed skating ended on January 13, and after two days of fierce competition, two more team members stood out. Li Wenlong and Fan Kexin successfully qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics with their excellent performance in the second leg.
"I am very fortunate that I have once again won the opportunity to participate in the Winter Olympics through the selection competition, and in the final preparation moment, I will continue to find deficiencies and make preparations detailed and solid." To get the winter Olympic qualification, Fan Kexin sincerely expressed his expectations for the Winter Olympics, starting from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics for the first time to win the women's 1000 meters silver medal, the Beijing Winter Olympics will be Fan Kexin's third Winter Olympic tour, she looks forward to being able to realize her dream at the doorstep, "I hope that the moment I stand on the Olympic field, I can burst out all the energy and rush." ”
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Participating in the Winter Olympics through the selection competition, Fan Kexin said that competitive sports should speak in terms of achievements, "In life, teammates are good friends. But in the arena, everyone must compete with each other, and mutual humility will not make us stronger. Only by working hard in the selection competition can we finally win glory for the country on the field and achieve their respective goals. ”
Unlike Fan Kexin, youngster Li Wenlong did not lock in the qualification until the end of the last event. The 21-year-old from Shandong has been in good shape this season, competing in Japan at the 2021-2022 Short Track Speed Skating World Cup and finishing second in the men's 5,000m relay.
So far, the winter Olympics participation list of the short track speed skating national training team has been produced by six. They are male team members Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Zhang Tianyi and Li Wenlong; female athletes Zhang Yuting and Fan Kexin. The remaining male and three female contestants will also be released after the third qualifying round.
The Winter Olympic Trials for short-track speed skating are divided into three stops, and the final stop will begin on the 14th. It is worth mentioning that the selection competition set up special procedures in response to the fierce competition in the World Cup this season, and the three individual events are set up with match points, and the points are calculated together with the results. In addition, a performance threshold has been set, and points can only be earned if it exceeds the first place in the shougang challenge last year. This also makes the entire selection process more intense, and the results are more suspenseful.
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