rush! The Chinese team ushered in the first gold rush point

Beijing, 4 Feb (Xinhua) -- The curtain has been lifted and good dramas have taken the stage. The Beijing Winter Olympics will usher in the opening of the first competition day on the 5th, and will produce six gold medals. Cross-country skiing is expected to produce the first gold medal at the Beijing Winter Olympics, while China's "Ace Division" short track speed skating team will fully impact the Chinese delegation's first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in the mixed team relay event.

On February 1, Chinese short track speed skaters trained at the Capital Gymnasium. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Cao Can

According to the schedule, on the afternoon of the 5th, the National Cross-Country Ski Center took the lead in launching the cross-country skiing women's double chase (7.5 km traditional technology + 7.5 km free technology) final, which is expected to produce the first gold medal of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The Nordic countries of Norway and Sweden, which are powerhouses for cross-country skiing, are eager to pocket their first prizes. Norway's Tør haug missed the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, and her dream in Beijing is to win her fourth Olympic gold medal. But she will face a strong challenge from Sweden's players, including defending champion Charlotte Carla.

The short track speed skating team mixed relay final that night will be held in the evening, and the Chinese audience pays the most attention. Although this small event is the first time to enter the Olympic family, the Chinese team with wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin and other outstanding players is outstanding, and has outstanding results in the previous short track speed skating World Cup series, which is expected to win the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation at the Winter Olympic Games.

Chinese short track speed skating team coach Jin Shantai (left) communicates with Wu Dajing (right) during training on Feb. 1. Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency

Of course, South Korea, Hungary, the Netherlands, Canada, etc. are also traditional powerhouses in short track speed skating, and they are looking forward to this new gold medal. Short track speed skating races change rapidly, more than technology, but also than mentality. I hope that Chinese athletes will adjust their mentality and go into battle lightly.

On the same day, the National Speed Skating Hall "Ice Ribbon" will decide the gold medal in the women's 3000 meters of speed skating. Han Mei and Akhnar Adak will represent China, with the goal of winning the first shot at the Chinese speed skating team. Irini Shaoten from the "kingdom of speed skating" the Netherlands and Italy's Francesca Lolo Brygida are strong contenders for the gold medal.

The National Ski Jumping Center "Snow Ruyi" will produce a gold medal in the women's individual standard table. Dong Bing and Peng Qingyue, the winter Olympic newcomers of the Chinese ski jumping team, strive to achieve their personal bests. Pyeongchang Winter Olympics runner-up and Japan's Saro Takanashi was the favourite to win the event, jumping the farthest distance of 104 meters in the official training before the competition.

On February 3, China's Peng Qingyue was in the official training of the women's standard ski jump at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Photo by Zhu Zheng, Xinhua News Agency

Freestyle skiing will usher in the men's snow skills final. Canada and the United States are the undisputed kings of freestyle skiing, and Michael Kingsbury is expected to win the men's snow skills fifth gold medal for Canada. China's Zhao Yang is the first Chinese athlete to stand on the men's snow skills field of the Winter Olympics, he ranked 28th in the first round of the 3rd qualifier, and whether he can reach the final final depends on his performance in the second round of the qualifier on the 5th.

The 2nd event will be a gold medal in the mixed relay 4×6 km, which is still the world of the Nordic countries, Norway and Sweden have a number of athletes with both experience and strength, will compete in this event.