In November last year, wu Dajing won the men's 500 meters championship in the World Cup Dordrecht. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
Beijing News (chief reporter Sun Haiguang) As an ace team, the Chinese short track speed skating team won 10 of the 13 gold medals of the Chinese sports delegation at the Winter Olympics. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the "double arrow" Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei led the game, and the Chinese short track team is expected to continue the feat of winning gold since the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
Before the start of the Winter Olympics, watching the flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square, I still had a different feeling in my heart. I hope that all of our athletes will do their best in the competition, play the best results, realize the dreams in their hearts, and leave no regrets. I wish the Beijing Winter Olympics a complete success.
——On January 25, Wu Dajing watched the flag-raising ceremony
At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese short track team won a full quota of 5 men and 5 women. In this season's World Cup, the leader Wu Dajing was in a state of decline and then a rise, until the last stop in the Netherlands to win a 500-meter gold medal. At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Wu Dajing rode the gold medal in the men's 500 meters. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, Wu Dajing is still the favorite to win the 500 meters, he is not only the world record holder in this event, but also his best result this season.
Although the state came a little late, Wu Dajing believed that he could adjust to the best state before the Winter Olympics, "In fact, the best state was not reached during the World Cup. Looking forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics, my body, psychology, and state will be adjusted to the best, and I believe that I will have a better result. ”
Compared with the relatively slow-heated Wu Dajing, the 24-year-old Ren Ziwei is in great shape this season. In the 4 World Cup matches, Ren Ziwei won 3 individual gold medals, and has reached the world's top level in the middle and long distances of 1000 meters and 1500 meters. Talking about the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics, Ren Ziwei said that he would strive to hit the gold medal in the 5 events he participated in.
Compared with the men's team, the women's team has a greater difficulty in hitting 3 individual gold medals, and the team also lacks a leader. In this season's World Cup, only Fan Kexin won a bronze medal in the 500 meters, and the situation of no one following the team has not been improved.
Last November, in the World Cup Dordrecht station, Ren Ziwei won the men's 1500m championship. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
- Spectator Tips
The Beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating competition will be held from February 5 to 16, with a total of 9 gold medals (men's 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 5000 meters relay, women's 500 meters, 1000 meters, 1500 meters, 3000 meters relay, 2000 meters mixed relay), of which the mixed relay is a new event. The short track speed skating competition will be held at the Capital Gymnasium of Beijing Division, which is the first completed renovation and expansion of the competition venue for the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the venue will also undertake the task of figure skating.
- Main opponent
In this short-track speed skating project, China and South Korea had obvious advantages before. However, since the Sochi Winter Olympics, Italy, Canada, Russia, Hungary and other countries have made significant progress, and now they have the strength to compete with China and South Korea for hegemony. Taking Wu Dajing's main 500 meters as an example, in addition to the old rival Huang Daxian, the Hungarian Liu Shaolin, Liu Shaoang brothers and others have the strength to compete for the championship.
- Beijing Winter Olympics China Short Track Speed Skating Team Roster
Men's Team: Wu Dajing Ren Ziwei Zhang Tianyi Li Wenlong Sun Long
Women's team: Zhang Yuting, Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Zhang Chutong, Han Yutong
Beijing News reporter Sun Haiguang
Edited by Wang Chunqiu Proofreader Wei Zhuo