Previously, South Korean media bluntly said that although South Korea is a short-track speed skating power, the Korean team has not been listed as a medal favorite team in the short-track speed skating mixed team relay event of this Winter Olympics. Of course, on the morning of the match day, there were also several Korean media looking forward to the miracle, "not without the possibility of 'surprise medals'".
On the first day of the Winter Olympics, in the most interesting short track speed skating mixed team relay, the South Korean team suffered a heavy blow: with 2 minutes 48 seconds 308 seconds, ranked third in the group, and failed to advance to the semifinals. For this achievement, the South Korean media is both shocked and calm. The shock was that Park Chang-hyuk accidentally fell during the game, and pretended to be calm, also because the South Korean team was not optimistic from the beginning that it could get a medal.
The title of SportsWorld is very glaring — "When Fears Become Reality," "The South Korean team suffered in the short-track speed skating mixed team event." It was an incredibly difficult game, with strong teams such as China and Italy in the same group, and even if the strongest players of the men's and women's teams, Hwang Dae-hyun and Choi Min-jin, the South Korean team only rose to the 3rd place through the inside line during the game. But with two laps remaining, Park Jang-hyuk unexpectedly fell, and the pursuit was declared a failure. For Park Chang-hyuk's fall, the Analysis of the North Korean Sports Daily was more objective, "When the game was halfway through, Choi Min-jin launched a surpass through the outside line, but always ranked third." At the moment when he felt that he would be eliminated in the preliminary round, Park Chang-hyuk tried too much to chase, and fell to the ground, which was the worst moment that was not expected. ”
Having said that, most South Korean media still have to bow down, and the Kyungso Sports Daily commented, "Korean short track speed skating has a shocking taste of a cup of 'bitter wine', and the Tai Chi warriors can only bow their heads and concede defeat." "In the view of SportsWorld, the South Korean team does not have much advantage in the mixed relay event." Because the 2000 meters are played by a total of 4 male and female players, each runner needs to shoulder the 500 meters short distance task, and there are still many variables. In addition to the test of speed and agility, it is important to concentrate during the handover of the baton and to understand the quality of the ice. Because the competition is very fierce, it is inevitable that there will be accidental falls. The South Korean team was expecting to win the first medal in the mixed relay, but can only aim for the next competition. ”
In fact, before the quarter-finals, MBC TV commentator and Nagano Olympic gold medalist Ahn Sang-mi reminded, "The baton is the biggest variable in the competition." She believes that in the process of handing over the baton, how fast the player can maintain in this process is very critical, "the relay process has many variables, so the player often falls." Especially in the process of handover between male and female players, female athletes often fall more often because they cannot withstand the speed of male players. An Xiangmei said bluntly that in this link, the three teams of China, the Netherlands and Canada, which have a better speed connection between men and women, are significantly stronger. Interestingly, Park Jang-hyuk also mentioned this in an interview before the game, "The male and female players are completely different in speed, so the feel is very important." "The result was his fall, which buried the medal dream of the first day of the Korean team.
SPOTV NEWS bluntly said that although South Korea is a short track speed skating powerhouse, this time it has not been listed as a mixed relay medal favorite. Because in the first four World Cup matches of the season, the South Korean team won a bronze medal in total. Especially in the third and fourth stops, the first time only won the 5th place, and the fourth leg failed to reach the final of Group A. Of course, on the morning of the first day of the competition, there were also several media looking forward to miracles, "not without the possibility of 'surprise medals'". The reason they gave was that Cui Minzhen and Huang Daxian missed the first and second world cup stations and the third and fourth world cups due to injury. But in the end, it was the Associated Press and other media prediction hits, "the prediction of foreign media is correct, the South Korean team suffered a heavy blow in the short track mixed relay, although Zi Yi 'the strongest in the world', the first day still failed to win medals." Synonymous News Agency commented.
The media also believes that the South Korean short track speed skating team is carrying negative news and playing in a chaotic atmosphere at the Winter Olympics. In addition to Shen Shixi's ban, Jin Zhiyou also withdrew due to injury. Despite this, the heart of the South Korean team is still looking forward to completing the counterattack. Especially in the case of the ace players Cui Minzhen and Huang Daxian attacking at the same time, they still have a little chance of winning, but unfortunately they have not changed the overall situation. The first day failed to win a medal in the traditional 'Filial Piety Project' short track speed skating, and the plan to improve the morale of the delegation was completely ruined. ”
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