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After the grand opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics tonight until February 20, there will be 7 major events, 15 sub-events and 109 minor events, resulting in a total of 109 gold medals. It was the Chinese New Year, China was the host, and the performance of the Chinese Legion was in the spotlight.
The first gold for the Beijing Winter Olympics comes from cross-country skiing
As the first competition day after the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, a total of 6 events won medals on February 5, the first event was speed skating women's 3000 meters, the gold medal was generated at about 18:30, the second event was short track speed skating mixed team 2000 meters relay, the gold medal was generated at about 21:50, the third event was ski jumping women's standard platform, the gold medal was generated at about 20:20, and the fourth event was women's cross-country skiing double chase 7.5 km + 7.5 km, The gold medal was produced at about 16:45; the fifth event was the biathlon mixed relay, which was held at about 18:30; and the sixth event was the freestyle ski men's snow skills, and the gold medal was produced at about 21:10.
Judging from the above gold medal production time, cross-country skiing should be able to seize the opportunity, but in this project, the strength of the Chinese team is limited, and at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, the two Chinese athletes who participated in this event won the 51st and 55th places respectively. In the preparation cycle for the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese cross-country ski team selected talents from bicycles, marathons, rowing and other sports, and formed a youth army composed of "post-90s" and "post-00s" athletes.
Cross-country skiing is a snow sports event, resulting in a total of 12 gold medals, these 12 sub-events are: men's 15 km, men's double chase, men's individual sprint, men's team sprint, men's 50 km group departure, men's 4× 10 km relay; women's 10 km, women's double chase, women's individual sprint, women's team sprint, women's 30 km group departure and women's 4×5 km relay. The first to start the battle was the women's doubles chase, a combination of cross-country skiing 7.5 km traditional and 7.5 km freestyle.
In this event, the most likely gold medal winner is Sweden's Charlotte Carla, who is the defending champion of the project. Although she is currently 35 years old, she has remained in good shape this season and has been selected for the Swedish Winter Olympics squad. Not surprisingly, the Swedish female master, who has good strength and stability, is very likely to win the first gold of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Short track speed skating shoulders the heavy responsibility of China's first gold
Although it almost missed the first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Chinese short track speed skating team may still surprise Chinese audiences. At 7 p.m. on February 5, the short track speed skating 2000m mixed team relay will be contested in the quarterfinals, followed by the semi-finals and finals, and the Chinese mixed relay team led by Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei will launch a strong attack on the gold medal.
The short track speed skating 2000m mixed team relay is a new event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Before the first world cup race in Beijing this season, the INTERNATIONAL SKATING federation decided to make the best result of the station a world record for this event. As a result, the world record for this event was rewritten three times in four days at the Capital Stadium: in the quarterfinals, the South Korean team slid 2:38.451; just five minutes later, the Dutch team set a new record in 2:38.094; then, the Chinese team sent Fan Kexin, Qu Chunyu, Ren Ziwei and Wu Dajing to set a new world record in 2:37.747; after that, the South Korean team skated faster in the semifinals of 2:35.951. In the final, the Chinese team sent Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin and Zhang Yuting, and the four players cooperated with tacit understanding and smooth handover, taking the lead in crossing the finish line.
At present, in the world ranking of the project, the Chinese team firmly occupies the first place in the world with an absolute advantage of 28,000 points with a good result in the 4 World Cups, the Netherlands team ranks second with 21277 points, and the third place is the Hungarian team with 19500 points.
From the point of view of the score, the Chinese team definitely has the strength to win gold. However, short track speed skating has always been a sport full of unpredictability, and the moment the race is not over, it is never known what will happen, so the mentality of athletes is important. In this regard, Ren Ziwei, the main force of the mixed group relay team, said: "As far as the short track speed skating project is concerned, no one dares to say that he has the absolute strength to win the championship, but only that we are in the first echelon, so we must improve the details in training and reduce mistakes." Of course, we always have only one goal, and that is to win the championship. ”
Text/Hubei Daily reporter Tong Junpeng sent from Beijing
Photo: Xinhua News Agency