The footsteps of the Beijing Winter Olympics are getting closer and closer, and after a series of international events and selection competitions, the list of Chinese athletes participating in the Winter Olympics has been settled. Due to injuries, achievements and other reasons, some athletes with good strength regrettably failed, and their dream of participating in the Winter Olympics could only continue to Milan, Italy, four years later.
Ankai
NO.1 Ankai
Reason for losing: Grades
At the short track speed skating selection competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics that ended not long ago, Ankai won six championships in two stations but did not qualify for the Winter Olympics, which caused heated discussion among netizens. Due to the special points competition system adopted in the selection competition, although AnKai won six championships, he could not get championship points because his results did not reach the A standard of the challenge, and the total points of the three stations failed to rank first, and he could only watch Zhang Tianyi, Sun Long, and Li Wenlong get the winter Olympic tickets.
Some people complained about Ankai's defeat and thought that the format of the audition was unreasonable. However, existence is reasonable, and in the face of the format, everyone is equal. It is a pity that Ankai failed to qualify for the Winter Olympics, but his strength is still beyond doubt. As a new generation of Chinese short track speed skating teams, Ankai's future is still bright.
Li Jinyu
NO.2 Li Jinyu
Reason for the defeat: Injury
At the Olympic trials of the Chinese short track speed skating team, Li Jinyu was not seen. Four years ago at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, 17-year-old Li Jinyu won the silver medal in the women's 1500m. However, after entering the Beijing Winter Olympic cycle, Li Jinyu gradually faded out of the sight of ice fans. Due to injury, she even missed the 2019 Short Track Speed Skating World Championships. In November of the same year, during the Nagoya station of the short track speed skating World Cup, Lee Jin-woo was kicked by his opponent's ice knife and injured his lower leg and failed to finish the race.
In the following two years, Li Jinyu did not participate in international competitions, but only participated in domestic events such as the National Short Track Speed Skating Championships. In fact, this girl nicknamed "Little Bit" has been plagued by injuries. This season, Li Jinyu was not selected for the Chinese short track speed skating team to participate in the World Cup list, and the Winter Olympic selection also did not participate, which actually means that she lost the opportunity to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics in advance. I hope that Li Jinyu will return to the field as soon as possible from injury, and I hope that the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics will see her.
Han Tianyu
NO.3 Han Tianyu
Similar to Li Jinyu's situation, Han Tianyu of the men's team also lost due to injury. The 26-year-old Han Tianyu is actually a veteran who has participated in two Winter Olympics and won the silver medal in the men's 1500 meters at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. After the end of the last Winter Olympics, Han Tianyu completed his life events, married Liu Qiuhong, who is also a short track speed skater, and had a lovely son. At that time, Han Tianyu had a wish that his son could see him play in the stands during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, Han Tianyu initially maintained a good state, and repeatedly cooperated with his teammates Wu Dajing and Fan Kexin to win the 2000 meters mixed relay championship of the short track speed skating World Cup, and also won the men's 1000 meters championship in the 2019/2020 short track speed skating World Cup Shanghai. Unfortunately, in the following two years, Han Tianyu was still attacked by injuries. This season's short track speed skating World Cup also does not have Han Tianyu's name. On the eve of the selection competition, Han Tianyu, who was ready to give it a go, had a recurrence of a low back injury, and in order to continue his sports career, he could only bear to give up the competition. Han Tianyu is known as "Han Yi Dao" and has repeatedly dedicated classic killing moments in competitions. Now, because of injuries and illness missed the Winter Olympics held at his doorstep, Han Tianyu's regret and sadness are difficult for others to understand.
Chen Hongyi
NO.4 Chen Hongyi
During the Beijing Winter Olympics cycle, the name of figure skating women's singles player Chen Hongyi began to be known by ice fans. This 19-year-old girl from Beijing, with a slender figure and elegant temperament, is known as the new generation of Chinese figure skating "goddesses" after Li Zijun. Different from the traditional sports school training model, Chen Hongyi belongs to the athletes who grew up "outside the system", she once studied at her own expense at a skating club in Beijing, and later entered the national team through her own efforts.
In recent seasons, Chen Hongyi has grown rapidly. Not only did she win the women's singles championship at the 2018 National Figure Skating Championships, but she also won the women's singles championship for the first time at the 2020/2021 Figure Skating Grand Prix in China. All indications are that Chen Hongyi is very promising to show her skills at the Beijing Winter Olympics. However, in the five selection competitions before the Beijing Winter Olympics, Chen Hongyi ranked second with a total score of 724.64 points, and the only place was obtained by Zhu Yi, a naturalized athlete who ranked first, and Chen Hongyi could only regret to say goodbye to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Chen Hongyi is known as the "flame", and I hope that the "flame" in her heart will not be extinguished and continue to chase her dream of the Winter Olympics.
Geng Wenqiang
NO.5 Geng Wenqiang
Reason for losing: Unknown
This is definitely the most surprising news, just on the evening of January 24, a list of Chinese participants in each individual event of the Beijing Winter Olympics was disclosed by the media, in the men's steel frame snowmobile event, netizens did not see Geng Wenqiang's name!
Six years ago, Geng Wenqiang switched from long jump to steel frame snowmobiles. Today, he has become the first man in China to ride a steel-framed snowmobile. On November 26 last year, in the 2021-2022 Steel Frame Bobsleigh World Cup, Geng Wenqiang won the men's singles competition championship in 1 minute 46.04 seconds, achieving a historic breakthrough for China's steel frame bobsleigh.
According to the results of the competition, Geng Wenqiang's participation in the Beijing Winter Olympics has no problems, and it is also an important gold rush. However, Geng Wenqiang was not selected for the final list, and the specific reasons are still unknown. Whether it is the state or injury or other reasons, it is still unclear. (Huang Kai)