The first gold is coming! In the beijing winter olympics short track speed skating men's 2000 meters mixed relay final that ended on the evening of February 5, the Chinese team won the first winter olympic gold medal in this event at its doorstep, which was also the first gold of the Chinese sports delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The men's and women's 2000m mixed relay is a new small item in short track speed skating, focusing on testing the overall strength of men and women in a country. For the overall balanced Chinese team, this is also a new gold winning point. In this 4-stop World Cup, the Chinese team won 2 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze in the men's and women's 2000-meter mixed relay, and the results were very stable.
In the quarter-finals, China was in Group 1 with South Korea, Italy and Poland. According to the rules, the top 2 in each group and the 3rd place in the 2 fastest groups qualify for the semi-finals. In the quarterfinals, the Chinese team sent a combination of Wu Dajing, Ren Ziwei, Fan Kexin and Qu Chunyu to advance to the semi-finals with the first place in the group. China's main rival, the world record holder, South Korea, fell down during the match and failed to advance to the semifinals.
In the first group of semi-finals, the dutch team's strongest female player Schulting accidentally fell down during the leading slip and failed to advance to the final. The Chinese team played in the second group of the semi-finals, the Chinese team adjusted the lineup, and Zhang Yuting replaced Fan Kexin. Despite crossing the third line in the group, the Chinese team was able to advance to the final due to a foul in the match between the United States and the Russian Olympic Committee.
The men's and women's 2000m mixed relay finals were played between China, Canada, Italy and Hungary. In the end, the Chinese team withstood the pressure and won the gold medal with a time of 2 minutes 37.348 seconds, which was also the first gold of the Chinese sports delegation beijing Winter Olympics.
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