People's Daily Beijing, February 6 (Reporter Hu Xuerong) On the evening of the 5th, the beijing Winter Olympics short track speed skating project decided the first gold medal. In the final of the mixed team relay, the Chinese team composed of Qu Chunyu, Fan Kexin, Zhang Yuting, Wu Dajing and Ren Ziwei won the championship with a time of 2 minutes 37.348 seconds, which was also the first gold medal won by the Chinese delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Chinese team celebrated the victory. People's Daily reporter Hu Xuerong photographed
Mixed team relay is a new event of the Beijing Winter Olympics, each team is composed of two players of men and women, female players skate the first two sticks, male team members skate the last two sticks, the same gender players can skate different sticks in two rounds, and between male and female players can not exchange sticks, a total of 2000 meters. In this season's short track speed skating four-stop World Cup, the Chinese team won two races and ranked first in the project standings, with absolute strength.
The night's matches were a constant event. In the quarter-finals, the South Korean team fell off the track and did not qualify. In the semifinals, the Chinese team encountered a block and only ranked third in the group, but the referee reviewed the video and judged that the Russian Olympic team and the United States team had fouled, and the Chinese team finally entered the final of Group A.
After the final began, canadian and Hungarian players collided and fell off the track, and the referee blew the game to a halt. After the second departure, Fan Kexin ranked third, after which Qu Chunyu surpassed the Canadian player, Ren Ziwei surpassed the Italian player, and the Chinese team led. In the second half, the competition was more intense, with Hungarian and Canadian players colliding and falling, and Ren Ziwei and Wu Dajing firmly controlled the advantage. As the last stick, Wu Dajing withstood the pressure and crossed the finish line first with an advantage of only 0.016 seconds ahead of the Italian team.
Wu Dajing (front) in the game. People's Daily reporter Hu Xuerong photographed
After the game, Wu Dajing choked up and said that this champion had been waiting for 4 years, "These 4 years are not easy, thank you for the team did not give up on me, I did not give up on myself, the most important thing is that my family did not give up on me, has always given me encouragement, given me the best support and companionship." When I was most difficult, when my state was most up and down, when I wanted to give up, they stood up and gave me encouragement and support. ”
At the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics four years ago, Wu Dajing won the men's 500m short track speed skating championship. Four years later, Wu Dajing and his teammates won the first gold medal for the Chinese delegation at the Beijing Winter Olympics. When asked about the feelings of winning the gold twice, Wu Dajing bluntly said that the two championships had the same meaning, but the mood was different. "4 years ago was more excitement, 4 years later, first of all, excitement, and secondly, we gave China a good start to ice and snow, and I hope that other teams can go down along this 'opening red'." We will continue to play the role of 'sharp knife on ice' and look forward to the next competition, and also look forward to the competition of every athlete in China's ice and snow." ”
Ren Ziwei said: "This game is very tortuous, until the last moment do not know who is the champion. These 4 years are the most difficult 4 years, but there is a great improvement in terms of psychology, physical, ability level and mentality. ”
Fan Kexin (first left) and Wu Dajing (back left) handover. People's Daily reporter Hu Xuerong photographed
The Beijing Winter Olympics is Fan Kexin's third Winter Olympics, and the gold medal in the mixed team relay is her first winter Olympic gold. "It was a tough game and thank you all for your support. When the semi-finals were not awarded, I still believed in the team because we had the strength. We're going to give it our all for every game that follows. She said.
Qu Chunyu, born in 1996, said: "We have experienced too much in the past four years. Thanks to the team, thanks to the brothers and sisters, our short track team is never defeated, never give up until the last moment, perseverance!"