On January 15, 2022, Beijing time, the Chinese short track speed skating team announced the list of 10 people participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the familiar Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin and other famous players will be listed, and An Kai, who won the championship in the selection competition, finally missed the Beijing Winter Olympics. In addition, ace players such as Han Tianyu and Li Jinyu are also out early, and the Chinese short track speed skating team will play in the Winter Olympics with a combination of new and old lineups.
At the last Winter Olympics, the Chinese short track speed skating team only won one gold medal, and the team fell into a trough. Entering the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, the Chinese team has adjusted many times, Li Yan has guided him to leave the front line, Wang Meng once took over the team, and then the South Korean coaching team took office, which gradually stabilized in the past two years. After several World Cup races, the core lineup of the Chinese short track speed skating team has gradually become clear, like the men's team's Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei have the strength to win gold in a single competition.
After three consecutive selection competitions, the final list of participants was finally released. The men's team is Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Sun Long, Li Wenlong and Zhang Tianyi, and the women's team is Zhang Yuting, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Zhang Chutong and Han Yutong. The women's team lineup is within the expected range, and the men's team Ankai was not selected, he won the men's 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters championships in two consecutive trials, a total of 6 championships, but because the results did not meet the challenge A standard, unfortunately failed.
Ankai's failure to be selected for the Winter Olympics caused an uproar, and many netizens said that such a selection criterion is reasonable? An Kai stood out from Wang Meng's hands and then slowly became the main player, playing well in several World Cup matches and helping the team get a place. In simple terms, Ankai can help his teammates achieve good results in individual events, and in relay races, Ankai can play an important role. Today, Ankai's failure may have a great impact on the docking project.
In addition to An Kai, there are two ace players who did not qualify for the Beijing Winter Olympics, that is, Han Tianyu and Li Jinyu. Han Tianyu had fought side by side with Wu Dajing and had high hopes, but his competitiveness in this Olympic cycle declined, and after getting married, he was mainly family and did not participate in the selection competition. Lee Had won the silver medal in the women's 1500m at the last Winter Olympics, a cycle of the Olympics that had high hopes, but because of injuries, Lee was less competitive than before.
In addition, players like Zang Yize and Guo Yihan have contributed to the team, but they regret that they did not have a chance. Comparatively speaking, the women's team's lineup is within the expected range, while the men's team's lineup is somewhat unexpected, for Sun Long, Li Wenlong and Zhang Tianyi, the pressure to participate in the competition at home is definitely very large, but it is also a good opportunity for them to become famous in one battle, looking forward to the return of the king of the Chinese short track speed skating team!