After announcing the winter Olympic roster, the Chinese short track speed skating team began to regroup to prepare for the short track speed skating competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics on February 5. The 10 team members who received tickets for the Olympic Games are following head coach Kim Sun-tae to practice lineups and study tactics at the training base. Judging from the training situation, the chinese team is in a good state, whether it is their own individual or the run-in of 3 relay key projects, they are all unfolding in an orderly manner. Jin Shantai said in an interview that the goal of the Chinese team at the Beijing Winter Olympics is to win 3 gold medals, and the players have strength and confidence. Kim Sun-tae stressed that he hopes that his arrival will help the hosts make a breakthrough.
It is worth mentioning that after the release of China's short track speed skating Olympic list, many former Chinese short track speed skating Olympic champions and world champions have predicted the Winter Olympics. Originally the core figure of China's short track speed skating men's team, Han Tianyu revealed in front of the media after the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that he would stick to the Beijing Winter Olympics in front of his doorstep. However, due to injury and illness in recent years and poor recovery, in the end, Han Tianyu was still unable to fight the Olympics with Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei. For the prospects of the Chinese team in the Beijing Winter Olympics, Han Tianyu is optimistic.
He believes that the men's team has the strength to compete for gold medals in 5 events, as long as they adjust their mentality in the game, avoid unnecessary mistakes, and cooperate with their teammates, they can refresh the best results in the history of the Olympic Games. As for the controversy over Ankai's failure to win the men's 500 meters, 1000 meters and 1500 meters in the selection competition, Han Tianyu also said bluntly, "Very helpless, very sorry." For the Chinese men's team, Ankai's stick is a strong stick, which can not only cooperate with Ren Ziwei, but also help the team stabilize the situation in the relay game.
The failure to qualify for the Beijing Winter Olympics this time is a blow to the overall performance of the Chinese team.
Vancouver Winter Olympics women's 1500m and relay champion Zhou Yang also looked forward to the Olympic prospects of the Chinese women's team. She believes that from the list of women's teams, Zhang Yuting, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Zhang Chutong and Han Yutong are basically the strongest lineup of the Chinese team at present. In terms of the competitiveness of each individual event, Zhou Yang said that the women's team competes for gold in the relay, and as for the three events of 500 meters, 1000 meters and 1500 meters, the goal should be based on striving to get medals.
Coach Li Yan, the godmother of Chinese short track speed skating, is also full of expectations for the winter Olympic journey of the former disciples. She said that although the world's short track has shown a situation of hundreds of contending, in addition to the Chinese team, South Korea, Hungary, Russia, the Netherlands and Canada can all win gold and silver in various competitions. For the men's team, Li Yan believes that there will be a gold medal in the account, and if the women's team wants to raise the national flag and play the national anthem, it needs to let go and seize the opportunity. In 20 days, the Chinese short track speed skating team will step on the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, who will win the first gold for the team?
(Luo Treasurer)